Adaptation.
Director: Spike Jonze. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston, Judy Greer, Curtis Hanson, Jay Tavare, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich, John Cusack. Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman and "Donald Kaufman" (based on the book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean).

Not yet reviewed in full. B+


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Actor: Nicolas Cage
Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper
Best Adapted Screenplay: Charlie and Donald Kaufman

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Spike Jonze
Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Nicolas Cage
Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper
Best Screenplay: Charlie and Donald Kaufman

Other Awards:
Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear (Grand Jury Prize)
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Screenplay
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor (Cooper)
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Screenplay
National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actor (Cooper); Best Screenplay (Charlie Kaufman; also cited for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Human Nature)
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Adapted Screenplay
Satellite Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay

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