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An Education

2009

IMDb

Lone Scherfig

2009·PG-13·United KingdomUnited Kingdom, United StatesUnited States
Award tierSilver
Metascore
DramaIndie

A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.

Cast

Alfred Molina·Carey Mulligan·Olivia Williams·Peter Sarsgaard

Producers

Finola Dwyer·Douglas Hansen·Nick Hornby·Wendy Japhet·Jamie Laurenson

Languages

United KingdomEnglishFranceFrench

Major Awards

3 wins · 9 nominations

Wins (3)

Festival Grand Prize

Sundance Film Festival (2009)

World Cinema - Dramatic

John de Borman
Sundance Film Festival (2009)

World Cinema - Dramatic

Lone Scherfig

Best Actress

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Leading Actress

Carey Mulligan

Nominations (9)

Festival Grand Prize

Sundance Film Festival (2009)

World Cinema - Dramatic

Lone Scherfig

Best Picture

British Independent Film Awards (2009)

Best British Independent Film

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Film

Finola DwyerAmanda Posey
PGA Awards (2010)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Finola DwyerAmanda Posey
Critics Choice Awards (2010)

Best Picture

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2010)

British Film of the Year

Best Director

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Director

Lone Scherfig

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Nick Hornby

Best Actress

Academy Awards, USA (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Carey Mulligan