Sideways

Sideways is a 2004 comedy/drama film, co-written and directed by Alexander Payne. It is based on the novel of the same name by Rex Pickett (ISBN 0312324669).

Awards and nominations

Sideways won the following awards:

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• Best Picture, IFP Gotham Awards
• Top Ten Film of 2004, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
• Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Screenplay, Golden Globe Awards
• Best Male Lead, Best Supporting Male, Best Supporting Female, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Feature, IFP Independent Spirit Awards (won in all categories it was nominated for)
• Best Film, 2004 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2004 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
• 2004 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble, Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, and Virginia Madsen.

It was nominated for the following awards:

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• Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Score, and Best Director, Golden Globe Awards
• Academy Awards for Best Picture, Church as Best Supporting Actor, Madsen as Best Supporting Actress