Casino Royale (2006 film)
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Casino Royale is a 2006 action spy thriller film, the twenty-first in the Eon Productions James Bond series, the third screen adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 novel of the same name, and the first to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The second entry in the film series to be directed by Martin Campbell, its screenplay was written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis, and co-stars Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, and Jeffrey Wright. In the film, Bond is on a mission to bankrupt the terrorism financier Le Chiffre (Mikkelsen) in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale in Montenegro. Following Die Another Day (2002), Eon decided to reboot the franchise, attempting to provide a realistic and darker exploration of a less experienced and more vulnerable Bond. Casting involved a widespread search for a new actor to succeed Pierce Brosnan as Bond; the choice of Craig, announced in October 2005, initially proved controversial. Principal photography took place in the Bahamas, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic, with interior sets built at Pinewood Studios and Barrandov Studios, from January to July 2006. The film features primarily practical stuntwork as opposed to the computer-generated placements seen in other Bond films. Casino Royale premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 14 November 2006, and was theatrically released first in the United Kingdom on 16 November, and in the United States a day later. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for Craig's reinvention of the character and the departure from the tropes of previous Bond films. It grossed over $616 million worldwide, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 2006 and the highest-grossing James Bond film until the release of Skyfall (2012). A sequel, Quantum of Solace, was released in 2008.
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| Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Stuart Baird | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Peter Lamont | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Craig | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Phil Méheux | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Stuart Baird | Nominated | |
| Best Original Music | David Arnold | Nominated | |
| Best Production Design | Peter Lamont, Lee Sandales and Simon Wakefield | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Chris Munro, Eddy Joseph, Mike Prestwood Smith, Martin Cantwell and Mark Taylor | Won | |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Steve Begg, Chris Corbould, John Paul Docherty and Ditch Doy | Nominated | |
| Outstanding British Film | Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, Martin Campbell, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Lindy Hemming | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Original Song | "You Know My Name" (Chris Cornell, David Arnold) | Won |
| Saturn Awards | Best Action or Adventure Film | Casino Royale | Won |
| Best Actor | Daniel Craig | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Eva Green | Nominated | |
| Best Writing | Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| Best Music | David Arnold | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe and Roy Quinn | Won |
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