Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Name: Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989

1989

IMDb

Steven Soderbergh

1989·R·

United States,

United Kingdom

Award tierGold

Metascore

Drama Indie

A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.

Cast

Andie MacDowell·James Spader·Laura San Giacomo·Peter Gallagher

Producers

John Hardy·Morgan Mason·Robert F. Newmyer·Nancy Tenenbaum·Nick Wechsler

Languages

English

Major Awards

7 wins · 6 nominations

Wins (7)

Festival Grand Prize

Sundance Film Festival (1989)

Dramatic

Steven Soderbergh

Cannes Film Festival (1989)

Palme d'Or

Steven Soderbergh

Best Picture

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1990)

Best Feature

John HardyRobert F. Newmyer

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1990)

Best Director

Steven Soderbergh

Best Actor

Cannes Film Festival (1989)

Best Actor

James Spader

Best Actress

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1990)

Best Female Lead

Andie MacDowell

Critics' Awards

Cannes Film Festival (1989)

FIPRESCI Prize

Steven Soderbergh

Nominations (6)

Festival Grand Prize

Sundance Film Festival (1989)

Dramatic

Steven Soderbergh

Best Picture

César Awards, France (1990)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Steven Soderbergh

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1990)

Best Screenplay - Original

Steven Soderbergh

Writers Guild of America, USA (1990)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Steven Soderbergh

Golden Globes, USA (1990)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Steven Soderbergh

Best Actor

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1990)

Best Male Lead

James Spader