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Film Details - Element Pictures ; Scarlet Films ; Film4 ; Waypoint Entertainment , 2018

Producers:

Daniel Battsek, Deborah Davis, Rose Garnett, Ken Kao, Andrew Lowe, Tony McNamara, and Josh Rosenbaum (executive producers).
Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Lee Magiday (producers).
Jennifer Semler (co-producer).
Cait Collins (line producer).

Production Companies:

Element Pictures.
Scarlet Films.
Film4.
Waypoint Entertainment.

Director of Photography:

Robbie Ryan.

Editors:

Yorgos Mavropsaridis.

Production Designers:

Fiona Crombie.

Cast:

Including Olivia Coleman (Queen Anne), Rachel Weisz (Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough), Emma Stone (Abigail Hill / Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham), James Smith (Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin), Mark Gatiss (John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough), Nicholas Hoult (Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer), and Joe Alwyn (Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham).


Release Dates:

Premiered 30 August 2018, at Venice Film Festival. After a tour of the festival circuit, it had limited release in the US on 23 November 2018, followed by general release on 21 December. It was released in Australia on 26 December 2018 and in the UK on 1 January 2019.


Location:

  • Filmed in England, including Hatfield House (Hertfordshire) and Hampton Court Palace.

Awards:

  • Academy Award, Best Actress (winner: Olivia Coleman), 2019.
  • Academy Award, Best Production Design (nominated), 2019.
  • Academy Award, Best Costume Design (nominated), 2019.
  • Academy Award, Best Film Editing (nominated), 2019.
  • Academy Award, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2019.
  • BAFTA Award, Actress in a Leading Role (winner), 2019.
  • BAFTA Award, Actress in a Supporting Role (winner), 2019.
  • BAFTA Award, Cinematography (nominated), 2019.
  • BAFTA Award, Costume Design (winner), 2019.
  • BAFTA Award, Makeup and Hair (winner), 2019.
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Settings:
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    England,
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    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1708
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