Gosford Park is a 2001 mystery comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes. It premiered on November 7, 2001, at the London Film Festival. The film then received a limited release across theaters in the United States on December 26, 2001, before being widely released in January 2002 by USA Films. It was released on February 1, 2002, in the United Kingdom. Gosford Park has earned over $87 million in its combined total gross at the box office.
Gosford Park garnered various awards and nominations following its release, with nominations ranging from recognition of the screenplay and its direction to the cast's acting performance, particularly Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith. The film received seven Academy Awards nominations; the ceremony saw Fellowes win for Best Original Screenplay. At the 55th British Academy Film Awards, Gosford Park came away with two awards from nine nominations. Three of the film's actresses earned nominations for Best European Actress at the European Film Awards. The film received five nominations at the 59th Golden Globe Awards and Altman won the award for Best Director. Gosford Park won all six of the awards that it was nominated for at the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle.
The film won two awards at the 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film went on to win four more Best Cast awards from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Circle, and Online Film Critics Society. Fellowes received recognition for the film's screenplay from the Writers Guild of America, where he won the Best Original Screenplay award. He subsequently received three more awards and three nominations. Fellowes was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Academy Film Awards. The film's score composer, Patrick Doyle received two nominations for his work. Doyle was nominated for Composer of the Year from the American Film Institute and he won the award for Soundtrack Composer of the Year from the World Soundtrack Awards. The film's costume, hair and make-up also earned three nominations between them. In 2008 the American Film Institute nominated the film for the Top 10 Mystery Films list.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result Academy Awards March 24, 2002 Best Picture Robert Altman, Bob Balaban and David Levy Best Director Robert Altman Best Supporting Actress Helen Mirren Maggie Smith Best Original Screenplay Julian Fellowes Best Art Direction Art Direction: Stephen Altman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock Best Costume Design Jenny Beavan ACE Eddie Awards February 24, 2002 Best Edited Film – Comedy or Musical Tim Squyres American Film Institute Awards January 5, 2002 Director of the Year Robert Altman Editor of the Year Tim Squyres Production Designer of the Year Stephen Altman Composer of the Year Patrick Doyle Australian Film Institute Awards December 7, 2002 Best Foreign Film Robert Altman, Bob Balaban and David Levy British Academy Film Awards February 24, 2002 Best British Film Robert Altman, Bob Balaban and David Levy Best Director Robert Altman Best Original Screenplay Julian Fellowes Best Supporting Actress Helen Mirren Maggie Smith Best Newcomer Julian Fellowes Best Production Design Stephen Altman Best Costume Design Jenny Beavan Best Makeup and Hair Jan Archibald and Sallie Jaye British Society of Cinematographers 2001 Best Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film Andrew Dunn Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards January 11, 2002 Best Acting Ensemble Gosford Park César Awards February 22, 2003 Best Film from the European Union Robert Altman Chicago Film Critics AssociationFebruary 25, 2002 Best Director Robert Altman Best Screenplay Julian Fellowes Best Supporting Actress Helen Mirren Maggie Smith Empire Awards February 5, 2003 Best British Actress Helen Mirren Kelly Macdonald European Film Awards December 7, 2002 Audience Award for Best European Actress Helen Mirren Maggie Smith Emily Watson Evening Standard British Film Awards February 3, 2002 Best Film Gosford Park Florida Film Critics Circle January 2, 2002 Best Cast Gosford Park Golden Globe Awards January 20, 2002 Best Musical or Comedy Film Gosford Park Best Director Robert Altman Best Screenplay Julian Fellowes Best Supporting Actress Helen Mirren Maggie Smith Kansas City Film Critics Circle January 28, 2002 Best Supporting Actress Maggie Smith London Film Critics' Circle February 13, 2002 British Film of the Year Gosford Park British Supporting Actress of the Year Helen Mirren National Society of Film Critics January 5, 2002 Best Director Robert Altman Best Screenplay Julian Fellowes Best Supporting Actress Helen Mirren New York Film Critics Circle December 13, 2001 Best Director Robert Altman Best Screenplay Julian Fellowes Best Supporting Actress Helen Mirren Online Film Critics Society January 2, 2002 Best Original Screenplay Julian Fellowes Best Supporting Actress Helen Mirren Maggie Smith Best Cast Gosford Park Satellite Awards January 19, 2002 Best Musical or Comedy Film Gosford Park Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble Gosford Park Best Supporting Actress in a Musical or Comedy Helen Mirren Maggie Smith Emily Watson Best Art Direction and Production Design Stephen Altman and Anna Pinnock Screen Actors Guild Awards March 10, 2002 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Helen Mirren Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Gosford Park World Soundtrack Awards October 19, 2002 Soundtrack Composer of the Year Patrick Doyle Writers Guild of America Awards March 2, 2002 Best Original Screenplay Julian Fellowes
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