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Elizabeth
1998
· Movie
· 124 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1290
- IMDb #1268
- Google retired #2274
- Rotten Tomatoes #1143
- Metacritic #1055
- Letterboxd #1794
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1776
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1007
- Metacritic Critics #1038
- Metacritic Audience #1246
- Criticker #977
- Douban #949
- Kinopoisk #942
- AlloCiné #1604
- Trakt #1600
Every rating
58–86
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 86.
See the most agreed on films →After the death of her half-sister, the young and Protestant Elizabeth ascends to the throne of a divided and bankrupt England. Surrounded by advisors who seek to control her and foreign powers that plot against her, she must learn to navigate the deadly intrigues of her court. She is forced to shed her innocence and make difficult choices to secure her position and protect her country from its enemies.
Details
- Director
- Shekhar Kapur
- Writer
- Michael Hirst
- Released
- 13 September 1998
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, French, Turkish
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $82.2M
- Awards
- 23 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 50 →4 major awards won · 23 wins from 50 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Makeup | Jenny Shircore | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1998 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1998 | Breakthrough Artist | Joseph Fiennes (also for Shakespeare in Love ) | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John Myhre ; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Picture | Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, and Tim Bevan | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Breakthrough Artist | Joseph Fiennes (also for Shakespeare in Love ) | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Academy Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup | Jenny Shircore | Winner |
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John Myhre ; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne | Nominee |
| Best Original Dramatic Score | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, and Tim Bevan | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Shekhar Kapur | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film | John Myhre | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
12 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin | Winner |
| Best Make-Up and Hair | Jenny Shircore | Winner |
| Best Original Film Music | David Hirschfelder | Winner |
| Outstanding British Film | Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, and Shekhar Kapur | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Geoffrey Rush | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Shekhar Kapur | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jill Bilcock | Nominee |
| Best Film | Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, and Tim Bevan | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Michael Hirst | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | John Myhre | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | John Myhre | Nominee |
| Best Director | Shekhar Kapur | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Actress of the Year | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| British Producer of the Year | Alison Owen, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner | Winner |
Chlotrudis Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush (also for Shakespeare in Love ) | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Remi Adefarasin | Winner |
Empire Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Promising Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Shekhar Kapur | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett (also for Oscar and Lucinda ) | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
Venice International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Max Factor Award | Jenny Shircore | Winner |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Remi Adefarasin | Nominee |