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Christine Lahti: Academy Award
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Christine Lahti arrives for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual installation luncheon at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. The HFPA, which holds the next Golden Globe Awards Jan. 13, 2008, presents donations to entertainment-related charities and film schools during the annual luncheon.
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Michigan native Christine Lahti has been working steadily since the mid-'70s, in an award-winning career that is equally distinguished whether the roles have been in theatre, film, or television. She recently directed a short film, Lieberman in Love, which premiered at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival.
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Running on Empty is a 1988 film featuring River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, and Martha Plimpton and directed by Sidney Lumet. Phoenix was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actor for his role in the film; Naomi Foner was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Phoenix was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role at the Golden Globes; Lahti was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress. The film was nominated for Best Director and Best Motion Picture (Drama,) and it won a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. Plimpton was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture.
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Actress Christine Lahti poses for photographers on the red carpet of the Hollywood Film Festival 10th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala in Beverly Hills, CA 23October 2006. AFP PHOTO/ HECTOR MATA (Photo credit should read HECTOR MATA/AFP/Getty Images)
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This critically-acclaimed comedy/drama, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is directed by Christine Lahti, the actress who won an Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short feature in 1996. The movie should see a limited release and might gain some momentum if it is able to generate Oscar buzz. (Walid Habboub/BOP)
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