A Passage to India

19842h 43mEnglish

Drama Adventure History

Accolades

2Oscar

Wins

3Golden Globe

Wins

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Synopsis

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

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Details

Genres

DramaAdventureHistory

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

5

Wins

16

Nominations

2 Oscar · 3 Golden Globe

Won

Actress in a Supporting Role · Peggy Ashcroft
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language · Passage to India, A
Best Original Score - Motion Picture · Maurice Jarre
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture · Peggy Ashcroft
Music (Original Score) · Maurice Jarre

Full award breakdown

1985

Academy Awards

2Wins

11Noms

◆ Won

Actress in a Supporting Role

Peggy Ashcroft

1985

◆ Won

Music (Original Score)

Maurice Jarre

1985

Nom

Actress in a Leading Role

Judy Davis

1985

Nom

Art Direction

Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife

1985

Nom

Best Picture

John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, Producers

1985

Nom

Cinematography

Ernest Day

1985

Nom

Costume Design

Judy Moorcroft

1985

Nom

Directing

David Lean

1985

Nom

Film Editing

David Lean

1985

Nom

Sound

Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, John Mitchell

1985

Nom

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

David Lean

1985

1985

Golden Globes

3Wins

5Noms

◆ Won

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Passage to India, A

1985

◆ Won

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Maurice Jarre

1985

◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Peggy Ashcroft

1985

Nom

Best Director - Motion Picture

David Lean

1985

Nom

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

David Lean

1985

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Cast

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Adela Quested

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Mrs. Moore

James Fox

James Fox

Richard Fielding

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Professor Godbole

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Ronny Heaslop

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Mr. Turton

Antonia Pemberton

Mrs. Turton

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