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Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

2004

James M. Barrie

PHOTO GALLERY

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Well-known playwright James M. Barrie (Johnny Depp) finds his career at a crossroads when his latest play flops and doubters question his future. Then by chance he meets a widow (Kate Winslet) and her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the imagination needed to produce Barrie's greatest work, Peter Pan.

Director: Marc Forster

Cast: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Nick Roud, Radha Mitchell, Joe Prospero, Freddie Highmore, Dustin Hoffman

Awards:

2005 ACADEMY AWARDS (OSCARS):
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Won)
- Best Achievement in Art Direction: Gemma Jackson and Trisha Edwards (Nominated)
- Best Achievement in Costume Design: Alexandra Byrne (Nominated)
- Best Achievement in Editing: Matt Chesse (Nominated)
- Best Picture: Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower (Nominated)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: David Magee (Nominated)

2005 ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR FILMS (SATURN AWARDS):
- Best Actor: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
- Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Freddie Highmore (Nominated)

2005 AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (EDDIE AWARDS):
- Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic: Matt Chesse (Nominated)

2005 AMERICAN SCREENWRITERS ASSOCIATION:
- Discover Screenwriting Award: David Magee (Nominated)

2005 ART DIRECTORS GUILD:
- Excellence in Production Design Award Feature Film - Period or Fantasy Film: Gemma Jackson (production designer); Peter Russell (supervising art director); Rosie Hardwick (assistant art director); Phil Harvey (assistant art director) (Nominated)

2005 BAFTA AWARDS:
- Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Nominated)
- Best Cinematography: Roberto Schaefer (Nominated)
- Best Costume Design: Alexandra Byrne (Nominated)
- Best Film: Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower (Nominated)
- Best Make Up/Hair: Christine Blundell (Nominated)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet (Nominated)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Julie Christie (Nominated)
- Best Production Design: Gemma Jackson (Nominated)
- Best Screenplay - Adapted: David Magee (Nominated)
- David Lean Award for Direction: Marc Forster (Nominated)

2005 BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
- Best Family Film (Live Action) (Won)
- Best Young Actor: Freddie Highmore (Won)
- Best Actor: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
- Best Director: Marc Forster (Nominated)
- Best Picture (Nominated)
- Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet (Nominated)
- Best Writer: David Magee (Nominated)

2005 CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY:
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: David Crozier (production mixer); Lora Hirschberg (re-recording mixer); Brandon Proctor (re-recording mixer) (Nominated)

2005 DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA:
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: Marc Forster (Nominated)

2005 EMPIRE AWARDS:
- Best Newcomer: Freddie Highmore (Won)
- Best Actor: Johnny Depp (Nominated)

2005 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:
- Best Director - Motion Picture: Marc Forster (Nominated)
- Best Motion Picture - Drama (Nominated)
- Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Nominated)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
- Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: David Magee (Nominated)

HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL:
- Heartland Award of Excellence: Marc Forster (Won)

2005 LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS:
- Best Actress: Kate Winslet (Won - Also for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004)
- Best Family Film (Won)
- Youth in Film: Freddie Highmore (Won)

2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS:
- Breakthrough Male: Freddie Highmore (Nominated)

2004 NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW:
- Best Picture (Won)
- Outstanding Film Music Composition: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Won)

2005 PGA GOLDEN LAUREL AWARDS:
- Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award: Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower (Nominated)

2005 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS:
- Favorite Movie Drama - (Nominated)
- Favorite On-Screen Chemistry - Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp (Nominated)

2004 PHOENIX FILM CRITICS AWARDS:
- Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male: Freddie Highmore (Won)

2006 ROBERT FESTIVAL:
Best American Film - Marc Forster (Nominated)

2005 SATELLITE AWARDS:
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
- Best Original Score: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Nominated)

2005 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD (SAG) AWARDS:
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Julie Christie, Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Dustin Hoffman, Radha Mitchell, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Luke Spill, Kate Winslet (Nominated)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Freddie Highmore (Nominated)

2005 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS:
- Choice Movie Actor - Drama: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
- Choice Movie Actress - Drama: Kate Winslet (Nominated)
- Choice Movie: Drama (Nominated)

2004 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL:
- Laterna Magica Prize: Marc Forster (Won)

2005 YOUNG ARTIST AWARDS:
- Best Family Feature Film - Drama: (Won)
- Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger: Luke Spill (Won)
- Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast: Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Luke Spill (Won)
- Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor: Freddie Highmore (Nominated)

Official Site: www.miramax.com/findingneverland/


ABOUT THIS MOVIE

(Compiled by Kaitlyn)

Quotes from Johnny Depp:

"In life there are many good and bad things that happen to us but there are very few of us that overcome adversity and are inspired by it to write a story, like Barrie did. At the end of filming [Finding Neverland] I cried. I was overcome with emotion when we finished working because I understood that imagination and fantasy are essential in a consumerist and insensitive world like this one. What's truly important today is creativity. This is one answer to the violence that rules in our world. Faced with the horrible scenes and situations that we must live through, you have to remember to open yourself to hope. You have to close your eyes and believe. In the end, things will change."
--Johnny Depp
Cinemania Magazine (Argentina), January 2005

Thanks to Catherine for the translation!

"I thought it was a beautiful story and it was interesting the way he came up with the idea for Peter Pan - although we see titbits of information that inspired it, and there was always some speculation about Barrie that maybe there was some kind of pedophilia going on, which I actually don't think there was. What I do believe is he was an incredibly dark figure, really depressed ... morose."
--Johnny Depp
Daily Record, July 11, 2003

Quotes from others:

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