The Shipping News
Director: Lasse Hallström. Cast: Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Scott Glenn, Cate Blanchett, Gordon Pinsent, Rhys Ifans, Pete Postlethwaite, Jason Behr, Will McAllister, Marc Lawrence, Alyssa Gainer, Kaitlyn Gainer, Lauren Gainer, Larry Pine, Jeanetta Arnette. Screenplay: Robert Nelson Jacobs (based on the novel by E. Annie Proulx, with uncredited work by Beth Henley, Tom Epperson, and Laura Jones).

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Actor (Drama): Kevin Spacey
Best Original Score: Christopher Young

Other Awards:
National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actress (Blanchett; also cited for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Man Who Cried)
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