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Leaving Las Vegas
1995
Director
Mike Figgis
Year
1995
Style
Content Rating
TV-MA
Stars
Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis
Languages
🇬🇧 English, 🇷🇺 Russian
Origin Countries
🇺🇸 United States
Synopsis
Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Major Awards
Overall
1 win — 6 nominations
Wins (1)
Best Actor
Academy Awards, USA (1996)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominations (6)
Best Picture
Golden Globes, USA (1996)
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Director
Golden Globes, USA (1996)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Academy Awards, USA (1996)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1996)
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Writers Guild of America, USA (1996)
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Best Actress
Academy Awards, USA (1996)
Best Actress in a Leading Role