List of accolades received by Memoirs of a Geisha
Zhang Ziyi received several Best Actress nominations for her portrayal of the titular geisha.
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals
28
66
References
Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005
drama film directed by
Rob Marshall and written by
Robin Swicord .
[1] The screenplay is based on the
novel of the same name by
Arthur Golden , which follows the fictional story of Chiyo Sakamoto (
Suzuka Ohgo and
Zhang Ziyi ), who, as a young girl, leaves behind her fishing village and becomes Sayuri Nitta, a celebrated
geisha working in
Kyoto, Japan , before and after World War II. The film also stars
Ken Watanabe as Sayuri's love interest,
Gong Li as her rival, and
Michelle Yeoh as her mentor.
[1] It had a
limited theatrical release in the United States from December 9, 2005, before it went on a
wide release on December 23, 2005.
[2] Memoirs of a Geisha grossed a worldwide box office total of over
$ 162 million, against an estimated budget of $85 million.
[3]
Memoirs of a Geisha garnered various awards and nominations following its release, with nominations ranging from recognition of the cast's acting performances, particularly those of Zhang and Li, to its costume design, cinematography, and
John Williams ' score. The film received six nominations at the
78th Academy Awards and won three at the ceremony. Production designer
John Myhre won the
Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film for his work on the film, while cinematographer
Dion Beebe won three awards from the
American Society of Cinematographers ,
Australian Cinematographers Society , and the
Australian Film Institute . At the
59th British Academy Film Awards , Memoirs of a Geisha won two awards from six nominations. The location crew were recognised at the
California on Location Awards , where they won two awards. Memoirs of a Geisha received three nominations at the
11th Critics' Choice Awards ; Williams won
Best Composer .
The film earned five nominations from the
Gold Derby Film Awards , with costume designer
Colleen Atwood going on to win Best Costume Design. She also received the
Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Film . The sound and dialogue artists won one award out of three nominations from the
Golden Reel Awards . At the
63rd Golden Globe Awards , Zhang earned a nomination for
Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture , while Williams won
Best Original Score . Williams would go on to win two awards from a total of six nominations for his score at the
GoldSpirit Awards , as well as the
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media and two
IFMCA Awards . Producers
Lucy Fisher and
Douglas Wick were honored at the 2005
Hollywood Film Festival , along with Atwood, who was named Costume Designer of the Year.
Film editor
Pietro Scalia was awarded the Special Silver Ribbon from the
Nastro d'Argento . Memoirs of a Geisha was named as one of the
Top Ten Films at the
2005 National Board of Review Awards . Gong also won the
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress accolade. The film received a total of nine nominations at the
10th Satellite Awards , including
Best Film . Swicord went on to win
Best Adapted Screenplay . Zhang's performance earned her nominations for the
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture ,
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress , and the
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role . She was also nominated for Sexiest Performance at the
2006 MTV Movie Awards . At the
27th Young Artist Awards , Suzuka Ohgo won Best Supporting Young Actress.
Accolades
Notes
^2005 California on Location Awards nominees for "Best Production Company or Location Team of the Year": Mike Fantasia, Madeline Bell, Peter Costelli, Linda Emmons-Cunningham, Saisie M. Jang, Dan Kemp, Donny Martino Jr., Lori A. Balton, Kenneth Hunter, Peter Moody, Matthew Riutta
^2006 Motion Picture Sound Editors nominees for "Best Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film": Wylie Stateman (supervising sound editor); Renée Tondelli (supervising adr/dialogue editor); Linda Folk (adr editor); Laura Harris Atkinson, Julie Feiner, Michael Hertlein, Michelle Pazer (dialogue editors)
^2006 Motion Picture Sound Editors nominees for "Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film": Harry Cohen, Wylie Stateman (supervising sound editors); Dino Dimuro, Hector C. Gika, Ann Scibelli, Branden Spencer (sound editors); Michael Broomberg, Gary A. Hecker (Foley artists)
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