Downton Abbey (film)
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Downton Abbey is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Michael Engler from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes, based on the television series of the same name created by Fellowes. The film continues the storyline from the series, with much of the original cast returning. A sequel, Downton Abbey: A New Era, was released in the United Kingdom in April 2022 and a second sequel, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, was released in September 2025. Set in 1927, this film depicts a royal visit to the Crawley family's stately home in Yorkshire. As royal staff members descend on Downton, an assassin has also arrived and attempts to kill the monarch. After the series ended, a film adaptation was reportedly being considered in April 2016, with Fellowes working on an outline plot. The producers confirmed that a feature-length film would be made in July 2018, and principal photography started in London later the following month, and in other places in England, including Shepperton Studios and Highclere Castle. Filming ended that November, with a $13–20 million budget. Downton Abbey premiered at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on 9 September 2019, and was released in the United Kingdom on 13 September and in the United States on 20 September, by Focus Features. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $194.7 million worldwide.
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| List of awards, accolades and nominations | |||||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | |
| 2020 | Movies for Grownups Award | Best Supporting Actress | Maggie Smith | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Movies for Grownups Award | Best Ensemble | Downton Abbey | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Movies for Grownups Award | Readers' Choice | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | EDA Special Mention Award | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Maggie Smith | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Awards Circuit Community Award | Best Costume Design | Anna Robbins | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Production Design | Donal Woods Gina Cromwell | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Costume Design | Anna Robbins | Nominated | |
| 2020 | CinEuphoria Award | Best Supporting Actress – International Competition | Maggie Smith | Nominated | |
| 2020 | CinEuphoria Award | Best Ensemble – International Competition | Hugh Bonneville Laura Carmichael Jim Carter Michelle Dockery Joanne Froggatt Robert James-Collier Allen Leech Elizabeth McGovern Maggie Smith Imelda Staunton | Nominated | |
| 2020 | CDG Award | Excellence in Period Film | Anna Robbins | Nominated | |
| 2020 | GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Downton Abbey | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling – Feature-Length Motion Picture | Anne Oldham Elaine Browne Marc Pilcher | Won | |
| 2020 | Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Feature-Length Motion Picture | Anne Oldham Elaine Browne Sam Smart | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Hollywood Film Award | Costume Designer of the Year | Anna Robbins | Won | |
| 2019 | SDFCS Award | Best Costume Design | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | SDFCS Award | Best Production Design | Donal Woods | Nominated | |
| 2019 | SDFCS Award | Best Ensemble | Downton Abbey | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Satellite Award | Best Costume Design | Anna Robbins | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Seattle Film Critics Award | Best Costume Design | Nominated | ||
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