The English Patient

The English Patient is a novel by Michael Ondaatje which deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned man, his Canadian nurse, a thief, and a British Army sapper as they live out the end of World War II in an Italian monastery.

Awards

Won

• Academy Award for Best Picture
• Academy Award for Directing - Anthony Minghella
• Academy Award for Sound - Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Juliette Binoche
• Academy Award for Film Editing - Walter Murch
• Academy Award for Original Music Score - Gabriel Yared
• Academy Award for Costume Design - Ann Roth
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography - John Seale
• Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
• BAFTA Award for Best Picture
• BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress - Juliette Binoche
• Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Actress - Juliette Binoche
• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
• Golden Globe Award for Best Score - Gabriel Yared

Nominations

• Academy Award for Best Actor - Ralph Fiennes
• Academy Award for Best Actress - Kristin Scott Thomas
• Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Anthony Minghella
• César Award for Best Foreign Film
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Juliette Binoche