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The Crying Game
1992
Director
Neil Jordan
Year
1992
Style
Content Rating
R
Stars
Miranda Richardson, Forest Whitaker, Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson
Languages
🇬🇧 English
Origin Countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇯🇵 Japan
Synopsis
A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
Major Awards
Overall
1 win — 8 nominations
Wins (1)
Best Screenplay
Writers Guild of America, USA (1993)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Nominations (8)
Best Picture
Goya Awards (1994)
Best European Film (Mejor PelÃcula Europea)
David di Donatello Awards (1993)
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
BAFTA Awards (1993)
Best Film
Golden Globes, USA (1993)
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Academy Awards, USA (1993)
Best Picture
Best Director
Academy Awards, USA (1993)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1993)
Best Screenplay - Original
Best Actor
Academy Awards, USA (1993)
Best Actor in a Leading Role