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The Piano

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

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DIRECTOR

Jane Campion

WRITER

Jane Campion

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Stuart Dryburgh

EDITOR

Veronika Jenet

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Michael Nyman

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Andrew McAlpine

PRODUCER

Jan Chapman

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Alain Depardieu

ART DIRECTION

Gregory P. Keen

ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR

Jackie Gilmore

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Mark Turnbull

CASTING

Alison Barrett
Diana Rowan
Susie Figgis
Victoria Thomas

COSTUME DESIGN

Janet Patterson

FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Chris Short
Mark Turnbull

MAKEUP & HAIR

Francia Smeets
Noriko Watanabe

MAKEUP ARTIST

Katherine James
Marjory Hamlin

SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Victoria Hardy

SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR

Colin Englert

SET DECORATION

Meryl Cronin

SOUND DESIGNER

Lee Smith

SOUND MIXER

Gethin Creagh

SPECIAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR

Ken Durey
Waynne Rugg

STUNT COORDINATOR

Robert Bruce

STUNT DOUBLE

Georgina Gilbert
Sue Easdon

STUNTS

Steve Griffin

TITLE DESIGNER

Peter Long

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The Piano
Released 1993
Directed by Jane Campion
Title page #713

Cannes Film Festival

1993Winner: Award For Best Actress
Winner: Palme D'Or

Academy Awards

1994Winner: Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Nominee: Best Picture
Nominee: Best Costume Design
Nominee: Best Cinematography
Winner: Best Actress
Nominee: Best Director
Nominee: Best Film Editing
Winner: Best Supporting Actress

BAFTA Awards

1994Winner: Best Actress In A Leading Role
Nominee: Best Editing
Nominee: Best Direction
Nominee: Best Original Music
Nominee: Best Sound
Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
Nominee: Best Film

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Golden Globe Awards

1993Winner: Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominee: Best Director
Nominee: Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominee: Best Screenplay
Nominee: Best Original Score
Nominee: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

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Film Independent Spirit Awards

1994Winner: Award For Best Foreign Film

BFI London Film Festival

1993Winner: Film Critics Circle Award For Actress Of The Year
Winner: Film Critics Circle Award For Film Of The Year

AACTA Award For Best Cinematography

1993Winner: AACTA Award For Best Cinematography
Nominee: AACTA Award For Best Actress In A Supporting Role
1994Winner: CéSar Award For Best Foreign Film
Nominee: AACTA Award For Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Editing
Winner: National Society Of Film Critics Award For Best Screenplay
Winner: National Society Of Film Critics Award For Best Actress
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Production Design
Nominee: National Society Of Film Critics Award For Best Film
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Sound
Nominee: National Society Of Film Critics Award For Best Supporting Actress
Nominee: American Society Of Cinematographers Award For Outstanding Achievement In Cinematography In Theatrical Releases
Winner: Writers Guild Of America Award For Best Original Screenplay
Nominee: Directors Guild Of America Award For Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Actress In A Leading Role
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Film
Nominee: National Society Of Film Critics Award For Best Cinematography
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Costume Design
Nominee: National Society Of Film Critics Award For Best Director
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Direction
Nominee: David Di Donatello For Best Foreign Actress
1995Nominee: Japan Academy Prize For Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Original Music Score
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Original Screenplay
Winner: AACTA Award For Best Actor In A Leading Role
Winner: New York Film Critics Circle Award For Best Director
Winner: New York Film Critics Circle Award For Best Actress
Winner: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award For Best Director
Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
Winner: National Board Of Review Award For Best Actress
Winner: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award For Best Actress