The People vs. Larry Flynt
Award Category Nominee Result
69th Academy Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Woody Harrelson Nominated
69th Academy Awards Best Achievement in Directing Miloš Forman Nominated
47th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award Miloš Forman Won
17th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Edward Norton Won
17th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Courtney Love Won
2nd Critics ' Choice Awards Best Motion Picture of the Year Michael Hausman , Oliver Stone and Janet Yang Nominated
9th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Actor Edward Norton Won
9th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Actress Courtney Love Won
10th European Film Awards Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema Miloš Forman Won
1st Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Edward Norton Won
1st Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Courtney Love Won
54th Golden Globe Awards Best Director - Motion Picture Miloš Forman Won
54th Golden Globe Awards Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski Won
54th Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture - Drama Michael Hausman , Oliver Stone and Janet Yang Nominated
54th Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Woody Harrelson Nominated
54th Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Courtney Love Nominated
31st Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Motion Picture of the Year Michael Hausman , Oliver Stone and Janet Yang Won
22nd LAFCA Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Edward Norton Won
68th National Board of Review Awards Freedom of Expression Award Miloš Forman and Oliver Stone Won
62nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Courtney Love Won
Reception -- Accolades
The People vs. Larry Flynt is a 1996 American biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman and starring Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, and Edward Norton. It chronicles the rise of pornographic magazine publisher and editor Larry Flynt and his subsequent clash with religious institutions and the law. The film, written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, spans about 35 years of Flynt's life, from his impoverished upbringing in Kentucky to his court battle with Reverend Jerry Falwell, and is based in part on the U.S. Supreme Court case Hustler Magazine v. Falwell. Though not a financial success, the film was lauded by critics, and garnered Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton and director Miloš Forman multiple accolades and award nominations. Woody Harrelson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and Miloš Forman for an Academy Award for Best Director at the 69th Academy Awards, but both lost.