Directed by:
Joe Wright
Written by:
Christopher Hampton
Based on the novel by:
Ian McEwan
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Romance | War
Runtime:
123 mins
Plot:
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a thirteen-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit.
Release Date:
December 7, 2007
Reception:
Cast:
James McAvoy
Keira Knightley
Romola Garai
Saoirse Ronan
Vanessa Redgrave
Brenda Blethyn
Benedict Cumberbatch
Juno Temple
Harriet Walter
Gina McKee
Patrick Kennedy
Michelle Duncan
Wins
- Best Achievement in Music, Original Score | Dario Marianelli
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture of the Year | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Saoirse Ronan
- Best Adapted Screenplay | Christopher Hampton
- Best Achievement in Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey
- Best Achievement in Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran
- Best Achievement in Production Design | Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Wins
- Best Film | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster
- Best Production Design | Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Nominations
- Best Direction | Joe Wright
- Best Leading Actor | James McAvoy
- Best Leading Actress | Keira Knightley
- Best Supporting Actress | Saoirse Ronan
- Best Adapted Screenplay | Christopher Hampton
- Best Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey
- Best Editing | Paul Tothill
- Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran
- Best Original Music | Dario Marianelli
- Best Make Up & Hair | Ivana Primorac
- Best Sound | Danny Hambrook, Paul Hamblin, Catherine Hodgson, Becki Ponting
- Outstanding British Film | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster, Joe Wright, Christopher Hampton
Wins
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Dario Marianelli
Nominations
- Best Actor – Drama | James McAvoy
- Best Actress – Drama | Keira Knightley
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Saoirse Ronan
- Best Director – Motion Picture | Joe Wright
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Christopher Hampton
Nominations
- Achievement in Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey
Nominations
- Excellence in Period Film | Sarah Greenwood
Nominations
- Excellence in Period Film | Jacqueline Durran