'' Bird '' received positive reviews from critics , scoring an 80 % " Fresh " rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 20 reviews . Forest Whitaker 's performance as Parker received positive notices and several awards , including the Best Actor award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nomination . Clint Eastwood was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Director . The film won the Grand Prix of the Belgian Film Critics Association and the Academy Award for Best Sound ( Les Fresholtz , Dick Alexander , Vern Poore , Willie Burton )
1988 Cannes Film Festival
1988 Cannes Film Festival
Bird (1988 film)