1.   It was his feature film debut, and he assigned two Oscar-winners, composer John Barry and lyricist Don Black, to write the musical score.

2.   At least Brandy shines in her feature film debut.

3.   Bergl, making her film debut, is a strong presence.

4.   Both make their feature film debuts here and their onscreen chemistry feels true and new.

5.   A veteran of Welsh television and stage, Morgan makes her film debut here.

6.   But Connell, showing admirable patience and restraint in his feature film debut, does not play it that way.

7.   David Niven made his television feature film debut, and the movie depicted Joseph P. Kennedy as a principal villain in the spy tale.

8.   Emily Watson, a Royal Shakespeare Company performer making a radiant film debut as the innocent Bess, is another major contender for the best actress award.

9.   Erick Zonca makes his feature film debut with an understated French tale of two young women on the edge of town and the edge of life.

10.   For his feature film debut, documentary maker Hirokazu Kore-eda has chosen a story so sparse and unornamented that it becomes a model of austerity.