The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Sondra Locke)Award details: (details at IMDb)
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1968 American film adaptation of the Carson McCullers novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller. It stars Alan Arkin and introduced Sondra Locke, both earning Academy Award nominations. The film updates the novel's small-town Southern setting from the Depression era to the then-contemporary 1960s.