Editing Peter Weir (section)

=== 1990s ===
Weir's first romantic comedy ''[[Green Card (film)|Green Card]]'' (1990) was another casting risk. Weir chose French screen icon [[Gérard Depardieu]] in the lead—Depardieu's first English-language role—and paired him with American actress [[Andie MacDowell]]. ''Green Card'' was a box-office hit but was regarded as less of a critical success, although it helped Depardieu's path to international fame. Weir received an Oscar nomination for his original screenplay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1992/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1992 |website=[[BAFTA]] |year=1992 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1992}}}}</ref>

''[[Fearless (1993 film)|Fearless]]'' (1993) returned to darker themes and starred [[Jeff Bridges]] as a man who believes he has become invincible after surviving a catastrophic air crash. Though well reviewed, particularly the performances of Bridges and [[Rosie Perez]]—who received an Oscar nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]—the film was less commercially successful than Weir's two preceding films. It was entered into the [[44th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1994/02_programm_1994/02_Programm_1994.html |title=Berlinale: 1994 Programme |access-date=12 June 2011 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>

After five years, Weir returned to direct his biggest success to date, ''[[The Truman Show]]'' (1998), a fantasy-satire of the media's control of life starring [[Jim Carrey]]. ''The Truman Show'' was both a box office and a critical success, receiving positive reviews and numerous awards, including three Academy Award nominations: [[Andrew Niccol]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]], [[Ed Harris]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]], and Weir himself for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 71st Academy Awards {{!}} 1999 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=18 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref> In addition to the Academy Award nominations, the film won the [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|1999 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-07-26 |title=1999 Hugo Awards |url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1999-hugo-awards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164745/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1999-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=2011-05-07 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=The Hugo Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>