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Topsy-Turvy
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 66, highest is Metacritic critics on 90. Critics average 90, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
Details
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Writer
- Mike Leigh
- Released
- 15 December 1999
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $10.5M
- Box office
- $7.8M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (87) →
Awards & nominations
See all 6 →3 major awards won · 3 wins from 6 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 72nd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Costume Design | Lindy Hemming | Winner |
| 72nd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Christine Blundell | Winner |
| 72nd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Trefor Proud | Winner |
| 72nd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Mike Leigh | Nominee |
| 72nd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Production Design | Eve Stewart | Nominee |
| 72nd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Production Design | John Bush | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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6 awards — Topsy-Turvy
×| Best Costume Design | Lindy Hemming | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Christine Blundell | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Trefor Proud | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Eve Stewart | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | John Bush | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Mike Leigh | Nominee |