TCM later, a great one!
10:15 PM -- Children Of A Lesser God (1986)
1h 50m | Drama | TV-MA
A teacher at a school for the deaf marries a rebellious pupil.
Director: Patrick Palmer
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie
Winner of an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role -- Marlee Matlin
Nominee for Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- William Hurt, Best Actress in a Supporting Role -- Piper Laurie, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium -- Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff, and Best Picture
The first film directed by a woman (Randa Haines) to be Oscar nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to not be nominated for Best Director. Not a great surprise for misogynist Hollywood!