Film Four International/British Screen/Portman. Produced by Simon Channing Williams and Victor Glynn, written & directed by Mike Leigh, photography by Roger Pratt, edited by Jon Gregory, designed by Diana Charnley, costumes by Lindy Hemming, music by Andrew Dickson, sound by Billy McCarthy. With Phil Davis (Cyril), Ruth Sheen (Shirley), Edna Doré (Mrs Bender), Heather Tobias (Valerie), Philip Jackson (Martin), Lesley Manville (Laetitia), David Bamber (Rupert), Jason Watkins (Wayne), Judith Scott (Suzi), Cheryl Prime (Martin’s Girlfriend) Diane-Louise Jordan (Chemist Shop Assistant), Linda Beckett (Receptionist). 110 mins.

Youth, old age, parents, children, love, sex, families, commitments, integrity, Socialism, Karl Marx, Margaret Thatcher.

Thin Man/Film Four International. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, directed by Mike Leigh, written by Jim Broadbent, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Jon Gregory, production and costume design by Alison Chitty, music by Carl Davis, sound by Tim Fraser. With Jim Broadbent (23rd Earl of Leete), Stephen Bill (Giddy). 28 mins.

Multiple murder in a frozen landscape.

Film Four/Portman. Produced by Victor Glynn and Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, photography by Roger Pratt, edited by Jon Gregory, designed by Diana Charnley, costumes by Lindy Hemming, music by Rachel Portman, sound by Malcolm Hirst. With David Thewlis (Clive), Alison Steadman (Betty), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Joy), Wendy Nottingham (Charlene). 18 mins.

Love, sex, courtship, contraception, pregnancy, hair, jokes, goldfish.

Academy Awards 2005

Nominated: Best Achievement in Directing – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Imelda Staunton

Bangkok International Film Festival 2006

Nominated: Golden Kinnaree Award Best Film – Mike Leigh

BAFTA Awards 2005

Won: David Lean Award for Direction – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Imelda Staunton

Won: Best Costume Design – Jacqueline Durran

Nominated: Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film – Mike Leigh / Simon Channing Williams / Alain Sarde

Nominated: Best Film – Simon Channing Williams / Alain Sarde

Nominated: Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Production Design – Eve Stewart

Nominated: Best Make Up/Hair – Christine Blundell

British Independent Film Awards 2004

Won: Best British Independent Film

Won: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Actress – Imelda Staunton

Won: Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress – Eddie Marsan

Won: Best Performance by an Actor – Phil Davis

Won: Best Performance by an Actress – Imelda Staunton

Won: Best Achievement In Production

Nominated: Best Screenplay – Mike Leigh

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2005

Nominated: Critics Choice Award Best Actress – Imelda Staunton

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Won: CFCA Award Best Actress – Imelda Staunton

Chlotrudis Awards 2005

Won: Best Actress – Imelda Staunton

Nominated: Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh

David di Donatello Awards 2005

Nominated: Best European Film (Miglior Film dell’Unione Europea) – Mike Leigh

Directors Guild of Great Britain 2005

Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in British Film – Mike Leigh

Empire Awards 2005

Nominated: Best British Actress – Imelda Staunton

European Film Awards 2004

Won: Best Actress – Imelda Staunton

Nominated: Best Film – Simon Channing Williams

Evening Standard British Film Awards 2005

Won: Best Film – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Actress – Imelda Staunton

Golden Globes 2005

Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama – Imelda Staunton

London Critics Circle Film Awards 2005

Won: British Film of the Year

Won: British Director of the Year – Mike Leigh

Won: British Screenwriter of the Year – Mike Leigh

Won: Actress of the Year – Imelda Staunton

Won: British Supporting Actor of the Year – Phil Davis

Robert Festival 2006

Nominated: Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) – Mike Leigh

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2006

Won: Best Picture

Won: Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh

Satellite Awards 2005

Nominated: Best Motion Picture, Drama

Venice Film Festival 2004

Won: Golden Lion – Mike Leigh

Won: Volpi Cup Best Actress – Imelda Staunton

British Independent Film Awards 2002

Nominated: Best Actor – Timothy Spall

Cannes Film Festival 2002

In competition for Palme D’Or – Mike Leigh

European Film Awards 2002

Nominated: Audience Award Best Director – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Actor – Timothy Spall

Evening Standard British Film Awards 2003

Won: Best Technical/Artistic Achievement – Eve Stewart

London Critics Circle Awards 2003

Won: British Film of the Year

Won: Best Actress – Lesley Manville

Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Ruth Sheen

Satellite Awards 2003

Nominated: Best Motion Picture Foreign Language

Nominated: Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh

Academy Awards 2000

Won: Best Costume Design – Lindy Hemming

Won: Best Makeup – Christine Blundell / Trefor Proud

Nominated: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Art Direction/Set Decoration – Eve Stewart (art director)/John Bush (set decorator)

BAFTA Awards 2000

Won: Best Make Up/Hair – Christine Blundell

Nominated: Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film – Simon Channing Williams/Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Jim Broadbent

Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Timothy Spall

Nominated: Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh

British Independent Film Awards 2000

Won: Best Achievement in Production

Nominated: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Actor – Jim Broadbent

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2000

Nominated: Best Screenplay – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Actor – Jim Broadbent

Empire Awards 2001

Nominated: Best British Film

Evening Standard British Film Awards 2001

Won: Best Film – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Actor – Jim Broadbent

Independent Spirit Awards 2000

Nominated: Best Foreign Film – Mike Leigh

London Critics Circle Film Awards 2001

Won: British Actor of the Year – Jim Broadbent

Nominated: British Director of the Year – Mike Leigh

Nominated: British Screenwriter of the Year – Mike Leigh

Nominated: British Film of the Year

Nominated: British Producer of the Year – Simon Channing Williams

Nominated: British Supporting Actor of the Year – Timothy Spall

Nominated: British Supporting Actress of the Year – Shirley Henderson

Nominated: British Supporting Actress of the Year – Lesley Manville

Motion Picture Sound Editors 2000

Nominated: Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing: Musical Feature – Michael Connell / (music/scoring editor) / Denise Connell (music editor)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 2001

Won: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Film (Tied with Being John Malkovich)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2001

Won: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Film

Sarajevo Film Festival 2000

Won: Panorama Jury Prize (Tied with Yi Yi)

Venice Film Festival 1999

Won: Volpi Cup Best Actor – Jim Broadbent

Nominated: Golden Lion – Mike Leigh

European Film Awards 1997

Nominated: Best Actress – Katrin Cartlidge

Evening Standard British Film Awards 1998

Won: Best Actress – Katrin Cartlidge

Valladolid International Film Festival 1997

Won: Silver Spike – Mike Leigh (Tied with Things I Left in Havana)

Won: Youth Jury Award/Special Mention Competition – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Golden Spike – Mike Leigh

Academy Awards 1997

Nominated: Best Picture – Simon Channing Williams

Nominated: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role – Brenda Blethyn

Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Australian Film Institute 1997

Won: Best Foreign Film Award – Simon Channing Williams

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards 1998

Won: Silver Condor – Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)

BAFTA Awards 1997

Won: Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film – Simon Channing Williams / Mike Leigh

Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Brenda Blethyn

Won: Best Original Screenplay – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Film – Simon Channing Williams / Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Nominated: David Lean Award for Direction – Mike Leigh

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1996

Won: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Actress – Brenda Blethyn

Camerimage 1996

Won: Golden Frog – Dick Pope

Cannes Film Festival 1996

Won: Palme D’Or – Mike Leigh

Won: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Actress – Brenda Blethyn

Chlotrudis Awards 1997

Nominated: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Best Actress – Brenda Blethyn

Nominated: Best Movie

Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Marianne Jean-Baptiste

César Awards 1997

Nominated: Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) – Mike Leigh

Directors Guild of America, USA 1997

Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures – Mike Leigh

Empire Awards 1997

Won: Empire Award Best British Actress – Brenda Blethyn

European Film Awards 1997

Nominated: Best Film – Simon Channing Williams

Fotogramas de Plata 1997

Won: Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) – Mike Leigh (Tied with Breaking the Waves)

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1997

Won: Best Foreign Film – Mike Leigh

Golden Globes 1997

Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture/Drama – Brenda Blethyn

Nominated: Best Motion Picture – Drama

Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Goya Awards 1997

Won: Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) – Mike Leigh

Guild of German Art House Cinemas 1997

Won: Guild Film Award – Silver Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) – Mike Leigh

Humanitas Prize 1997

Won: Feature Film Category – Mike Leigh

Independent Spirit Awards 1997

Won: Best Foreign Film – Mike Leigh

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1997

Won: Silver Ribbon Best Director – Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) – Mike Leigh

Won: Silver Ribbon Best Dubbing, Female (Migliore Doppiaggio Femminile) – Aurora Cancian for the voice of Brenda Blethyn

Kinema Junpo Awards 1998

Won: Best Foreign Language Film – Mike Leigh

Won: Readers’ Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film – Mike Leigh

London Critics Circle Film Awards 1997

Won: British Director of the Year – Mike Leigh

Won: British Actress of the Year – Brenda Blethyn

Won: British Film of the Year

Nominated: British Actor of the Year – Timothy Spall

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1996

Won: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Actress – Brenda Blethyn

Won: Best Picture

Sant Jordi Awards 1997

Won: Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera) – Brenda Blethyn

Satellite Awards 1997

Nominated: Best Director of a Motion Picture – Mike Leigh

Nominated: Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture – Simon Channing Williams

Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture/Drama – Brenda Blethyn

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997

Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role – Brenda Blethyn

Writers Guild of America, USA 1997

Nominated: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen – Mike Leigh

BAFTA Awards 1994

Nominated: Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film – Simon Channing Williams / Mike Leigh

Cannes Film Festival 1993

Won: Best Director – Mike Leigh

Won: Best Actor – David Thewlis

In competition for Palme D’Or – Mike Leigh

Evening Standard British Film Awards 1994

Won: Best Actor – David Thewlis

Independent Spirit Awards 1994

Nominated: Best Foreign Film – Mike Leigh

London Critics Circle Film Awards 1994

Won: British Actor of the Year – David Thewlis

National Society of Film Critics Awards 1994

Won: Best Actor – David Thewlis

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1993

Won: Best Actor – David Thewlis

Sudbury Cinéfest 1993

Won: Best International Film – Mike Leigh

Toronto International Film Festival 1993

Won: Metro Media Award – Mike Leigh

Bodil Awards 1992

Won: Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film) – Mike Leigh

Europacinema Academia Italiana 1991

Won: Best Film – Mike Leigh

Independent Spirit Awards 1992

Nominated: Best Foreign Film – Mike Leigh

London Critics Circle Film Awards 1992

Won: British Film of the Year

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1991

Won: Best Supporting Actress – Jane Horrocks

National Society of Film Critics 1992

Won: Best Film

Won: Best Actress – Alison Steadman

Won: Best Supporting Actress – Jane Horrocks

Taormina Film Festival 1991

Won: Best Film

Won: Taormina Maschera Di Polifermo (awarded for the first time to the whole cast)