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Input (English): Context: Rain Man is a 1988 American road comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish young wheeler-dealer, Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant, of whose existence Charlie was unaware. Charlie is left with only his father's car and collection of rose bushes. In addition to the two leads, Valeria Golino stars as Charlie's girlfriend, Susanna., Ronald Bass (born March 26, 1942), sometimes credited as Ron Bass, is an American screenwriter. Also a film producer, Bass's work is characterized as being highly in demand, and he is thought to be among the most highly paid writers in Hollywood. He is often called the "King of the Pitches". In 1988, he received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Rain Man", and films that Bass is associated with are regularly nominated for multiple motion picture awards., The Academy Awards, or "Oscars", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially called the Academy Award of Merit, which has become commonly known by its nickname "Oscar." The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by AMPAS., Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the film "Endless Love" (1981). After portraying supporting roles in "Taps" (1981) and "The Outsiders" (1983), his first leading role was in the romantic comedy "Risky Business", released in August 1983. Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the action drama "Top Gun" (1986). One of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood, Cruise starred in several more successful films in the 1980s, including the dramas "The Color of Money" (1986), "Cocktail" (1988), "Rain Man" (1988), and "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989)., Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. Levinson's best-known works are comedy-drama and drama films such as "Diner" (1982), "The Natural" (1984), "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987), "Rain Man" (1988), "Bugsy" (1991), and "Wag the Dog" (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for his work on "Rain Man", which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture., Mark Johnson ( born December 27 , 1945 ) is an American film producer . Johnson won the Best Picture Academy Award for producing the 1988 drama movie Rain Man , starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise . The film , winner of four Oscars , also captured a Golden Globe as Best Picture ., Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in "Rain Man", "Big Top Pee-wee" and the "Hot Shots!" films. In addition to David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak and Italian Golden Globe awards, she is also one of the three actresses who has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival twice., Subject: mark johnson , Relation: award_received, Options: (A) academy award for best picture (B) academy awards (C) award (D) david di donatello
Output (English): academy award for best picture