Billy Elliot

Summary

Billy Elliot is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,557 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Billy Elliot received the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3].
• Billy Elliot received the Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[4].
• Billy Elliot received the BAFTA Award for Best British Film^[5].
• Billy Elliot received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].
• Billy Elliot's image is recorded as Billy Elliot.png^[7].
• Billy Elliot's instance of is recorded as film^[8].
• Billy Elliot's director is recorded as Stephen Daldry^[9].
• Billy Elliot's screenwriter is recorded as Lee Hall^[10].
• Billy Elliot's composer is recorded as Stephen Warbeck^[11].
• Billy Elliot's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film^[12].
• Billy Elliot's genre is recorded as comedy drama^[13].
• Billy Elliot's genre is recorded as drama film^[14].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Jamie Bell^[15].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Julie Walters^[16].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Gary Lewis^[17].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Jamie Draven^[18].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Adam Cooper^[19].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Barbara Leigh-Hunt^[20].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Jean Heywood^[21].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Patrick Malahide^[22].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Zoë Bell^[23].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Stuart Wells^[24].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Mike Elliott^[25].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Billy Fane^[26].
• Billy Elliot's cast member is recorded as Nicola Blackwell^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Greg Brenman^[28] and Jon Finn^[29]. Billy Elliot's director is recorded as Stephen Daldry^[9]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Lee Hall^[10]. Cast members include Jamie Bell^[15], Julie Walters^[16], Gary Lewis^[17], Jamie Draven^[18], Adam Cooper^[19], and Barbara Leigh-Hunt^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +2000-09-29T00:00:00Z^[30] and +2000-11-30T00:00:00Z^[31]. Billy Elliot's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include coming-of-age film^[12], comedy drama^[13], and drama film^[14].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include ballet^[33], working class^[34], gender role^[35], masculinity^[36], toxic masculinity^[37], and self-discovery^[38].

Reception

Awards received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3], a class of award^[39], founded in 1985^[40]; Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[4]; BAFTA Award for Best British Film^[5], a class of award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1948^[43]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6], a film award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1929^[46]. Reviews include 7.3/10^[47], 85%^[48], and 74/100^[49].

Why It Matters

Billy Elliot ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,557 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

What awards did Billy Elliot receive?

Honors received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3], Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[4], BAFTA Award for Best British Film^[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].