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For the legal term, see <a href="/wiki/Defamation" title="Defamation">Defamation</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Absence of Malice</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Absence_of_Malice_Poster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Absence_of_Malice_Poster.jpg/220px-Absence_of_Malice_Poster.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="334" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Absence_of_Malice_Poster.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="389" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Promotional poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Pollack" title="Sydney Pollack">Sydney Pollack</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Luedtke" title="Kurt Luedtke">Kurt Luedtke</a><br /><a href="/wiki/David_Rayfiel" title="David Rayfiel">David Rayfiel</a> <small> (uncredited) </small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data">Sydney Pollack <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_L._Schwary" title="Ronald L. Schwary">Ronald L. Schwary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sally_Field" title="Sally Field">Sally Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Owen_Roizman" title="Owen Roizman">Owen Roizman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Kahn" title="Sheldon Kahn">Sheldon Kahn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Grusin" title="Dave Grusin">Dave Grusin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Color process</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/DeLuxe_Color" title="DeLuxe Color">Color by DeLuxe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Mirage_Enterprises" title="Mirage Enterprises">Mirage Enterprises</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>December 18, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-12-18</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">116 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$40.7 million</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Absence of Malice</b></i> is a 1981 American <a href="/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)" title="Drama (film and television)">drama</a> <a href="/wiki/Neo_noir" class="mw-redirect" title="Neo noir">neo noir</a> <a href="/wiki/Thriller_film" title="Thriller film">thriller film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Pollack" title="Sydney Pollack">Sydney Pollack</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sally_Field" title="Sally Field">Sally Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilford_Brimley" title="Wilford Brimley">Wilford Brimley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melinda_Dillon" title="Melinda Dillon">Melinda Dillon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Balaban" title="Bob Balaban">Bob Balaban</a>. </p><p>The title refers to one of the defenses against <a href="/wiki/Libel" class="mw-redirect" title="Libel">libel</a> <a href="/wiki/Defamation#Public_figure_doctrine_(absence_of_malice)" title="Defamation">defamation</a>. It is used in journalism classes to illustrate the conflict between disclosing damaging personal information and the public's right to know.<sup id="cite_ref-CJR_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Miami liquor wholesaler Michael Gallagher, the son of a deceased criminal, awakens to find himself a front-page story in the local newspaper. The paper indicates that he is being investigated in the disappearance and presumed murder of a longshoremans' union official, Joey Diaz. </p><p>The story was written by <i>Miami Standard</i> newspaper reporter Megan Carter. She acquired it from reading a file left intentionally on the desktop of federal prosecutor Elliot Rosen, who is doing a bogus investigation. He leaked it in order to squeeze Gallagher for information. </p><p>Gallagher comes to the newspaper's office trying to discover Carter's basis for the story, but the reporter does not reveal her source. Gallagher's business is shut down by union officials, who are suspicious of him since he has been implicated in Diaz's murder. Gallagher's uncle, local crime boss Malderone, has him followed in case he talks to the government. </p><p>Teresa Perrone, a friend of Gallagher, tells Carter that Gallagher could not have killed Diaz because he took her out of town to get an abortion that weekend. A devout Catholic, she does not want Carter to reveal the abortion, but she includes it in the story anyway. </p><p>The paper's editor tells Carter that Perrone has died by suicide. Carter goes to Gallagher to apologize, but he physically assaults her. She attempts to make it up to him by revealing Rosen's role in the investigation. </p><p>Gallagher hatches a plan for revenge. He arranges a secret meeting with District Attorney Quinn, offering to use his organized-crime contacts to give Quinn information on Diaz's murder in exchange for the D.A. calling off the investigation and issuing a statement clearing him. He also makes anonymous contributions to one of Quinn's political action committee backers and then he and Carter begin a love affair. </p><p>Rosen is mystified by Quinn's exoneration of Gallagher, so he places phone taps on both and surveils their movements. He and federal agent Bob Waddell obtain evidence of Gallagher's donations to Quinn's political committee. They also find out about Gallagher and Carter's relationship. Waddell, as a friend, warns Carter about the investigation, but she breaks the story that the federal strike force is investigating Gallagher's attempt to bribe the D.A. </p><p>The story makes the front page again and causes an uproar over the investigation of the district attorney. Assistant <a href="/wiki/US_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="US Attorney General">US Attorney General</a> Wells calls the principals together and offers them a choice between going before a grand jury or informally making their case to him. Rosen questions Gallagher but it becomes apparent that he has no case, and Carter reveals that Rosen left Gallagher's file open on his desk for her to read. </p><p>Wells suggests that Quinn resign because Gallagher's legal donations to Quinn’s political committee cast suspicions on his motives in issuing his statement clearing Gallagher. Wells also suspects that Gallagher set everything up but cannot prove it, so he will not investigate further. Finally, he fires Rosen for malfeasance. The newspaper prints a story written by a different reporter revealing details of the incidents. </p><p>The final scene shows Carter and Gallagher having a cordial conversation on the wharf where Gallagher's boat is docked before he sails away and leaves the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;min-width: min(25em, 100%);"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a> as Michael Gallagher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sally_Field" title="Sally Field">Sally Field</a> as Megan Carter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Balaban" title="Bob Balaban">Bob Balaban</a> as Elliot Rosen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melinda_Dillon" title="Melinda Dillon">Melinda Dillon</a> as Teresa Perrone</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Adler" title="Luther Adler">Luther Adler</a> as Malderone</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Primus" title="Barry Primus">Barry Primus</a> as Waddell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josef_Sommer" title="Josef Sommer">Josef Sommer</a> as McAdam</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Harkins_(actor)" title="John Harkins (actor)">John Harkins</a> as Davidek</li> <li>Don Hood as Quinn</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilford_Brimley" title="Wilford Brimley">Wilford Brimley</a> as Wells</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The movie was written by <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Luedtke" title="Kurt Luedtke">Kurt Luedtke</a>, a former newspaper editor, and <a href="/wiki/David_Rayfiel" title="David Rayfiel">David Rayfiel</a> (uncredited).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Newman said that the film was a "direct attack on the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Post" title="New York Post">New York Post</a></i>," which had earlier published a caption for a photo of Newman that he said was inaccurate. Because of the dispute, the <i>Post</i> banned Newman from its pages, even removing his name from movies in the TV listings.<sup id="cite_ref-digiacomo200412_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-digiacomo200412-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Absence of Malice</i> received mostly positive reviews. Newman and Dillon's performances were praised, as was Brimley's cameo. Many reviewers compared the film to the 1976 <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Oscar</a>-winner <i><a href="/wiki/All_the_President%27s_Men_(film)" title="All the President's Men (film)">All the President's Men</a></i>. In his review, <i>Time</i> magazine's Richard Schickel wrote "<i>Absence of Malice</i> does not invalidate <i>All the President's Men</i>. But with entertainment values – and a moral sense – every bit as high as that film's, it observes that there is an underside to journalistic gallantry."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, <i>Variety</i> called it "a splendidly disturbing look at the power of sloppy reporting to inflict harm on the innocent."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span> Roger Ebert wrote that some may take the approach "that no respectable journalist would ever do the things that Sally Field does about, to, and with Paul Newman in this movie. She is a disgrace to her profession." Instead he preferred a "romantic" approach, writing that he "liked this movie despite its factual and ethical problems" and was not "even so sure they matter so much to most viewers".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Janet Maslin of <i>The New York Times</i> found the movie "lacking in momentum", but praised its "quiet gravity".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dave Kehr of the <i>Chicago Reader</i> disliked <i>Absence of Malice</i>, writing that "the picture has a smug, demoralizing sense of pervasive corruption".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although <a href="/wiki/Pauline_Kael" title="Pauline Kael">Pauline Kael</a> described the film as only "moderately entertaining", she offered higher praise for Newman's "sly, compact performance" and particularly for "the marvelously inventive acting of Melinda Dillon".<sup id="cite_ref-Kael_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kael-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 81% based on reviews from 27 critics, with an average score of 6.8/10.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academic_use">Academic use</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Academic use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Absence of Malice</i> has been used in journalism and public administration courses to illustrate professional errors such as writing a story without seeking confirmation and having a romantic relationship with a source.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Box office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film was a box office success. <i>Film Comment</i> said "It was the first picture in ages that had Newman playing opposite a strong female co-star in a romantic vein and Columbia astutely capitalized on public desire to see Newman in such a role again."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Nominee(s) </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/54th_Academy_Awards" title="54th Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3"><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melinda_Dillon" title="Melinda Dillon">Melinda Dillon</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay">Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Luedtke" title="Kurt Luedtke">Kurt Luedtke</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/32nd_Berlin_International_Film_Festival" title="32nd Berlin International Film Festival">Berlin International Film Festival</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Bear" title="Golden Bear">Golden Bear</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Pollack" title="Sydney Pollack">Sydney Pollack</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3"><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Honourable Mention </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/39th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="39th Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama">Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sally_Field" title="Sally Field">Sally Field</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay">Best Screenplay – Motion Picture</a> </td> <td>Kurt Luedtke </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards </td> <td>Best Supporting Actress </td> <td rowspan="2">Melinda Dillon </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Awards" title="1981 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards">Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast">Runner-up </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/34th_Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards" title="34th Writers Guild of America Awards">Writers Guild of America Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay" title="Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay">Best Drama – Written Directly for the Screen</a> </td> <td>Kurt Luedtke </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Absence_of_Malice&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CJR-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CJR_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cjr.org/critical_eye/absence_of_malice_1981.php">Absence of Malice (1981)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170119034645/http://www.cjr.org/critical_eye/absence_of_malice_1981.php">Archived</a> January 19, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> "When bad journalism kills", By Lauren Kirchner, <i>Columbia Journalism Review</i>, July 15, 2011</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081974/fullcredits#writers">"<i>Absence of Malice</i> (1981),"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170929115312/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081974/fullcredits#writers">Archived</a> September 29, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Internet Movie Database. Accessed March 20, 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-digiacomo200412-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-digiacomo200412_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDiGiaomo,_Frank2004" class="citation magazine cs1">DiGiaomo, Frank (December 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110929173432/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2004/12/pagesix200412.print">"The Gossip Behind the Gossip"</a>. <i>Vanity Fair</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 13,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vanity+Fair&rft.atitle=The+Gossip+Behind+the+Gossip&rft.date=2004-12&rft.au=DiGiaomo%2C+Frank&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanityfair.com%2Fculture%2Ffeatures%2F2004%2F12%2Fpagesix200412.print&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAbsence+of+Malice" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Schickel, Richard. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922725,00.html">"Cinema: Lethal Leaks"</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120317134626/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922725,00.html">Archived</a> March 17, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>), <i>Time</i> magazine (November 23, 1981).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117796641?refcatid=31">"<i>Absence of Malice</i><span style="padding-left:.15em;">"</span></a>, <i>Variety</i> (December 31, 1980).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEbert" class="citation web cs1">Ebert, Roger. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/absence-of-malice">"Absence of Malice movie review (1981)"</a>. <i>rogerebert</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230622065549/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/absence-of-malice">Archived</a> from the original on June 22, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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