AP Boys' Don't Cry 's Hillary Swank is among the best actress nominees. As for the equally controversial fact-based Boys Don't Cry , Turan doesn't think lawsuits over a character's portrayal or writing credit matter. None of that affects the essential emotional truth of the film. Boys Don't Cry actresses Hillary Swank and Chloe Sevigny were nominated for best actress and best supporting actress respectively.
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The director's responsibility is to artistic truth, not objective truth. I'm told Salieri and Mozart never met. I can't be bothered to look it up. Amadeus is a wonderful movie and that's all it really has a responsibility to be. My Darling Clementine was no doubt seriously flawed about the gunfight at the OK Corral.