Four Weddings and a Funeral
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Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It is the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to star Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle of friends through a number of social occasions as they each encounter romance. Andie MacDowell co-stars as Charles's love interest Carrie, with Kristin Scott Thomas, James Fleet, Simon Callow, John Hannah, Charlotte Coleman, David Bower, Corin Redgrave and Rowan Atkinson in supporting roles. The film was made in six weeks, cost under £3 million, and became an unexpected success and the highest-grossing British film in history at the time, with a worldwide box office total of $245.7 million, and received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Additionally, Grant won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the film won the BAFTA Awards' Best Film, Best Direction, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Scott Thomas. The film's success propelled Hugh Grant to international stardom, particularly in the United States. In 1999, Four Weddings and a Funeral was placed 23rd on the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century. In 2016, Empire magazine ranked it 21st in their list of the 100 best British films. A 2017 poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for Time Out magazine ranked it the 74th-best British film ever. Curtis reunited director Newell and the surviving cast for a 25th-anniversary reunion Comic Relief short entitled One Red Nose Day and a Wedding, which aired in the UK during Red Nose Day on 15 March 2019.
Infobox
Directed by
Mike Newell
Written by
Richard Curtis
Produced by
Duncan Kenworthy
Starring
mw- Hugh Grant Andie MacDowell Kristin Scott Thomas Simon Callow James Fleet John Hannah Charlotte Coleman David Bower Corin Redgrave Rowan Atkinson
Cinematography
Michael Coulter
Edited by
Jon Gregory
Music by
Richard Rodney Bennett
Productioncompanies
Gramercy Pictures Channel Four Films Working Title Films
Distributed by
Rank Film DistributorsPolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release dates
20 January 1994 (1994-01-20) (Sundance) 13 May 1994 (1994-05-13) (United Kingdom)
Running time
117 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
£3 million($4.4 million)
Box office
£218.5 milion($245.7 million)
Tables
· Reception › Awards and accolades › Awards
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Picture
Recipient
Duncan Kenworthy
Result
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Award
Best Original Screenplay
Category
Richard Curtis
Recipient
Nominated
BAFTA Awards
BAFTA Awards
Award
BAFTA Awards
Category
Best Film
Recipient
Duncan Kenworthy
Result
Won
Best Direction
Best Direction
Award
Best Direction
Category
Mike Newell
Recipient
Won
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Award
Best Original Screenplay
Category
Richard Curtis
Recipient
Nominated
Best Actor
Best Actor
Award
Best Actor
Category
Hugh Grant
Recipient
Won
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Award
Best Supporting Actor
Category
Simon Callow
Recipient
Nominated
John Hannah
John Hannah
Award
John Hannah
Category
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Best Supporting Actress
Category
Kristin Scott Thomas
Recipient
Won
Charlotte Coleman
Charlotte Coleman
Award
Charlotte Coleman
Category
Nominated
Best Editing
Best Editing
Award
Best Editing
Category
Jon Gregory
Recipient
Nominated
Best Film Music
Best Film Music
Award
Best Film Music
Category
Richard Rodney Bennett
Recipient
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Category
Best Musical or Comedy
Recipient
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Result
Nominated
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Award
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Category
Hugh Grant
Recipient
Won
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Award
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Category
Andie MacDowell
Recipient
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Award
Best Screenplay
Category
Richard Curtis
Recipient
Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards
Directors Guild of America Awards
Award
Directors Guild of America Awards
Category
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Recipient
Mike Newell
Result
Nominated
Australian Film Institute Awards
Australian Film Institute Awards
Award
Australian Film Institute Awards
Category
Best Foreign Film
Recipient
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Result
Won
British Comedy Awards
British Comedy Awards
Award
British Comedy Awards
Category
Best Comedy Film
Recipient
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Result
Won
César Awards
César Awards
Award
César Awards
Category
Best Foreign Film
Recipient
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Result
Won
Chicago Film Critics Awards
Chicago Film Critics Awards
Award
Chicago Film Critics Awards
Category
Most Promising Actor
Recipient
Hugh Grant
Result
Won
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Award
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Kristin Scott Thomas
Result
Won
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Award
Best Screenplay
Category
Richard Curtis
Recipient
Won
London Critics' Circle Film Awards
London Critics' Circle Film Awards
Award
London Critics' Circle Film Awards
Category
British Film of the Year
Recipient
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Result
Won
British Director of the Year
British Director of the Year
Award
British Director of the Year
Category
Mike Newell
Recipient
Won
British Producer of the Year
British Producer of the Year
Award
British Producer of the Year
Category
Duncan Kenworthy
Recipient
Won
British Screenwriter of the Year
British Screenwriter of the Year
Award
British Screenwriter of the Year
Category
Richard Curtis
Recipient
Won
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers Guild of America Awards
Award
Writers Guild of America Awards
Category
Best Original Screenplay
Recipient
Won
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
Award
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
Category
Film – Screenplay
Recipient
Won
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | Duncan Kenworthy | Nominated |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Curtis | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Duncan Kenworthy | Won |
| Best Direction | Mike Newell | Won | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Curtis | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Hugh Grant | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Simon Callow | Nominated | |
| John Hannah | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kristin Scott Thomas | Won | |
| Charlotte Coleman | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Jon Gregory | Nominated | |
| Best Film Music | Richard Rodney Bennett | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Musical or Comedy | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Nominated |
| Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Hugh Grant | Won | |
| Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Andie MacDowell | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Richard Curtis | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Mike Newell | Nominated |
| Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Foreign Film | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Won |
| British Comedy Awards | Best Comedy Film | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Won |
| César Awards | Best Foreign Film | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Awards | Most Promising Actor | Hugh Grant | Won |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Actress | Kristin Scott Thomas | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Richard Curtis | Won | |
| London Critics' Circle Film Awards | British Film of the Year | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Won |
| British Director of the Year | Mike Newell | Won | |
| British Producer of the Year | Duncan Kenworthy | Won | |
| British Screenwriter of the Year | Richard Curtis | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won | |
| Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards | Film – Screenplay | Won |
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