The Favourite

2018 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Movie film Q22001133
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The Favourite

Summary

The Favourite is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,770 views/month, #797 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Favourite received the Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3].
  • The Favourite received the European Film Award for Best Film[4].
  • The Favourite received the European Film Award for Best Comedy[5].
  • The Favourite received the European Film Award for Best Director[6].
  • The Favourite received the European Film Award for Best Actress[7].
  • The Favourite received the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[8].
  • The Favourite's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • The Favourite's director is recorded as Yorgos Lanthimos[10].
  • The Favourite's screenwriter is recorded as Deborah Davis[11].
  • The Favourite's screenwriter is recorded as Tony McNamara[12].
  • The Favourite's genre is recorded as biographical film[13].
  • The Favourite's genre is recorded as drama film[14].
  • The Favourite's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[15].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as Emma Stone[16].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as Olivia Colman[17].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as Rachel Weisz[18].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as Nicholas Hoult[19].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as Joe Alwyn[20].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as Mark Gatiss[21].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as James Smith[22].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as Jenny Rainsford[23].
  • The Favourite's cast member is recorded as Jack Veal[24].
  • The Favourite's producer is recorded as Ceci Dempsey[25].
  • The Favourite's producer is recorded as Ed Guiney[26].
  • The Favourite's producer is recorded as Lee Magiday[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Ceci Dempsey[25], Ed Guiney[26], Lee Magiday[27], and Yorgos Lanthimos[28]. The Favourite's director is recorded as Yorgos Lanthimos[10]. Screenwriters include Deborah Davis[11] and Tony McNamara[12]. Cast members include Emma Stone[16], Olivia Colman[17], Rachel Weisz[18], Nicholas Hoult[19], Joe Alwyn[20], and Mark Gatiss[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +2018-11-23T00:00:00Z[29], +2019-01-24T00:00:00Z[30], +2019-01-03T00:00:00Z[31], +2019-01-01T00:00:00Z[32], +2019-02-22T00:00:00Z[33], and +2019-02-07T00:00:00Z[34]. The Favourite's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include biographical film[13], drama film[14], and LGBTQ-related film[15].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Anne of Great Britain[36], rivalry[37], royal court[38], courtier[39], British nobility[40], and cabal[41].

Reception

Awards received include Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3], a film award category[42], in Italy[43]; European Film Award for Best Film[4], a European Film Awards[44], founded in 1988[45]; European Film Award for Best Comedy[5], a film award category[46], founded in 2013[47]; European Film Award for Best Director[6], a film award category[48], founded in 1988[49]; European Film Award for Best Actress[7], an award for best leading actress[50], founded in 1988[51]; and European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[8], a class of award[52], founded in 1989[53]. Reviews include 8.5/10[54], 91/100[55], 93%[56], and 7.5/10[57].

Why It Matters

The Favourite ranks in the top 0.85% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,770 views/month, #797 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did The Favourite receive?

Honors received include Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award for Best Comedy[5], and European Film Award for Best Director[6].

References

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  27. [35] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [54] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [55] . wikidata.org.
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  31. [57] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [36] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [37] . The Favourite. wikidata.org.
  40. [38] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [39] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [40] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [41] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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