The Crying Game

Name: The Crying Game
Director: Neil Jordan
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1992

1992

IMDb

Neil Jordan

1992·R·

United Kingdom, Japan

Japan

Award tierSilver

Metascore

Crime Drama Romance Thriller Indie

A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.

Cast

Miranda Richardson·Forest Whitaker·Stephen Rea·Jaye Davidson

Producers

Paul Cowan·Rainer Grupe·Elizabeth Karlsen·Nik Powell·Stephen Woolley

Languages

English

Major Awards

3 wins · 9 nominations

Wins (3)

Best Picture

PGA Awards (1993)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Stephen Woolley

Best Director

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1993)

British Director of the Year

Neil Jordan

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (1993)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Neil Jordan

Nominations (9)

Best Picture

Goya Awards (1994)

Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)

Neil Jordan

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1993)

Best Film

David di Donatello Awards (1993)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

Neil Jordan

BAFTA Awards (1993)

Best Film

Neil JordanStephen Woolley

Golden Globes, USA (1993)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Academy Awards, USA (1993)

Best Picture

Stephen Woolley

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1993)

Best Director

Neil Jordan

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1993)

Best Screenplay - Original

Neil Jordan

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1993)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Stephen Rea