Based on an off-Broadway play with just 3 characters, it won the best picture Oscar & the actors in all 3 roles were nominated

Find out the Final Jeopardy Answer for the episode airing on Wednesday, April 5 2023!

Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: Movies of the ’80s

Today’s contestants are Brian Henegar, Brandon Broughton and Teresa Browning.

Today’s Final Jeopardy

Based on an off-Broadway play with just 3 characters, it won the best picture Oscar & the actors in all 3 roles were nominated

Final Jeopardy Answer

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Driving Miss Daisy

Final Jeopardy Explanation

Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 film, based on the 1987 play of the same name. It is the only film based on an off-Broadway production ever to win Best Picture, winning it at the 62nd Academy Awards.

The three main roles were all nominated for an Oscar, with Jessica Tandy winning the Academy Award for Best Actress playing Daisy Werthan. Morgan Freeman, who reprised his role from the original Off-Broadway production, played Hoke Colburn and was nominated for Best Actor, while Dan Aykroyd was nominated for Best Supporting Actor playing Boolie Werthan.

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