Directed by:
John Lee HancockCinematography:
John SchwartzmanComposer:
Thomas NewmanCast:
Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Annie Rose Buckley, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, B.J. Novak, Kathy Baker, Ronan Vibert, Mia Serafino (more)Plots(1)
Two-time Academy Award®–winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks topline Disney's "Saving Mr. Banks," inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney's classic "Mary Poppins" made it to the screen. When Walt Disney's daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers' "Mary Poppins," he made them a promise—one that he didn't realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn't budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history. (Walt Disney US)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2014 - Thomas Newman (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2014 - Emma Thompson (Best Leading Actress)
- 2014 - Thomas Newman (Best Music)
- 2014 - Best Costume Design
- 2014 - Outstanding British Film
- 2014 - Kelly Marcel (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
AACTA International Awards
- 2014 - Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith (Best Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 2014 - Emma Thompson (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2014 - Best Picture
- 2014 - Emma Thompson (Best Actress)
- 2014 - Thomas Newman (Best Score)
- 2014 - Daniel Orlandi (Best Costume Design)
The Saturn Awards
- 2014 - Emma Thompson (Best Actress)