Rachel, Rachel

…Woodward in the lead—beginning with Rachel, Rachel (1968), a subtle but powerful drama about a repressed schoolteacher; it earned an Oscar nomination for best picture. Newman next directed and starred in an adaptation of Ken Kesey’s sprawling novel about Oregon loggers, Sometimes a Great Notion (1971). Although a disappointment at…

…not have another success until Rachel, Rachel (1968), which was Newman’s directorial debut. Woodward’s performance as a 35-year-old unmarried schoolteacher earned her a New York Film Critics Circle best actress award and an Academy Award nomination for best actress. She earned two more nominations for best actress in a leading…