A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
AMAZON.COM REVIEWS FOR THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993):
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- Academy Awards, USA
1994
Nominated
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Anthony Hopkins
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Emma Thompson
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Luciana Arrighi
Ian Whittaker
Best Costume Design
Jenny Beavan
John Bright
Best Director
James Ivory
Best Music, Original Score
Richard Robbins
Best Picture
Mike Nichols
John Calley
Ismail Merchant
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- BAFTA Awards
1994
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Best Actress
Emma Thompson
Best Cinematography
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Best Film
Ismail Merchant
Mike Nichols
John Calley
James Ivory
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
David Lean Award for Direction
James Ivory
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1994
Won
DFWFCA Award
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins
- David di Donatello Awards
1994
Won
David
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Anthony Hopkins
Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)
Emma Thompson
- Directors Guild of America, USA
1994
Nominated
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
James Ivory
- Evening Standard British Film Awards
1994
Won
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Actress
Emma Thompson
Also for Much Ado About Nothing (1993).
- Golden Globes, USA
1994
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
James Ivory
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Anthony Hopkins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Emma Thompson
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Goya Awards
1995
Nominated
Goya
Best European Film (Mejor Pelнcula Europea)
UK.
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1995
Won
Silver Ribbon
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
James Ivory
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1994
Won
KCFCC Award
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Best Actress
Emma Thompson
- London Critics Circle Film Awards
1994
Won
ALFS Award
Actor of the Year
Anthony Hopkins
British Film of the Year
Director of the Year
James Ivory
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1993
Won
LAFCA Award
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Also for Shadowlands (1993).
- National Board of Review, USA
1993
Won
NBR Award
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Also for Shadowlands (1993).
- Robert Festival
1995
Won
Robert
Best Foreign Film (Еrets udenlandske spillefilm)
James Ivory (director)
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1994
Won
SEFCA Award
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Also for Shadowlands (1993).
3rd place
SEFCA Award
Best Picture
- Writers Guild of America, USA
1994
Nominated
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala