Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. In what movie does Dustin Hoffman play difficult actor Michael Dorsey who, desperate for a role, auditions as a female?"
...1. Footsie 2. Hootsie 3. Bootsie 4. Tootsie "Tootsie" was produced in 1982. Dorsey (Hoffman) becomes so difficult to work with that he even gets fired from a commercial. He decides to audition as female actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the role of soap opera character Emily Kimberly. The film received 10 Oscar nominations, but only one win - Jessica Lange for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.