Leaving Las Vegas

Name: Leaving Las Vegas
Director: Mike Figgis
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995

1995

IMDb

Mike Figgis

1995·TV-MA·

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Drama Romance

Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

Cast

Nicolas Cage·Elisabeth Shue·Julian Sands·Richard Lewis

Languages

English

Russian

Major Awards

7 wins · 9 nominations

Wins (7)

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1996)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Other

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1996)

Best Female Lead

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1996)

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1996)

Best Feature

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1995)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1995)

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1995)

Best Picture

Nominations (9)

Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA (1996)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1996)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1996)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1996)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Writers Guild of America, USA (1996)

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Best Actress

Academy Awards, USA (1996)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Other

PGA Awards (1996)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1995)

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1996)

Best Male Lead