USA,
2002, 114 min
Directed by:
Spike JonzeScreenplay:
Charlie KaufmanCinematography:
Lance AcordComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Jim Beaver, Judy Greer, Litefoot, Doug Jones, Roger Willie, Gregory Itzin, Ron Livingston (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche (Cooper), New Yorker journalist Susan Orlean (Streep), Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Cage), and his twin brother, Donald (also Cage). As Charlie struggles to adapt Orlean's best-selling book "The Orchid Thief," he writes himself into his own movie. The various stories crash into one another exploding into a wildly imaginative film. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2003 - Chris Cooper (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2003 - Nicolas Cage (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2003 - Meryl Streep (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2003 - Charlie Kaufman, Cristina do Rego (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2003 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2003 - Nicolas Cage (Best Leading Actor)
- 2003 - Chris Cooper (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2003 - Meryl Streep (Best Supporting Actress)
Goya Awards
- 2004 - Spike Jonze (Best Director)
Golden Globes
- 2003 - Chris Cooper (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2003 - Meryl Streep (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 2003 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 2003 - Spike Jonze (Best Director)
- 2003 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Screenplay)
- 2003 - Nicolas Cage (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2003 - Chris Cooper (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2003 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Writer)
- 2003 - Best Picture
- 2003 - Meryl Streep (Best Supporting Actress)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2002 - Best Film
- 2002 - Chris Cooper (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2002 - Meryl Streep (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2002 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Screenplay)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2002 - Chris Cooper (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2002 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Screenplay)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2002 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Screenplay)
- 2002 - Chris Cooper (Best Supporting Actor)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2003 - Spike Jonze (Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize)
- 2003 - Spike Jonze (Golden Bear for Best Film)