List of accolades received by Sense and Sensibility (film)

List of accolades received by Sense and Sensibility

Emma Thompson received more than ten awards for her adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, including the Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).

Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 29 55
References

Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 British period drama film directed by Ang Lee. Actress Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay, which is based on the 1811 novel of the same name by English author Jane Austen. Thompson and Kate Winslet starred as the Dashwood sisters among a large ensemble cast. Columbia Pictures, a Sony Pictures Entertainment subsidiary, produced and released the film.[1][2][3] Sense and Sensibility was released to cinemas on 15 December 1995, and earned a total worldwide gross of $134,582,776.[4] Based on 67 reviews from film critics, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes has calculated Sense and Sensibility's approval rating to be 97%.[5]

Sense and Sensibility received accolades for the main cast's performances and Thompson's screenwriting. The adaptation received seven Academy Award nominations including the Academy Award for Best Picture, though the sole win that night was for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay), the only time a person has earned Oscars for both acting and writing.[note 1][7][8][9] Thompson's screenwriting collected a further eleven accolades, including those given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Golden Globe Awards, and London Critics Circle. At the 49th British Academy Film Awards, Sense and Sensibility garnered twelve BAFTA nominations, ultimately coming away with three awards including the BAFTA Award for Best Film; Thompson and Winslet won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, respectively.

The cast also received numerous acting accolades. In addition to her writing credit, Thompson was recognised for her performance, and earned seven nominations. Winslet was recognised in categories for both lead and supporting actress, for instance winning the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Other than the Academy Awards, the overall film garnered numerous nominations, ultimately winning the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film, and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, among other accolades. Sense and Sensibility received the most award recognition out of the many Austen adaptations of the 1990s.[10] MaryAnn Johanson of Film.com named it the fifth best film of 1995.[11]

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  6. ^ Thomas, Bob (30 March 1993). "Eastwood, Pacino Win First Oscars; Thompson Wins for 'Howards End'". The News. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. ^ Kessenich, Laura (26 January 2011). "Best Writing: Adapted Screenplay". Affairs Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  8. ^ Welkos, Robert W. (26 March 1996). "'Braveheart' Is Top Film; Cage, Sarandon Win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  9. ^ Johnson, Andrew (28 March 2010). "Emma Thompson: How Jane Austen saved me from going under". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  10. ^ Parrill, Sue (2002). Jane Austen on film and television: a critical study of the adaptations. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 4. ISBN 0-7864-1349-2.
  11. ^ Johanson, MaryAnn (3 March 2008). "The 10 Best Movies of 1995". Film.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.


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