Capote

Kansas - with the discovery of the dead bodies of four of the members of the Clutter family by a family friend. While reading The New York Times, Truman Capote is riveted by the story of the Clutters and calls William Shawn, then the editor of The New Yorker, to announce that he will personally document the tragedy.

He travels to Kansas with his childhood friend Harper Lee. Lee was then in the process of getting To Kill a Mockingbird written and published, which the film references several times. Capote sets about interviewing those involved with the victims, the Clutter family, with Lee as his go-between and interpreter of rural life. When the murderers are apprehended, Capote is initially brushed off by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's lead detective on the case, Alvin Dewey.

AWARDS:

- Academy Awards, USA

2006 Won "Oscar"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Philip Seymour Hoffman



- BAFTA Awards

2006 Won "BAFTA Film Award"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Philip Seymour Hoffman



- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Won "Critics Choice Award"

Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman