The film won four Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Director, Cinematography (Pasqualino De Santis), and Costume Design (Danilo Donati), winning two Oscars - Best Cinematography and Costume Design.During their trip, Susan asks Sidney about hisrealfeelings for her controlling, "monster" brother, since he is being treated like a "trained poodle":Someday I""d like to look into your clever little mind and see what you""re really thinking.[The film never identifies his location - Georgia.] A sign advertises:Beds --- 15 centsMeals --- 15 centsBaths --- 5 centsA fellow drifter-tramp named Pete (Preston Foster), who is playing solitaire, proposes going to a lunch-wagon/diner for a handout of hamburgers.Revealing her sensitivity and obtuseness (about the Depression) simultaneously, the dingbat Irene childishly states: "You know I""ve decided I don""t want to play any more games with human beings as objects." Hendry asked if the eager newspaperman Scotty could tag along, and Fogarty grudgingly gave permission: "It""s all right with me if you maroon him up there.