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The Favourite

2018 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
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Summary

The Favourite is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,463 views/month, #797 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award for Best Comedy[5], European Film Award for Best Director[6], European Film Award for Best Actress[7], European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[8], European Film Award for Best Editor[9], European Film Award for Best Costume Designer[10], European Film Award for Best Hair and Makeup Artist[11], Academy Award for Best Actress[12], Dorian Award for Film of the Year[13], Meeting Point Europe Award[14]
  • Director: Yorgos Lanthimos[15]
  • Screenwriter: Deborah Davis[16], Tony McNamara[17]
  • Genre: biographical film[18], drama film[19], LGBTQ-related film[20]
  • Cast member: Emma Stone[21], Olivia Colman[22], Rachel Weisz[23], Nicholas Hoult[24], Joe Alwyn[25], Mark Gatiss[26], James Smith[27], Jenny Rainsford[28], Jack Veal[29]
  • Producer: Ceci Dempsey[30], Ed Guiney[31], Lee Magiday[32], Yorgos Lanthimos[33]
  • Production company: Element Pictures[34], Film4 Productions[35]
  • Director of photography: Robbie Ryan[36]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[37]
  • Commons category: The Favourite (film)[38]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[39]
  • Review score: 8.5/10[40], 91/100[41], 93%[42], 7.5/10[43]
  • Color: color[44]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[45], Ireland[46], United States[47]
  • Publication date: November 23, 2018[48], January 24, 2019[49], January 3, 2019[50], January 1, 2019[51], February 22, 2019[52], February 7, 2019[53], August 30, 2018[54]
  • Characters: Anne of Great Britain[55], Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough[56], Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham[57], Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer[58], Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham[59], Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin[60], John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough[61]
  • Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures[62], Disney+[63]
  • Narrative location: London[64], Hatfield House[65]
  • Official website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thefavourite/[66]
  • Filming location: Hatfield House[67]
  • Main subject: Anne of Great Britain[68], rivalry[69], royal court[70], courtier[71], British nobility[72], cabal[73], downward social mobility[74], ambition[75], extravagance[76]
  • Film editor: Yorgos Mavropsaridis[77]

Why It Matters

The Favourite has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[78] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[79]

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].

Related Entities

Anne of Great Britain Emma Stone film Ireland Joe Alwyn John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough London Mark Gatiss Nicholas Hoult Olivia Colman Rachel Weisz Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough United Kingdom United States Yorgos Lanthimos

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [78] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [79] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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