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Sons and Lovers

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.

Original title: Sons and Lovers

7

nominations

14%

winning rate

1

win

Academy Awards #33 - 1961

Award People Status
Best Picture Jerry Wald - as producer(s)
Best Director Jack Cardiff
Best Actor in a Leading Role Trevor Howard
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Mary Ure
Best Adapted Screenplay Gavin Lambert, T. E. B. Clarke
Best Cinematography (Black and White) Freddie Francis Winner
Best Production Design (Black and White) Thomas N. Morahan, Lionel Couch

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