Julia Roberts was nominated for Best Supporting Actress of 1989 for her performance in the movie as diabetic bride Shelby Eatenton Latcherie. It was her first of three nominations. She received a Best Actress nod the next year for her star-making role in "Pretty Woman." Ten years after that, she won the Best Actress award for playing the title character in "Erin Brockovich."
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Birmingham Steel Magnolias was created in 2002.
No. Julia Roberts, who played diabetic bride Shelby Eatenton Latcherie in "Steel Magnolias," was nominated as Best Supporting Actress of 1989. But the award went to Brenda Fricker for her performance in "My Left Foot."
Steel Magnolias can fall on both the genre of comedy and of drama. It is a film that was made in 1989.
In Steel Magnolias, Olympia Dukakis played the role of Clairee Belcher.
TOM KEY played Jenkins in the remake of "Steel Magnolias" in 2012 on Lifetime.