The Silence of the Lambs
Director: Jonathan Demme. Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine, Scott Glenn, Brooke Smith, Anthony Heald, Kasi Lemmons,
Frankie R. Faison, Diane Baker, Charles Napier, Chris Isaak, Daniel von Bargen, Stuart Rudin, Jeffrie Lane, Masha Skorobogatov.
Screenplay: Ted Tally.
Full review to follow soon. Grade: A–
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: Jonathan Demme
- *Best Actress: Jodie Foster
- *Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Ted Tally
- Best Film Editing: Craig McKay
- Best Sound
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture (Drama)
- Best Director: Jonathan Demme
- *Best Actress (Drama): Jodie Foster
- Best Actor (Drama): Anthony Hopkins
- Best Screenplay: Ted Tally
- Other Awards:
- Berlin Film Festival—Best Director: Jonathan Demme (tie)
- Producers Guild of America—Best Picture
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: Jonathan Demme
- Writers Guild of America—Best Adapted Screenplay: Ted Tally
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Picture; Best Director: Jonathan Demme; Best Actress: Jodie Foster;
- Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins
- Boston Society of Film Critics—Best Picture; Best Director: Jonathan Demme; Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Hopkins;
- Best Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto
- National Board of Review—Best Picture; Best Director: Jonathan Demme; Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Hopkins
- British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—Best Actress: Jodie Foster; Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins