Roger Ebert of the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' gave the film a four-out-of-four star rating , writing , Owen Gleiberman of '' Entertainment Weekly '' praised the film 's performances , citing , Oliver Sacks , the author of the memoir on which the film is based , " was pleased with a great deal of the film , " explaining , Desson Howe of '' The Washington Post '' felt the film 's tragic aspects did not live up to the strength in its humor , saying that The context of the line quoted is : Similarly , Janet Maslin of '' The New York Times '' concluded her review stating , The film was nominated for three Academy Awards , including : the Academy Award for Best Picture , the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , and the Academy Award for Best Actor ( Robert De Niro ) . Robin Williams was also nominated at the 48th Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
48th Golden Globe Awards
48th Golden Globe Awards
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