Rain Man (1988 Barry Levinson)

It's now pretty widely acknowledged that Tom Cruise is every bit as good as Dustin Hoffman, though only one of them won the Oscar (Cruise wasn't nominated at all). Wilder on this:

..the guys, the leading men, who get awards have to walk with a limp or act retarded. They don't notice the guy who does all the hard work. who is making it look easy. You can't just open a drawer beautifully and take out a tie and put on a jacket [..] Anybody who plays a hunchback has got better chances than a handsome leading man. That is the revenge of the voters, you know, that they don't get the girls.

('Conversations with Wilder' by Cameron Crowe, on Cary Grant, and Tom Cruise in Rain Man.)

 Film also won for director, screenplay (Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass) and film, whilst John Seale's photography, Stu Linder's editing and Hans Zimmer's score were all nominated.

I always forget the significance of 'Rain Man'.

The Sweet Smell of Success was easy but even I was impressed with myself for getting Touch of Evil with only half the TV screen being visible.

Loved the scene where Dustin brings his forehead in to meet Cruise's, who plays his most unlikeable character. Valeria Golino (Leaving Las Vegas, The Indian Runner) is Tom's girlfriend.