Results: Remembering Robert Duvall 1931-2026 Winner of 61 Awards including the Oscars for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor

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In the late 1970s Duvall received two additional Oscar nominations for affecting portrayals of military men. His Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now (1979) maniacally declares that he loves “the smell of napalm in the morning,” but Duvall convinces the audience of Kilgore’s compassion for his own soldiers. His nuanced depiction earned him a second Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.
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"Tender Mercies" An alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career. Winner of 10 Awards, including the Oscar for Best Actor, Robert Duvall and the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay Horton Foote. Have you seen "Tender Mercies"?
Yes
18%
214 votes
No
60%
708 votes
Undecided
7%
86 votes
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15%
181 votes
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"Lonesome Dove" Texas, late-1800s. Two retired Texas Rangers, Augustus "Gus" McCrae and Woodrow Call, run a cattle ranch outside the small town of Lonesome Dove. The quiet life is not for them and the ranch is not prospering so when a fellow ex-Ranger, Jake Spoon, arrives and tells them of the opportunities in Montana and suggests they move there, they consider his suggestion. Soon they have made up their minds and embark on an epic 1,500-mile journey, facing dangers on all sides. Robert Duvall won the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Winner of 18 Awards including 7 Prime Time Emmys. Have you seen "Lonesome Dove"?
Yes
30%
359 votes
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577 votes
Undecided
7%
88 votes
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14%
165 votes
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"The Handmaid's Tale"In a future dystopian land (formerly the United States of America), the story tells of Kate, a "handmaid". Kate is a criminal, guilty of the crime of trying to escape and sentenced to become a Handmaid. Handmaids' sole function is to bear the children of influential men whose wives (like most women) have been rendered infertile due to pollution. After rigorous group training by "Aunt" Lydia ("Aunts" train and discipline handmaids) in the proper way to behave, Kate is assigned as Handmaid to the Commander. Kate is attracted to Nick, the Commander's chauffeur. At the same time, a resistance movement begins to challenge the regime Winner of Two Awards, have you seen "The Handmaid's Tale" (1990) ?
Yes
17%
202 votes
No
63%
753 votes
Undecided
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75 votes
Not Applicable
13%
159 votes

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