<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $7.5 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $145.8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy - drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on Uhry's play of the same name . The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd . Freeman reprised his role from the Original Off - Broadway production . The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns over a 25 - year period . </P> <P> At the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990, Driving Miss Daisy received nine nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Tandy), Best Makeup, and Best Adapted Screenplay . </P>

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