Nominated – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Diana Scarwid.

Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Gary Sinise.

Won – Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Paula Weinstein, Anthea Sylbert, Doro Bachrach.

Won – Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special - Mary Colquhoun.Nominated – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials - Frank Pierson.Won – Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week - Mary Colquhoun.Won – Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Special or Pilots - Paul Elliot.Nominated – Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television - Lisa Fruchtmanġ996 American Society of Cinematographers.… Truman offers the satisfaction of textual thoroughness and seamless storytelling, but few flashes of inspiration or imagination.' Accolades … a sense that Truman's travails have been shaped on screen by a filmmaker's passion. Unfortunately, this cavalcade of facts and figures is conceived and executed impersonally like a docent delivering a speech in front of the waxworks at a Presidential museum. Steve Crum of the Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers rated it 5 out of 5, calling it a 'Superb production with memorable Sinise performance in title role.' TV Guide said, 'Over-applauded by many critics, Truman is sturdy, standardized biographical moviemaking elevated by incontestably brilliant acting. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 88% rating based on reviews from 8 critics. Daniel von Bargen as General Douglas MacArthur.

The film's tagline is 'It took a farmer's hand to shape a nation.' Truman, the film centers on Truman's humble beginnings, his rise to the presidency, World War II, and his decision to use the first atomic bomb. Truman is a 1995 American biographical drama television film directed by Frank Pierson and written by Thomas Rickman, based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1992 book, Truman.

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