 The film ran over budget, forcing Kevin Costner to make up the  overages personally. That caused rumors that the film would be  another out of control, disappointing western like  _Heavens Gate (1980)_ (qv). In fact, some studio people were  referring to it as "Kevins Gate". It went on to win the first Best  Picture Oscar for a western since _Cimarron (1931)_ (qv) over fifty  years before it.