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Spielberg Bypassed as The Color Purple Garners 11 Oscars Noms
The Color Purple earns 11 nominations at the 58th Academy Awards but Steven Spielberg is shut out of best director. Out of Africa also collects 11 nominations with John Huston Kurosawa Weir Pollack among other directors up for prizes. Supporting and acting nods go to Whoopi Goldberg and others, while Kiss of the Spider Woman and Prizzi’s Honor receive key nominations.
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