
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.
- Year: 2005
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: ImageMovers, Revolution Studios, Go Fish Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures
- Keyword: commercial, housewife, ohio, dysfunctional marriage, breaking the fourth wall, contest, prize, woman director, mortgage, 1950s, 1960s, large family
- Director: Jane Anderson
- Cast: Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Ellary Porterfield, Simon Reynolds