Question: Who was the director of the 1999 criminal comedy that the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for the movie "Hud" starred in? 
Context: Cookie's Fortune is a 1999 criminal comedy film directed by Robert Altman and starring an ensemble cast, including Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Patricia Neal, Charles S. Dutton and Chris O'Donnell. The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress is an award given out at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.  The awards are presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and was first presented in 1995.  There were no official nominees announced until 2001.  There have been two ties in this category (2008, 2009) and there are currently six nominees annually.  This is the main best actress award for leading dramatic performances.  The Critics' Choice also have other categories for lead actress; Best Actress in a Comedy and Best Actress in an Action Movie.  For supporting actress, see Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress. Catherine Elise Blanchett, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actress and theatre director.  She has received international acclaim and many accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, six AACTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Blanchett came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film "Elizabeth", for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award, and earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.  Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's 2004 film "The Aviator" brought her critical acclaim and many accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor.  In 2013, she starred as Jasmine Francis in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine", for which she won numerous accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Third Window Films is a UK-based distributor of movies from East Asia founded in 2005.  They have provided distribution for numerous award winning films, such as "Oasis" (Winner of Marcello Mastroianni Award, FIPRESCI Prize Signis Award and Special Director's Award at the Venice Film Festival), "Himizu" (Winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival), "Villain" (Best Actress winner at the Montreal Film Festival), "Kotoko" (Winner of the Best Film Award in the Orrizonti of the Venice Film Festival), "Memories of Matsuko" (Best Actress, Best Editing and Best Music at Japan Academy Award and more. Patsy Louise "Patricia" Neal (January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen.  She was best known for her film roles as World War II widow Helen Benson in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961), and the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in "Hud" (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.  She played Olivia Walton in the 1971 made-for-television film "", a role played in the regular series by actress Michael Learned. Michael C. Flessas (born June 2, 1959 in Miami, Florida), is the birth name of American actor Michael Flessas, who is of Greek ancestry.  Flessas' most notable film role was "Angry Man" in the Cannes Film Festival 2000 Palme d'Or winning film "Dancer in the Dark" directed by Danish film director Lars von Trier.  Originally, the director himself considered playing the role but, instead, the role was given to Flessas.  "Dancer in the Dark" starred Icelandic singer/actress Björk who won the Best Actress award at Cannes for her role.  French film icon, César Award winner, and Academy Award nominee Catherine Deneuve, and other noteworthy artists such as Academy Award and Tony Award winner Joel Grey, Peter Stormare, David Morse, and Stellan Skarsgård also performed in the multiple prize winning film.  One of Björk's songs for the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song. Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress and producer.  For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 film "The Piano", she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and the Cannes Best Actress Award.  She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Broadcast News" (1987), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Firm" (1993) and "Thirteen" (2003). Amy Adams is an American actress who made her film debut in the 1999 black comedy "Drop Dead Gorgeous".  She went on to guest star in a variety of television shows, including "That '70s Show", "Charmed", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and "The Office", and also appeared in minor film roles.  In 2002, she had her first major role in Steven Spielberg's biographical crime drama "Catch Me If You Can".  However, the film did not launch her career as Spielberg had hoped.  Three years later, she made the breakthrough with the comedy-drama "Junebug" (2005), for which she received her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.  Adams also appeared in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Date" that same year.  In 2007, she starred in the Disney romantic comedy "Enchanted", for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical). Ellen Grace Philpotts-Page (born February 21, 1987), known professionally as Ellen Page, is a Canadian actress.  Her career began with roles in Canadian television shows including "Pit Pony", "Trailer Park Boys", and "ReGenesis".  Page starred in the 2005 drama "Hard Candy", for which she won the Austin Film Critics Association's Award for Best Actress.  Her breakthrough role was the title character in Jason Reitman's comedy film "Juno" (2007), for which she received nominations for Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress, and won awards including the Independent Spirit Award, MTV Movie Award and Teen Choice Award for Best Actress Comedy. Janet McTeer, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 5 August 1961) is an English actress.  In 1997, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, the Olivier Award for Best Actress and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for her role as Nora in "A Doll's House" (1996–97).  She also won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Mary Jo Walker in the 1999 film "Tumbleweeds", and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Hubert Page in the 2011 film "Albert Nobbs".  She was made an OBE in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Answer: Robert Altman