| The Favourite | |
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| 10 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Year | 2018 |
| Director | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Writer | Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara |
| Starring | Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz |
| 91st Academy Awards | |
The Favourite is a 2018 historical period comedy-drama film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. It stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, and Mark Gatiss. The world premiere of the film was at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2018, where the film won two awards: the Grand Jury Prize and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress (Colman). It was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for its screenplay, direction, cinematography, music, costume design, production values, and the performances of the three leading women. The American Film Institute selected it as one of the top 10 films of 2018, and among other accolades, it received numerous awards and nominations.
Wins
Nominations
- Best Actress — Olivia Colman
- Best Cinematography — Robbie Ryan
- Best Costume Design — Sandy Powell
- Best Director — Yorgos Lanthimos
- Best Film Editing — Yorgos Mavropsaridisl
- Best Original Screenplay — Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
- Best Picture — Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos
- Best Production Design — Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
- Best Supporting Actress — Emma Stone
- Best Supporting Actress — Rachel Weisz
Plot[]
Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.
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THE FAVOURITE Official Trailer FOX Searchlight
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