MOVIES - Jan. 17, 1990

‘Glory’ Gets Nod: “Glory,” the highly acclaimed Civil War epic starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Cary Elwes, has been honored by the Academy of Family Films and Family Television with its special award of merit for outstanding achievement. According to Donald Reed, president of the academy, the special award for “Glory” is in recognition of “one of the most outstanding films our board of directors has screened in recent years.” The film is also being honored by the Los Angeles Film Teachers Assn, which on Thursday will present producer Freddie Fields and director Edward Zwick with its second annual Filmmaker of Courage Award.