Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) and Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) try to reach a compromise... (Learn more)
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Helen Mirren in The Queen.
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About The Queen
Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell
The British prime minister and the Royal Family find themselves quietly at odds in the wake of a national tragedy in this drama from director Stephen Frears. On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died in an auto accident in Paris; despite the controversial breakup of her marriage to Prince Charles, she was still one of the most famous and best-loved women in the world, and the public outpouring of emotion over her passing was immediate and intense. However, given the messy circumstances of Diana's breakup with Charles, official spokespeople for the Royal Family were uncertain about how to publicly address her passing. It didn't take long for the media to pick up on the hesitation of Buckingham Palace to pay homage to Diana, and many saw this as a sign of the cool emotional distance so often attributed to the royals, which in this case was widely seen as an insult against Diana and the many people who loved her. Prime Minister Tony Blair (played by Michael Sheen) saw a potential public-relations disaster in the making, and took it upon himself to persuade Queen Elizabeth II (played by Helen Mirren) to make a statement in tribute to the fallen Diana -- an action that went against the taciturn queen's usual nature. The Queen was released the same year that Helen Mirren played Queen Elizabeth I in an acclaimed miniseries for British television; The Queen also gave Michael Sheen his second opportunity to play Tony Blair after portraying the prime minister in the television film The Deal. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Quick Facts
US Release Date
9/30/06
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
Running Time
103 mins.
Locations
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Paris, France
- Scotland, United Kingdom
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$56,437,947
Awards
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Online [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Online [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture About Women award at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Edited Dramatic Feature award at the 2006 American Cinema Editors Guild [Festiva Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best European Film award at the 2006 Goya Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Makeup and Hair award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 Utah Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Music Score award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Society [Festiva Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 British Independent Film Awards [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Screenwriter of the Year award at the 2006 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 San Francisco Film Critics Circle [Fes Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Utah Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Association, Southeastern Film Critics Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) award at the 2006 Boston Society of Film Critics [Festiv Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Costume Design award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2006 British Independent Film Awards [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Association, Southeastern Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2006 British Independent Film Awards [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Producer of the Year award at the 2006 Producers Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2006 Iowa Film Critics Association [Festiva Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Film Music award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Venice International Film Festival [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best British Film award at the 2006 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best British Independent Film award at the 2006 British Independent Film Awards [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture (Runner-up) award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Society [Festiva Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Society [Festiva Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Las Vegas Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Costume Design award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Music Score award at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Costumes in a Contemporary Film award at the 2006 Costume Guild Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director (Runner-up) award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Society [Festiva Awards.
- Winner of the Best Directory award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Online [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Austin Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best British Director award at the 2006 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Online [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Online [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Technical Achievement award at the 2006 British Independent Film Awards [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Las Vegas Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress - Drama award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 Kansas City Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Venice International Film Festival [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2006 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay (Runner-up) award at the 2006 Boston Society of Film Critics [Festiv Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film award at the 2006 Art Directors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting British Actress award at the 2006 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Kansas City Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 San Diego Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best British Film award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Winner of the Best British Actress award at the 2006 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2006 Boston Society of Film Critics [Festiv Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2006 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture (Runner-up) award at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- Miramax
- Miramax Films
- Miramax Home Entertainment
