Darkest Hour

20172h 5mEnglish

Accolades

2Oscar

Wins

1Golden Globe

Win

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Synopsis

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

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Details

Genres

DramaHistory

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

3

Wins

7

Nominations

2 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe

Won

Actor in a Leading Role · Gary Oldman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama · Gary Oldman
Makeup and Hairstyling · Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick

Full award breakdown

2018

Academy Awards

2Wins

6Noms

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Actor in a Leading Role

Gary Oldman

2018

◆ Won

Makeup and Hairstyling

Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick

2018

Nom

Best Picture

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski, Producers

2018

Nom

Cinematography

Bruno Delbonnel

2018

Nom

Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran

2018

Nom

Production Design

Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

2018

2018

Golden Globes

1Wins

1Noms

◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Gary Oldman

2018

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Cast

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Winston Churchill

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Viscount Halifax

Lily James

Lily James

Elizabeth Layton

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Neville Chamberlain

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

King George VI

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Clemmie

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Sir John Simon

Samuel West

Samuel West

Sir Anthony Eden

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