93% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Expertly balancing tones, Paper Moon is a deft blend of film nostalgia and finely tuned performances – especially from Tatum O'Neal, who won an Oscar for her debut." Metacritic assigned a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Awards and nominations At the Academy Awards, Tatum O'Neal won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the youngest competitive Academy Award winner to date (at age 10). Other media In September 1974, a television series called Paper Moon, based on the film, premiered on the ABC television network, with Jodie Foster cast as Addie and Christopher Connelly (who had appeared as O'Neal's brother in the earlier ABC series, Peyton Place) playing Moses. It was not a ratings success, and its thirteenth and last new episode aired in December 1974. In The Simpsons episode "The Great Money Caper", Homer and Bart conduct a series of cons, initially to pay to repair the family car. Their attempt to con Ned Flanders by claiming delivery of a personalised Bible ordered by his late wife Maude and requesting reimbursement unravels when Ned realises the con's similarity to that in the film Paper Moon, at which point Homer and Bart bolt. See also List of American films of 1973 Notes References Citations Bibliography Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1995). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. . McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. . External links Bogdanovich Receives Visionary Award (Wayback Machine copy) 1973 films 1970s crime comedy-drama films 1970s road comedy-drama films American Broadcasting Company original programming American black-and-white films American crime comedy-drama films American road comedy-drama films 1970s English-language films Films about con artists Films about orphans Films adapted into television shows Films based on American novels Films directed by Peter Bogdanovich Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award-winning performance Films produced by Frank Marshall Films set in the 1930s Films set in Kansas Films set in Missouri Films shot in Kansas Films shot in Missouri Films with screenplays by Alvin Sargent Great Depression films Paramount Pictures films 1970s American films