Sleepy Hollow (film)
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Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 Gothic horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. Co-produced by Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, American Zoetrope, and Tim Burton Productions, it is based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, and Jeffrey Jones in supporting roles. The plot follows New York City police constable Ichabod Crane (Depp), who is sent to investigate a series of brutal murders in the upstate village of Sleepy Hollow, where he becomes romantically involved with Katrina Van Tassel (Ricci), the daughter of the richest resident of the town (Gambon). Sleepy Hollow began development in 1993 at Paramount Pictures, with Kevin Yagher originally set to direct Andrew Kevin Walker's script as a low-budget slasher film. Disagreements with Paramount resulted in Yagher being demoted to prosthetic makeup designer, and Burton was hired to direct in June 1998. Filming took place from November 1998 to May 1999. The film was an international co-production between Germany and the United States. Sleepy Hollow had its world premiere at Mann's Chinese Theatre on November 17, 1999, and was released in the United States on November 19, by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, and grossed $207 million. It won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
| Academy Awards | March 26, 2000 | Best Art Direction | Rick Heinrichs, Peter Young | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Film Awards | April 9, 2000 | Best Production Design | Rick Heinrichs | Won |
| Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Won | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Jim Mitchell, Kevin Yagher, Joss Williams, Paddy Eason | Nominated | ||
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | June 6, 2000 | Best Horror Film | Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder | Nominated |
| Best Director | Tim Burton | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing | Andrew Kevin Walker | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Christina Ricci | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Christopher Walken | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Miranda Richardson | Nominated | ||
| Best Music | Danny Elfman | Won | ||
| Best Costume | Colleen Atwood | Nominated | ||
| Best Make-up | Kevin Yagher, Peter Owen | Nominated | ||
| Best Special Effects | Jim Mitchell, Kevin Yagher, Joss Williams, Paddy Eason | Nominated | ||
| American Society of Cinematographers | February 20, 2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild | February 8, 2000 | Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film | Rick Heinrichs, Les Tompkins, John Dexter, Kevin Phipps, John Wright Stevens, Ken Court, Andrew Nicholson, Bill Hoes, Julian Ashby, Gary Tompkins, Nick Navarro | Won |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 1999 | Best Art Direction | Rick Heinrichs | Won |
| Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Won | ||
| Best Sound | Nominated | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Nominated | |||
| BMI Film & Television Awards | December 8, 2014 | BMI Film Music Award | Danny Elfman | Won |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | May 9, 2000 | Favorite Actor – Horror | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Favorite Actress – Horror | Christina Ricci | Won | ||
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Horror | Miranda Richardson | Won | ||
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Horror | Marc Pickering | Nominated | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 12, 1999 | Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | March 13, 2000 | Best Cinematography | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild | February 25, 2000 | Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film | Colleen Atwood | Won |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards | March 19, 2000 | Best Character Makeup – Feature | Kevin Yagher, Peter Owen, Liz Tagg, Paul Gooch | Won |
| International Film Music Critics Association | February 23, 2012 | Best Archival Release of an Existing Score | Danny Elfman (also for Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride and Alice in Wonderland) | Won |
| International Film Music Critics Association | February 4, 1999 | Film Score of the Year | Danny Elfman | Nominated |
| International Horror Guild | May 12, 2000 | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | May 12, 2000 | Best Foreign Director | Tim Burton | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | January 18, 2000 | Best Score | Danny Elfman | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Design | Rick Heinrichs | Won | ||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 12, 1999 | Won | ||
| MTV Movie Awards | June 5, 2000 | Best Villain | Christopher Walken | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | December 15, 1999 | Best Sound Editing – Effects & Foley | Skip Lievsay, Thomas W. Small, Sean Garnhart, Lewis Goldstein, Paul Urmson, Craig Berkey, Richard L. Anderson, John Pospisil, Michael Dressel, Scott Curtis, Matthew Harrison, Tammy Fearing | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 8, 2000 | Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | January 9, 2000 | Best Cinematographer | Runner-up | |
| Online Film & Television Association | January 12, 2000 | Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Design | Rick Heinrichs, Ken Court, John Dexter, Andy Nicholson, Kevin Phipps, Leslie Tomkins, Peter Young | Won | ||
| Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Nominated |
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