Zero then ordered an attack on the barn with a bomb-carrying helicopter, but Logan evaded the explosion on the motorcycle and escaped into a wooded area.Barbra was forced to abandon it and run down the deserted road to a nearby, isolated two-story white farmhouse for refuge.In exile in the faraway snowy and icy region of the Arctic, on a snowy mountain-top, Clark/Superman in civilian clothes rudged up to speak (in a vision) to his adoptive father, Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner), who was constructing a mound with stones.The intriguing murder story is told with a flashback structure reminiscent ofCitizen Kane (1941).Successful promotional copy for the film read:"Pleasedon""t tell anyone what Mildred Pierce did."The gripping and cynical film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Eve Arden and Ann Blyth, both with their only career nomination), Best Screenplay (Ranald MacDougall), and Best B/W Cinematography (Ernest Haller who had previously co-won the Color Cinematography Oscar forGone With the Wind (1939))."Spade is confronted by an innocent-looking, stunning brunette beauty, a nervy but cool client named "Ruth Wonderly" (Mary Astor).