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The Wings of the Dove
1997
· Movie
· 102 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
67–85
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Trakt on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 85.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
Details
- Director
- Iain Softley
- Writer
- Hossein Amini
- Studio
- Miramax
- Released
- 4 September 1997
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $13.7M
- Awards
- 16 wins, 25 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 41 →2 major awards won · 16 wins from 41 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| BAFTA Award 1998 | Best Cinematography | Eduardo Serra | Winner |
| BAFTA Award 1998 | Best Makeup and Hair | Sallie Jaye and Jan Archibald | Winner |
| Academy Award 1998 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1998 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1998 | Best Cinematography | Eduardo Serra | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1998 | Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 1998 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 1998 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
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BAFTA Award
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Eduardo Serra | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Sallie Jaye and Jan Archibald | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
Academy Award
4 nominations
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Eduardo Serra | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Award
2 nominations
| Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Allison Elliott | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Allison Elliott | Winner |
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Sierra Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Allison Elliott | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Award
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alison Elliott | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Critics' Circle Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Actress of the Year | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
LAFCA Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
TFCA Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
Satellite Award
4 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | John Beard | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay: Adapted | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Eduardo Serra | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
Gold Hugo
1 nomination
| Best Film | Iain Softley | Nominee |
Golden Reel Award
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Award
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Award
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Award
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
USC Scripter Award
1 nomination
| — | Henry James (author), Hossein Amini (screenwriter) | Nominee |