Dances With Wolves
- Awards: 12 Academy Award Nominations (Won 7)
Kevin Costner produced, directed, and starred in this 1990 Western Epic. Dances with Wolves is based on the 1988 novel of the same name, written by Michael Blake. It revolves around the story of Union Army 1st Lieutenant John J. Dunbar, who is traveling through the 1863 American Frontier to find a military post. Along the way, he meets and gets close to members of the Lakota Tribe. Dunbar chose this after he essentially went on a suicide attempt to distract Confederate forces to aide the Union. He earned the right to choose any post he wanted, and chose this one simply to see the Frontier before it is gone.