Secrets & Lies

Name: Secrets & Lies
Director: Mike Leigh
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1996

1996

IMDb

Mike Leigh

1996·R·

United Kingdom, France

France

Award tierGold

Metascore

Comedy Drama Indie

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

Cast

Timothy Spall·Phyllis Logan·Brenda Blethyn·Claire Rushbrook

Languages

English

Major Awards

9 wins · 9 nominations

Wins (9)

Best Picture

Goya Awards (1997)

Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1997)

Best Screenplay - Original

Other

Cannes Film Festival (1996)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1996)

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1996)

Best Picture

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1997)

British Director of the Year

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1997)

British Film of the Year

Nominations (9)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1997)

Best Film

César Awards, France (1997)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

European Film Awards (1996)

European Film of the Year

Golden Globes, USA (1997)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Academy Awards, USA (1997)

Best Picture

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1997)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (1997)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Best Actress

Academy Awards, USA (1997)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Other

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1997)

Best Film