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Secrets & Lies
1996
Director
Mike Leigh
Year
1996
Style
Content Rating
R
Stars
Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook
Languages
🇬🇧 English
Origin Countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇫🇷 France
Synopsis
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Major Awards
Overall
2 wins — 8 nominations
Wins (2)
Best Picture
Goya Awards (1997)
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1997)
Best Screenplay - Original
Nominations (8)
Best Picture
BAFTA Awards (1997)
Best Film
César Awards, France (1997)
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
European Film Awards (1996)
European Film of the Year
Golden Globes, USA (1997)
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Academy Awards, USA (1997)
Best Picture
Best Director
Academy Awards, USA (1997)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Writers Guild of America, USA (1997)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Best Actress
Academy Awards, USA (1997)
Best Actress in a Leading Role