Emma

1996 film directed by Douglas McGrath
Movie film Q1338008
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Summary

Emma is a film[1]. Emma ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,264 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score[3]
  • Director: Douglas McGrath[4]
  • Screenwriter: Douglas McGrath[5]
  • Composer: Rachel Portman[6]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[7], drama film[8]
  • Based on: Emma[9]
  • Cast member: Gwyneth Paltrow[10], Jeremy Northam[11], Alan Cumming[12], Toni Collette[13], Ewan McGregor[14], James Cosmo[15], Greta Scacchi[16], Sophie Thompson[17], Phyllida Law[18], Juliet Stevenson[19], Polly Walker[20], Kathleen Byron[21], Edward Woodall[22], Angela Down[23]
  • Performer: Rachel Portman[24]
  • Production company: Miramax[25]
  • Director of photography: Ian Wilson[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Review score: 85%[29], 7.2/10[30], 66/100[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33], United Kingdom[34]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1996[35], April 10, 1997[36]
  • Characters: Emma Woodhouse[37], George Knightley[38], Miss Bates[39], Mr. Weston[40], Mr. Woodhouse[41]
  • Distributed by: Miramax[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: England[44]
  • Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/emma[45]
  • Film editor: Lesley Walker[46]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[47], Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score[48]
  • Title: Emma[49]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[50]
  • After a work by: Jane Austen[51]

Why It Matters

Emma has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Emma is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did Emma receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he',
    Ampas collections film id → W064466
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4838
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 7350, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1997-04-10T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Douglas McGrath
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+121'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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