In 1979 , Fosse co-wrote and directed a semi-autobiographical film '' All That Jazz '' ( 1979 ) , starring Roy Scheider , which portrayed the life of a womanizing , drug-addicted choreographer and director in the midst of triumph and failure . Ann Reinking appears in the film as the protagonist 's lover , protégé and domestic partner . '' All That Jazz '' won four Academy Awards , earning Fosse his third Oscar nomination for Best Director . It also won the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival . In 1980 , Fosse commissioned documentary research for a follow-up feature exploring the motivations of people who become performers
1980 Cannes Film Festival
1980 Cannes Film Festival
Bob Fosse