A Man for All Seasons
Director: Fred Zinnemann. Cast: Paul Scofield, Leo McKern, Wendy Hiller, Nigel Davenport, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah
York, Corin Redgrave, John Hurt, Cyril Luckham, Vanessa Redgrave. Screenplay: Robert Bolt (based on his play).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: B
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: Fred Zinnemann
- *Best Actor: Paul Scofield
- Best Supporting Actress: Wendy Hiller
- Best Supporting Actor: Robert Shaw
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Robert Bolt
- *Best Cinematography (Color): Ted Moore
- *Best Costume Design (Color): Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Drama)
- *Best Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
- *Best Actor (Drama): Paul Scofield
- Best Supporting Actor: Robert Shaw
- *Best Screenplay: Robert Bolt
- Other Awards:
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: Fred Zinnemann
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Picture; Best Director: Fred Zinnemann; Best Actor: Paul Scofield;
- Best Screenplay: Robert Bolt
- National Board of Review—Best Picture; Best Director: Fred Zinnemann; Best Actor: Paul Scofield;
- Best Supporting Actor: Robert Shaw
- British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—Best Picture; Best British Film; Best British Actor: Paul Scofield;
- Best British Screenplay: Robert Bolt; Best British Cinematography: Ted Moore; Best British Art Direction: John Box;
- Best British Costume Design: Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge