USA / UK,
1993, 134 min
(Alternative: 129 min)
Directed by:
James IvoryScreenplay:
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
Richard RobbinsCast:
Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Peter Vaughan, Hugh Grant, Michael Lonsdale, Patrick Godfrey, Peter Cellier, Ben Chaplin (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
On the large English estate of Lord Darlington (James Fox), a disciplined English butler, Stevens (Anthony Hopkins), devotes himself to his duties with rigorous dedication. Like his father (Peter Vaughan) before him, Stevens lives to serve--to bring order and certainty to the estate's minutiae. Though Stevens has the opportunity to break free of this mold in the form of a romance with the spirited housekeeper, Miss Kenton (Emma Thompson), he chooses to remain within the safe structure of the household, even one that has misguided loyalties to Nazi Germany. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1994 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1994 - James Ivory (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1994 - Anthony Hopkins (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1994 - Emma Thompson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1994 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1994 - Richard Robbins (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1994 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1994 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1994 - Anthony Hopkins (Best Leading Actor)
- 1994 - Best Film
- 1994 - James Ivory (Best Director)
- 1994 - Emma Thompson (Best Leading Actress)
- 1994 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1994 - Tony Pierce-Roberts (Best Cinematography)
Goya Awards
- 1995 - James Ivory (Best European Feature)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 1995 - James Ivory (Best Foreign Film)
Amanda Awards
- 1994 - James Ivory (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 1994 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1994 - James Ivory (Best Director)
- 1994 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Best Screenplay)
- 1994 - Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1994 - Emma Thompson (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1993 - Emma Thompson (Best Actress)