Focus Features, UK Film Council and Film4.  Written & Directed by Mike Leigh, Produced by Georgina Lowe, Executive Produced by Gail Egan, Tessa Ross, Cinematography by Dick Pope, Edited by Jon Gregor, Production Design Simon Beresford, Music Composed by Gary Yershon, Costume Designer Jacqueline Durran, Make-Up & Hair Designer Christine Blundell, Sound Recordist Tim Fraser, Casting by Nina Gold. Jim Broadbent (Tom), Lesley Manville (Mary), Ruth Sheen (Gerri), Peter Wight (Ken), Oliver Maltman (Joe), David Bradley (Ronnie), Karina Fernandez (Katie), Martin Savage (Carl), Michele Austin (Tanya), Phil Davis (Jack), Stuart McQuarrie (Tom’s Colleague) and Imelda Staunton (Janet).

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.  Family and friendship. Love and warmth.  Joy and sadness.  Hope and despair. Companionship.  Loneliness.  A birth.  A death. Time passes…

 

Academy Awards, 2011

Nominated:  Best Writing, Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh

 

Amanda Awards, Norway, 2011

Won:  Best Foreign Feature Film – Mike Leigh

 

BAFTA Awards, 2011

Nominated:  Outstanding British Film

Nominated:  Best Supporting Actress – Lesley Manville

 

British Independent Film Awards, 2010

Nominated:  Best Director – Mike Leigh

Nominated:  Best Actress – Ruth Sheen

Nominated:  Best Actor – Jim Broadbent

Nominated:  Best Supporting Actress – Lesley Manville

 

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2011

Nominated:  Best Screenplay, Original – Mike Leigh

 

Cannes Film Festival, 2010

Won:  Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention – Mike Leigh

Nominated:  Palme d’Or – Mike Leigh

 

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 2010

Nominated:  Best Actress – Lesley Manville

 

David di Donatello Awards, 2011

Nominated:  Best European Union Film – Mike Leigh

 

European Film Awards, 2010

Nominated:  Best Actress – Lesley Manville

Nominated:  Best Composer – Gary Yershon

 

Evening Standard British Film Awards, 2011

Nominated:  Best Actress – Ruth Sheen,

Nominated:  Best Actor – Jim Broadbent

Nominated:  Best Film – Mike Leigh

Nominated:  Best Technical/Artistic Achievement – Dick Pope

 

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 2011

Nominated:  Silver Ribbon – Best European Director – Mike Leigh

 

London Critics Circle Film Awards, 2011

Won:  British Actress of the Year – Lesley Manville

Nominated:  British Film of the Year

Nominated:  British Actor of the Year – Jim Broadbent

Nominated:  British Supporting Actor of the Year – David Bradley

Nominated:  British Supporting Actor of the Year – Peter Wight

Nominated:  British Director of the Year – Mike Leigh

Nominated:  British Actress of the Year – Ruth Sheen

 

National Board of Review, USA, 2010

Won:  Best Actress – Lesley Manville

 

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA, 2011

Won:  3rd place, Best Actress – Lesley Manville

 

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, 2010

Won:  Best Supporting Actress – Lesley Manville

Nominated:  Best Ensemble Performance – Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Jim Broadbent

 

Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2011

Won:  Lesley Manville

 

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, 2010

Nominated:  Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh