Board and Care
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Board and Care is a 1979 short film directed by Ron Ellis
. It won an Academy Award at the 52nd Academy Awards
in 1980 for Best Short Subject
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Ron Ellis (filmmaker)
-Biography:In 1980, Ellis won an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for Board and Care, a love story involving two young people who are mentally retarded.-External links:...
. It won an Academy Award at the 52nd Academy Awards
52nd Academy Awards
The 52nd Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1980 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson, who in noting the long duration of the production, joked that President Jimmy Carter was working hard for their "release" from the ceremonies, a...
in 1980 for Best Short Subject
Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
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Cast
- Richard Goss - Ricky
- Laura Jean Ellis - Lila
- Luana Anders - Carolyn
- Sunshine Parker - Briggs
- John Frederick Jones - Stanton