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The Reader

2008

IMDb

Stephen Daldry

2008·R·GermanyGermany, United StatesUnited States
Award tierSilver
Metascore
DramaMysteryRomance

Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes·Jeanette Hain·Kate Winslet·Bruno Ganz

Producers

Jason Blum·Christoph Fisser·Donna Gigliotti·Tarik Karam·Anthony Minghella

Languages

United KingdomEnglishGermanyGermanGreeceGreekLatin

Major Awards

2 wins · 10 nominations

Wins (2)

Best Actress

BAFTA Awards (2009)

Best Leading Actress

Kate Winslet
Academy Awards, USA (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Kate Winslet

Nominations (10)

Best Picture

European Film Awards (2009)

European Film

Sydney PollackAnthony MinghellaStephen DaldryDonna GigliottiRedmond Morris
David di Donatello Awards (2009)

Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)

Stephen Daldry
BAFTA Awards (2009)

Best Film

Sydney PollackAnthony MinghellaDonna GigliottiRedmond Morris
Golden Globes, USA (2009)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Critics Choice Awards (2009)

Best Picture

Best Director

BAFTA Awards (2009)

Best Director

Stephen Daldry
Golden Globes, USA (2009)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Stephen Daldry
Academy Awards, USA (2009)

Best Achievement in Directing

Stephen Daldry

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2009)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

David Hare
Golden Globes, USA (2009)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

David Hare