The Favourite

Yorgos Lanthimos

20182hEnglish

History Comedy Drama

Accolades

1Oscar

Win

1Golden Globe

Win

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Synopsis

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

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Details

Genres

HistoryComedyDrama

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

2

Wins

14

Nominations

1 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe

Won

Actress in a Leading Role · Olivia Colman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Full award breakdown

2019

Academy Awards

1Wins

10Noms

◆ Won

Actress in a Leading Role

Olivia Colman

2019

Nom

Actress in a Supporting Role

Emma Stone

2019

Nom

Actress in a Supporting Role

Rachel Weisz

2019

Nom

Best Picture

Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos, Producers

2019

Nom

Cinematography

Robbie Ryan

2019

Nom

Costume Design

Sandy Powell

2019

Nom

Directing

Yorgos Lanthimos

2019

Nom

Film Editing

Yorgos Mavropsaridis

2019

Nom

Production Design

Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton

2019

Nom

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

2019

2019

Golden Globes

1Wins

4Noms

◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

2019

Nom

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

2019

Nom

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

2019

Nom

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

2019

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Cast

Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Abigail

Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Queen Anne

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Lady Sarah

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Harley

Joe Alwyn

Joe Alwyn

Masham

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Lord Marlborough

James Smith

James Smith

Godolphin

Jenny Rainsford

Jenny Rainsford

Mae

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