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Shadowlands
1993
· Movie
· 131 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
73–100
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is IMDb on 73, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100. Critics average 100, everyone else 77.
See the most agreed on films →C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.
Details
- Director
- Richard Attenborough
- Writer
- William Nicholson
- Based on
- a work by William Nicholson
- Released
- 25 December 1993
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $22.0M
- Box office
- $25.8M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →4 wins from 15 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1993 | Best Actress | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1993 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | William Nicholson | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1993 | Best Film | Richard Attenborough and Brian Eastman | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1993 | Outstanding British Film | Richard Attenborough and Brian Eastman | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 1993 | Best Direction | Richard Attenborough | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1993 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1993 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1993 | Best Adapted Screenplay | William Nicholson | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | William Nicholson | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding British Film | Richard Attenborough and Brian Eastman | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Nicholson | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Richard Attenborough | Nominee |
| Best Film | Richard Attenborough and Brian Eastman | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Anthony Hopkins (Also for The Remains of the Day ) | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Anthony Hopkins (Also for The Remains of the Day ) | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Anthony Hopkins (Also for The Remains of the Day ) | Winner |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Roger Pratt | Nominee |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination
| Studio Crystal Heart Award | Richard Attenborough | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Feature Film Category | William Nicholson | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination
| Best Female Dubbing | Emanuela Rossi (for dubbing Debra Winger in the Italian version) | Nominee |