Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 Cold War spy film directed by Tomas Alfredson. The screenplay was written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, based on John le Carré's 1974 novel of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast including Gary Oldman as George Smiley, with Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, David Dencik and Kathy Burke. It is set in London in the early 1970s and follows the hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service. The film was produced through the British company Working Title Films and financed by France's StudioCanal. It premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. A critical and commercial success, it was the highest-grossing film at the British box office for three consecutive weeks. It won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. The film also received three Oscar nominations: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and for Oldman, Best Actor. The novel had previously been adapted into the award-winning 1979 BBC television series of the same name with Alec Guinness playing the lead role of Smiley.
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| List of awards and nominations | ||||
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | 26 February 2012 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominated | ||
| Amanda Award | 17 August 2012 | Best Foreign Film | Tomas Alfredson | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers | 12 February 2012 | Best Cinematography in a Feature Film | Hoyte van Hoytema | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild | 4 February 2012 | Period Film | Maria Djurkovic (Production Designer) | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 12 February 2012 | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Outstanding British Film | Won | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Nominated | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Won | ||
| Best Original Music | Alberto Iglesias | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Hoyte van Hoytema | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Dino Jonsater | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Design | Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema | John Hurt | Won | ||
| British Film Bloggers Circle Awards | 21 February 2012 | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best British Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Nominated | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | |||
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2011 | Best British Independent Film | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominated |
| Best Director of a British Independent Film | Tomas Alfredson | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Gary Oldman | Nominated | ||
| Best Technical Achievement | Maria Djurkovic (Production Design) | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kathy Burke | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Hardy | Nominated | ||
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominated | |||
| British Film Institute | 4 December 2011 | Top Ten Films | Won | |
| Best Film | 10th Place | |||
| Burgundy Film Critics Awards | 24 February 2013 | Best Foreign Film | Tomas Alfredson | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 6 June 2012 | Best Foreign Film | Tomas Alfredson | Runner-up |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 19 December 2011 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominated | ||
| Crime Thriller Awards | 18 September 2012 | Best Film | Won | |
| Conch Awards | 19 September 2012 | Best Film Soundtrack | Stephen Griffiths | Won |
| Best Film Mix Facility | Goldcrest Post Production | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound Design & Editorial Team | Andy Shelley and Stephen Griffiths | Nominated | ||
| Denver Film Critics Society | 11 January 2012 | Best Cast | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominated | ||
| Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards | 23 December 2011 | Top Ten Films | Won | |
| Best Film | 4th Place | |||
| Top Ten Directors | Tomas Alfredson | Won | ||
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | 4th Place | ||
| Top Ten Actors | Gary Oldman | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | 3rd Place | ||
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