Shine (1996)

Plot Summary

As a child piano prodigy, David Helfgott's musical ambitions generate friction with his overbearing father, Peter. When Helfgott travels to London on a musical scholarship, his career as a pianist blossoms. However, the pressures of his newfound fame, coupled with the echoes of his tumultuous childhood, conspire to bring Helfgott's latent schizophrenia boiling to the surface, and he spends years in and out of various mental institutions.

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Awards

Golden Globes, USA (1997)

Golden Globe 1997

Nominated

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

David Hirschfelder

Golden Globe 1997

Nominated

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Jan Sardi

Golden Globe 1997

Nominated

Best Motion Picture - Drama

BAFTA Awards (1997)

BAFTA Film Award 1997

Nominated

Best Film

Jane Scott Scott Hicks

BAFTA Film Award 1997

Nominated

Best Editing

Pip Karmel

BAFTA Film Award 1997

Nominated

Best Screenplay - Original

Jan Sardi

BAFTA Film Award 1997

Winner

Best Sound

Jim Greenhorn Toivo Lember Livia Ruzic Roger Savage Gareth Vanderhope

Academy Awards, USA (1997)

Oscar 1997

Nominated

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

David Hirschfelder

Oscar 1997

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Pip Karmel

Oscar 1997

Nominated

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Jan Sardi Scott Hicks

Oscar 1997

Nominated

Best Picture

Jane Scott