Tom Jones
Director: Tony Richardson. Cast: Albert Finney, Susannah York, George Devine, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, David Tomlinson, Joyce Redman, Julian Glover, Lynn Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Jack MacGowran, voice of Micheál MacLiammóir. Screenplay: John Osborne (based on the novel by Henry Fielding).

Full review to follow soon. Grade: B–


Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
*Best Picture
*Best Director: Tony Richardson
Best Actor: Albert Finney
Best Supporting Actress: Diane Cilento
Best Supporting Actress: Edith Evans
Best Supporting Actress: Joyce Redman
Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith
*Best Adapted Screenplay: John Osborne
Best Art Direction (Color): Ralph W. Brinton and Ted Marshall
*Best Musical Score (Substantially Original): John Addison
Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
*Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Best Director: Tony Richardson
Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Albert Finney
Best Supporting Actress: Joan Greenwood
Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith
*Most Promising Newcomer (Male): Albert Finney (tie)
*Best English-Language Foreign Film
Other Awards:
Venice Film Festival—Best Actor: Albert Finney
Directors Guild of America—Best Director: Tony Richardson
New York Film Critics Circle—Best Picture; Best Director: Tony Richardson; Best Actor: Albert Finney
National Board of Review—Best Picture; Best Director: Tony Richardson
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—Best Picture; Best British Film; Best British Screenplay: John Osborne

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