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Buffalo Girls (miniseries)

Buffalo Girls
GenreWestern
Written by
Directed byRod Hardy
Starring
Music byLee Holdridge
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerSuzanne de Passe
Producers
  • Sandra Saxon Brice
  • Suzanne Coston
CinematographyDavid Connell
EditorRichard Bracken
Running time180 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseApril 30, 1995 (1995-04-30)

Buffalo Girls is a 1995 American Western television miniseries adapted from the 1990 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry. Directed by Rod Hardy, it starred Anjelica Huston and Melanie Griffith, with Gabriel Byrne and Peter Coyote. It was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and eleven Primetime Emmy Awards (winning one for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special). This miniseries was first aired on the CBS network over two consecutive nights during the spring of 1995.[1]

Synopsis

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A story of the fading Wild West is told from Calamity Jane's point of view, with overlaid narrative to her eldest daughter about Jane's adventures.

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1995
 Artios Awards Best Casting for TV Mini-Series Francine Maisler Nominated [3]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Miniseries Suzanne de Passe, Sandra Saxon Brice, and
Suzanne Coston 		Nominated [4]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Anjelica Huston Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Sam Elliott Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special Cary White, Michael J. Sullivan, Alistair Kay, and
Barbara Haberecht 		Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special Van Broughton Ramsey Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special –
Single Camera Production 		Richard Bracken Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special Dorothy D. Fox, Lynda Gurasich, and Michael Kriston Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special Gerald Quist, Todd McIntosh, Del Acevedo,
Hallie D'Amore, and Stephen Abrums 		Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special
(Dramatic Underscore) 		Lee Holdridge (for "Part 1") Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special G. Michael Graham, Joe Melody, J. Michael Hooser,
Anton Holden, Mike Dickeson, Tim Terusa,
Darren Wright, John K. Adams, Bob Costanza,
Mark Steele, Gary Macheel, Rusty Tinsley,
Richard Steele, Rick Crampton, Billy B. Bell,
Tim Chilton, Jill Schachne, and Stan Jones
(for "Part 1") 		Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special David Brownlow, Patrick Cyccone Jr.,
Edward F. Suski, and James G. Williams
(for "Part 1") 		Won
1996
 Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Movie of the Week,
Mini-Series or Specials 		Nominated [5]
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Melanie Griffith Nominated [6]
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Sam Elliott Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Anjelica Huston Nominated [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Buffalo Girls". TV Tango.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Girls Full Credits: Cast". IMDb.
  3. ^ "1995 Artios Awards". Casting Society of America. October 11, 1995. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Buffalo Girls". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Nominees/Winners". IMDb. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Girls". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "The 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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