Movies
Secrets & Lies
- May 24, 1996
- 142 min.
- Drama
- France
- United Kingdom
France
United Kingdom
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
Original title: Secrets & Lies
17
nominations
47%
winning rate
8
wins
British Academy Film Awards #50 - 1997
| Award | People | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Simon Channing Williams, Mike Leigh - as producer(s) | — |
| Outstanding British Film | Simon Channing Williams, Mike Leigh | Winner |
| Best Director | Mike Leigh | — |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Timothy Spall | — |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Brenda Blethyn | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | — |
| Best Original Screenplay | Mike Leigh | Winner |
Academy Awards #69 - 1997
| Award | People | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Simon Channing Williams - as producer(s) | — |
| Best Director | Mike Leigh | — |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Brenda Blethyn | — |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | — |
| Best Original Screenplay | Mike Leigh | — |
Goya Awards #11 - 1997
| Award | People | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Best European Film | — | Winner |
Cannes Film Festival #49 - 1996
| Award | People | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Palme d'Or [Main Competition] | Mike Leigh | Winner |
| Best Picture [Prize of the Ecumenical Jury] | Mike Leigh | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role [Main Competition] | Brenda Blethyn | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Prize [Main Competition] | Mike Leigh | Winner |
