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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 The Piano
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Film Details - Jan Chapman Productions , 1993

Producers:

Jan Chapman.

Production Companies:

Jan Chapman Productions.

Finance Organisations:

Australian Film Commission.
New South Wales Film and Television Office.

Director of Photography:

Stuart Dryburgh.

Editors:

Veronika Jenet.

Production Designers:

Andrew McAlpine.

Composer:

Michael Nyman.

Cast:

Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Geneviève Lemon, Kerry Walker, Tungia Baker, Cliff Curtis.

Awards:

  • Cesar Award, France, Best Foreign Film (winner), 1993.
  • London Forum Critics' Circle Awards, Film of the Year (winner), 1993.
  • Cannes Film Festival, France, Palme D'Or Award (winner), 1993.
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award, USA, Best Picture (winner), 1993.
  • Academy Award, Best Cinematography (nomination), 1994.
  • Academy Award, Best Costume Design (nomination), 1994.
  • Academy Award, Best Director (nomination), 1994.
  • Academy Award, Best Film Editing (nomination), 1994.
  • Eddie Award (American Cinema Editors), Best Edited Feature Film (nomination), 1994.
  • ASC Award (American Society of Cinematographers), Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (nomination), 1994.
  • Silver Condor (Argentinian Film Critics Association Awards), Best Foreign Film (Mejor Pelicula Extranjera) (winner), 1994.
  • AFI Award, Best Achievement in Cinematography, 1993 (winner).
  • AFI Award, Best Original Music Score (winner), 1993.
  • AFI Award, Best Film (winner), 1993.
  • AFI Award, Best Director (winner), 1993.
  • AFI Award, Best Achievement in Sound (winner), 1993.
  • AFI Award, Best Achievement in Production Design (winner), 1993.
  • AFI Award, Best Achievement in Editing (winner), 1993.
  • AFI Award, Best Achievement in Costume Design (winner), 1993.
  • BAFTA Award, Best Costume Design (winner), 1994.
  • BAFTA Award, Best Production Design (winner), 1994.
  • BAFTA Award, Best Cinematography (nomination), 1994.
  • BAFTA Award, David Lean Award for Direction (nomination), 1994.
  • BAFTA Award, Best Sound (nomination), 1994.
  • BAFTA Award, Best Score (nomination), 1994.
  • BAFTA Award, Best Film (nomination), 1994.
  • BAFTA Award, Best Editing (nomination), 1994.
  • Bodil Award. Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) (winner), 1994.
  • Award of the Japanese Academy, Best Foreign Film (nomination), 1995.
  • British Society of Cinematographers, Best Cinematography Award (nomination), 1993.
  • Golden Frog, Cameraimage (winner), 1993.
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Best Foreign Language Film (winner), 1994.
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Best Original Score (winner), 1994.
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Best Director (nomination), 1994.
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Best Picture (nomination), 1994.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, Best Director (second place), 1994.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, Best Picture (second place), 1994.
  • Directors Guild of America Award, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (nominated), 1994.
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, Best Musical Score (winner), 1994.
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, Best Director (winner), 1994.
  • Golden Globe, Best Director: Motion Picture (nomination), 1994.
  • Golden Globe, Best Motion Picture: Drama (nomination), 1994.
  • Golden Globe, Best Original Score: Motion Picture (nomination), 1994.
  • Guldbagge Award, Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) (winner), 1994.
  • Independent Spirit Award, Best Foreign Film (winner), 1994.
  • Silver Ribbon (Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists), Best Director: Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) (nominated), 1994.
  • Kinema Junpo Award, Best Foreign Language Film (winner), 1995.
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Cinematography (winner), 1993.
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Director (winner), 1993.
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Picture (second place), 1993.
  • Golden Reel Award (Motion Pictures Sound Editors, USA), Best Sound Editing: Foreign Feature (winner), 1994.
  • National Society of Film Critics (USA) Award, Best Cinematography (second place), 1994.
  • National Society of Film Critics (USA) Award, Best Director (second place), 1994.
  • National Society of Film Critics (USA) Award, Best Film (second place), 1994.
  • New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Director (winner), 1993.
  • New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Film (second place), 1993.
  • Nova Award (PGA Awards), Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures (winner), 1994.
  • Political Film Society Award, Democracy (nominated), 1994.
  • Robert Award (Robert Festival), Best Foreign Film (Årets udenlandske spillefilm) (winner), 1994.
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards, Best Director (winner), 1994.
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards, Best Picture (winner), 1994.
  • Vancouver International Film Festival Award, Most Popular Film (winner), 1993.
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    New Zealand,
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    Pacific Region,
  • 1850s
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