Capote is a 2005 biographical drama film about American novelist Truman Capote directed by Bennett Miller, and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in the titular role. The screenplay by Dan Futterman was based on Gerald Clarke's 1988 biography Capote and the film primarily follows the events during the writing of Capote's 1965 nonfiction book In Cold Blood.
It was released September 30, 2005, coinciding with Capote's birthday, and became a box office success, grossing $49.9 million against a budget of $7 million. The film received acclaim from critics, in particular for Hoffman's lead performance.
Capote won several awards, including the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film, and was named one of the top ten films of the year by both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. It was nominated for five Academy Awards and five British Academy Film Awards, including for best film, best director (for Miller), best supporting actress (for Catherine Keener) and best adapted screenplay (for Futterman), with Hoffman winning the award for best actor at both ceremonies. In addition to the Academy Award and British Academy Film Award, Hoffman won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as awards from numerous critics groups for his performance. Furthermore, director Miller won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director and received a nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards, and Futterman's screenplay was nominated at the Writers Guild of America Awards.
Accolades Award / Association / Film festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards February 7, 2006 Best Movie for Grownups Capote Best Movie Time Capsule Capote Academy Awards March 5, 2006 Best Picture , , and Best Director Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Adapted Screenplay African-American Film Critics Association 2005 Top Ten Films Capote ALMA Awards May 6, 2006 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture American Film Institute January 13, 2006 Top 10 Movies of the YearCapoteArtios Awards November 1, 2006 Feature Film Casting — Drama , , and Austin Film Critics Association 2005 Best Film Capote Best Actor Bodil Awards February 25, 2007 Best American Film Capote Boston Society of Film CriticsDecember 11, 2005 Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay British Academy Film Awards February 19, 2006 Best Film , , and Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Cahiers du Cinéma January 2007 Top 10 Films Capote Chicago Film Critics Association January 9, 2006 Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Most Promising Filmmaker Chlotrudis Society for Independent FilmsMarch 19, 2006 Best Movie Capote Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Costume Designers Guild Awards February 25, 2006 Excellence in Period Film Critics' Choice Awards January 9, 2006 Best Picture Capote Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Writer Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 19, 2005 Top 10 Films Capote Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Directors Guild of America Award January 28, 2006 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Dublin Film Critics' Circle Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Florida Film Critics CircleDecember 24, 2005 Best Actor GLAAD Media AwardsMarch 27, 2006 Outstanding Film – Wide ReleaseCapote Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2006 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Golden Trailer Awards June 1, 2006 Best IndependentCapote Gotham AwardsNovember 30, 2005 Best Feature , , , and Breakthrough Director Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro April 22, 2007 Best Foreign-Language Film Capote Hollywood Film Awards October 24, 2005 Hollywood Casting Director Award Independent Spirit Awards March 4, 2006 Best Feature , , and Best Male Lead Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Producers Award International Cinephile Society 2006 Best PictureCapote Best Adapted Screenplay Leo AwardsMay 12–13, 2006 Best Feature Length Drama , , and Best Overall Sound in a Feature Length Drama London Film Critics' Circle February 8, 2007 Actor of the Year Screenwriter of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association January 17, 2006 Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay National Board of Review January 10, 2006 Top Ten FilmsCapote Best Actor National Society of Film Critics January 7, 2006 Best Picture Capote Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay New York Film Critics CircleJanuary 8, 2006 Best First FilmCapote Best Actor Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics OnlineDecember 11, 2005 Top 9 FilmsCapote Best Actor Online Film Critics Society January 16, 2006 Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Breakthrough Filmmaker Producers Guild of America Awards January 22, 2006 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures , , and Robert Awards February 4, 2007 Best American FilmCapote San Diego Film Critics SocietyDecember 19, 2005 Best Director Best Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Satellite Awards December 17, 2005 Best Motion Picture, DramaCapote Best Director Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama Best Adapted Screenplay December 18, 2006 Best Overall DVDCapote Screen Actors Guild Awards January 29, 2006 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture , , , , , , , and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role St. Louis Film Critics Association Best PictureCapote Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Toronto Film Critics AssociationDecember 21, 2005 Best First Feature Best Actor Best Supporting Actress USC Scripter Awards February 11, 2006 USC Scripter Award and Vancouver Film Critics CircleFebruary 7, 2006 Best FilmCapote Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Village Voice Film Poll December 2005 Best FilmCapote Best Performance Best Supporting Performance Best Screenplay Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 13, 2005 Best FilmCapote Best Supporting Actress Best Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Webby Awards June 12, 2006 Websites and Mobile Sites – Movie & FilmCapote Writers Guild of America Awards February 4, 2006 Best Adapted Screenplay
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