The Deer Hunter

This article is about The Deer Hunter, the movie. For the video game, see Deer Hunter (video game).

Awards and recognition

It won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Michael Cimino), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Christopher Walken), Best Film Editing, and Best Sound. In addition, it was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert De Niro), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep), Best Cinematography (Vilmos Zsigmond) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.

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Oscars - Best Picture - Best Director - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Best Film Editing - Best Sound - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Best Cinematography - Vilmos Zsigmond - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

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It has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry and is consistently on the Internet Movie Database's list of top 250 films.

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National Film Registry - Internet Movie Database

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It is also renowned independently for its theme tune, Cavatina by Stanley Myers, commonly called The Theme from The Deer Hunter.

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Theme tune - Cavatina - Stanley Myers

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