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Film Details - Bazmark Films , 2001

Producers:

Baz Luhrmann (Producer)

Fred Baron (Producer)

Martin Brown (Producer)

Steve E. Andrews (Associate Producer)

Catherine Martin (Associate Producer)

Catherine Knapman (Co-Producer)

Production Companies:

Bazmark Films

Director of Photography:

Donald McAlpine

Editors:

Jill Bilcock

Production Designers:

Catherine Martin

Composer:

Craig Armstrong (original music)

Music:

Marius DeVries (Music Diector)

Baz Luhrmann (Music Producer - Songs)

Cast:

Incl. Nicole Kidman (Satine), Ewan McGregor (Christian), Jim Broadbent (Harold Zidler), John Leguizamo (Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec Monfa), Richard Roxburgh (The Duke of Monroth), Kylie Minogue (The Green Fairy), Jacek Koman (The Argentinian), Caroline O'Connor (Nini Legs in the Air), Matthew Whittet (Satie), Kerry Walker (Marie), Garry McDonald (Doctor), Christine Anu (Arabia), Natalie Jackson Mendoza (China Doll), Lara Mulcahy (Môme Fromage), David Wenham (Audrey), Ozzy Osbourne (Green Fairy Vocal Effects), Peter Whitford, Norman Kaye, Arthur Dignam, Jonathon Hardy, Placido Domingo, Johnny Lockwood, Tara Morice.

Release Dates:

1. First screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival (9 May) and premiered in the USA on 16 May 2001). Commercial release dates include: Australia (18 May 2001), New Zealand (31 May 2001) USA (1 June 2001).

2. Released on DVD format in 2001 by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Australia) and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment South Pacific (USA). Also released on videocassette format in 2002 by Twentieth Century Fox.

Location:

Filmed at Fox Studios, Moore park (Sydney, Australia). Additional filming at Madrid (Spain).

Awards:

American Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2002) Composer of the Year - Craig Armstrong (winner)
American Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2002) Editor of the Year - Jill Bilcock (winner)
American Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2002) Movie of the Year - Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann and Fred Baron (nomination)
American Cinema Editors, USA (2002) Best Edited Feature Film, Comedy or Musical - Jill Bilcock (winner)
American Choreography Awards, USA (2002) Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film -John O'Connell (winner)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (2002) Best DVD Special Edition Release (nomination)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (2002) Saturn Award, Best Costumes - Catherine Martin Angus Strathie (nomination)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA (2002) Best Makeup - Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti (nomination)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA (2002) Best Picture - Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA (2002) Best Sound - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics (nomination)
American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards, USA (2002) Outstanding Song in a Motion Picture Soundtrack - Christina Aguilera ["Lady Marmalade"] (winner).
American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards, USA (2002) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - John Leguizamo (nomination)
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), USA (2002) Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures - Kenny Nolan ["Lady Marmalade"] (winner).
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA (2002) Best Art Direction/Set Decoration - Catherine Martin and Brigitte Broch (winners)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA (2002) Best Costume Design -Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie (winners)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA (2002) Best Actress in a Leading Role - Nicole Kidman (nomination)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA (2002) Best Cinematography - Don McAlpine (nomination)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA (2002) Best Editing - Jill Bilcock (nomination)
Art Directors Guild, USA (2002) Excellence in Production Design Award - Catherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Annie Beauchamp, Nikki DiFalco, Jacinta Leong, Prisque Salvi, Sarah Light, Deborah Riley (winners)
American Society of Cinematographers, USA (2002) Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, Theatrical Releases - Donald McAlpine mination)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2002) Best Cinematography Donald McAlpine (winner)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2002)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2002) Best Costume Design - Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie (winners)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2002) Best Editing - Jill Bilcock (winner)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2001) Best Production Design - Catherine Martin (winner)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2001) Best Sound - Andy Nelson, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics (winners)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2001) Best Actor in a Leading Role - Ewan McGregor (nomination)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2001) Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Richard Roxburgh (nomination)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2001) Best Actress in a Leading Role - Nicole Kidman (nomination)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2001) Best Direction - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (2001) Best Film - Baz Luhrmann, Martin Brown and Fred Baron (nomination)
Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards (2001) Excellence in Production Design Award, Feature Film - Period or Fantasy Films - Catherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Annie Beauchamp, Nikki DiFalco, Jacinta Leong, Prisque Salvi, Sarah Light, Deborah Riley (winners)
Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards (2001) Technical Achievement Award - Simon Leadley, Tim Ryan, Guntis Sics and Stuart Waller [music production] (winners)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music - Craig Armstrong Marius De Vries (winners)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Jim Broadbent (winner)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Sound - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics, Gareth Vanderhope and Antony Gray (winners)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects - Chris Godfrey, Andy Brown, Nathan McGuinness and Brian Cox (nomination)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Cinematography - Donald McAlpine (nomination)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Costume Design - Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie (nomination)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Editing - Jill Bilcock (nomination)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Film - Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann and Fred Baron (nomination)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Make Up/Hair - Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti (nomination)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) Best Production Design - Catherine Martin (nomination)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, UK (2002) David Lean Award for Direction - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Bodil Awards, Denmark (2002) Best Non-American Film (nomination)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, USA (2002) Critics Choice Awards, Best Director - Baz Luhrmann (winner)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, USA (2002) Critics Choice Awards, Best Actress - Nicole Kidman (nomination)
Cannes Film Festival, France (2002), Golden Palm - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Casting Society of America, USA (2002) Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama - Ronna Kress (winner)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, USA (2002) Best Cinematography - Donald McAlpine (nomination)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, USA (2002) Best Director - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Chlotrudis Awards, USA (2002) Audience Award, Best Cinematography - Donald McAlpine (winner)
Chlotrudis Awards, USA (2002) Audience Award, Best Director - Baz Luhrmann (winner)
Cinema Audio Society, USA (2002) Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics (nomination)
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Brazil (2002) Best Foreign Language Film (nomination)
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain (2002) Best Foreign Film (nomination)
César Awards, France (2002) Best Foreign Film (nomination)
Directors Guild of America, USA (2002) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Empire Awards, UK (2002) Best Actress - Nicole Kidman (winner)
Empire Awards, UK (2002)Best British Actor - Ewan McGregor (winner)
Empire Awards, UK (2002) Best Director - Baz Luhrmann (winner)
Empire Awards, UK (2002) Best Film (nomination)
European Film Awards, (2002) Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema - Ewan McGregor (winner)
European Film Awards, (2002) Screen International Award - Baz Luhrmann (winner)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2002) Best Cinematography - Donald McAlpine (winner)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2002) Best Director - Baz Luhrmann (winner)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2002) Best Actor, Female - Nicole Kidman (nomination)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2002) Best Actor, Male - Ewan McGregor (nomination)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2002) Best Editing - Jill Bilcock (nomination)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2002) Best Film (nomination)
Golden Globes, USA (2002) Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (winner)
Golden Globes, USA (2002) Best Original Score, Motion Picture - Craig Armstrong (winner)
Golden Globes, USA (2002) Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy - Nicole Kidman (winner)
Golden Globes, USA (2002) Best Director, Motion Picture - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Golden Globes, USA (2002) Best Original Song, Motion Picture - David Baerwald [for "Come What May"] (nomination)
Golden Globes, USA (2002) Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy - Ewan McGregor (nomination)
Golden Trailer Awards, USA (2002) Best Romance (winner)
Golden Trailer Awards, USA (2002) Best Music (nomination)
Golden Trailer Awards, USA (2002) Best of Show(nomination)
Grammy Awards, USA (2002) Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Nomination)
Hollywood Film Festival, USA (2002) Hollywood Movie of the Year - Baz Luhrmann (winner)
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, USA (2002) Best Period Hair Styling, Feature - Aldo Signoretti, Ferdinando Merolla, Giorgio Gregorini (winners)
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, USA (2002) Best Period Makeup, Feature - Maurizio Silvi, Vincenzo Mastrantonio and Lesley Vanderwalt (winners)
Inside Film (IF) Awards, USA (2002) Best Cinematography - Donald McAlpine (winner)
Inside Film (IF) Awards, USA (2002) Best Music - Craig Armstrong, Steve Sharples, Chris Elliott and Marius De Vries (winners)
Inside Film (IF) Awards, USA (2002) Best Actor - Ewan McGregor (nomination)
Inside Film (IF) Awards, USA (2002) Best Actress - Nicole Kidman (nomination)
Inside Film (IF) Awards, USA (2002) Best Direction - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Inside Film (IF) Awards, USA (2002) Best Editing - Jill Bilcock (nomination)
Inside Film (IF) Awards, USA (2002) Best Feature Film Baz Luhrmann, Fred Baron and Martin Brown (nomination)
Inside Film (IF) Awards, USA (2002)Best Sound Design - Andy Nelson and Roger Savage (nomination)
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, Italy (2002) Silver Ribbon Award for Best Director, Foreign Film - Baz Luhrmann (Nomination)
London Critics Circle Film Awards, UK (2002) Actress of the Year - Nicole Kidman [also for The Others] (winner)
London Critics Circle Film Awards, UK (2002) British Actor of the Year - Ewan McGregor (winner)
London Critics Circle Film Awards, UK (2002) Film of the Year (winner)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, USA (2002) Best Production Design - Catherine Martin (winner)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, USA (2002) Best Supporting Actor - Jim Broadbent (winner)
MTV Movie Awards, USA (2002) Best Female Performance - Nicole Kidman (winner)
MTV Movie Awards, USA (2002) Best Musical Sequence - Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman (winners)
MTV Movie Awards, USA (2002) Best Cameo - Kylie Minogue (nomination)
MTV Movie Awards, USA (2002) Best Kiss - Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor (nomination)
MTV Movie Awards, USA (2002) Best Musical Sequence - Nicole Kidman (nomination)
Mexican Cinema Journalists, Mexico (2002) Silver Goddess Award, Best Foreign Film (winner)
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (2002) Golden Reel Award, Best Sound Editing, Music - Musical Feature Film (winner)
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (2002) Golden Reel Award, Best Sound Editing - Foreign Film (nomination)
National Board of Review, USA (2002) Best Film (winner)
National Board of Review, USA (2002)Best Supporting Actor - Jim Broadbent
Online Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Overall DVD (winner)
Online Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Cinematography - Donald McAlpine (nomination)
Online Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Director - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Online Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Original Score - Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries and Steve Hitchcock (nomination)
Producers Guild Awards (PGA), USA (2002) Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award - Baz Luhrmann (winner)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Cinematography - Donald McAlpine (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Costume Design - Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Director - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Film Editing - Jill Bilcock (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Makeup - Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Original Score - Craig Armstrong (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Original Song - David Baerwald [for "Come What May"] (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Production Design - Catherine Martin (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music (nomination)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, USA (2002) Best Visual Effects - Chris Godfrey, Andy Brown, Nathan McGuinness and Brian Cox (nomination)

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