In 1985, Spielberg released The Color Purple, an adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, about a generation of empowered African-American women during depression-era America. Starring Whoopi Goldberg and future talk-show superstar Oprah Winfrey, the film was a box office smash and critics hailed Spielberg's successful foray into the dramatic genre. Roger Ebert proclaimed it the best film of the year and later entered it into his Great Films archive. The film received eleven Academy Award nominations, including two for Goldberg and Winfrey. However, much to the surprise of many, Spielberg did not get a Best Director nomination. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who wrote 'The Color Purple'? ANS1 Alice Walker QSN2 What was 'The Color Purple' about? ANS2 a generation of empowered African-American women during depression-era America QSN3 Who starred in 'The Color Purple'? ANS3 Whoopi Goldberg and future talk-show superstar Oprah Winfrey QSN4 What did Ebert think of 'The Color Purple'? ANS4 proclaimed it the best film of the year and later entered it into his Great Films archive QSN5 How many Oscar nominations did 'The Color Purple' get? ANS5 eleven