Howards End (1992)

Plot Summary

Encounter of three social classes of England at the beginning of the twentieth century: the Victorian capitalists (the Wilcoxes) considering themselves as aristocrats, whose only god is money; the enlightened bourgeois (the Schlegels), humanistic and philanthropic; and the workers (the Basts), fighting to survive. The Schlegel sisters' humanism will be torn apart as they try both to softly knock down the Wilcox's prejudices and to help the Basts.

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Certification

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Awards

Golden Globes, USA (1993)

Golden Globe 1993

Nominated

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Golden Globe 1993

Nominated

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

BAFTA Awards (1993)

BAFTA Film Award 1993

Winner

Best Film

Ismail Merchant James Ivory

BAFTA Film Award 1993

Nominated

Best Editing

Andrew Marcus

BAFTA Film Award 1993

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Tony Pierce-Roberts

BAFTA Film Award 1993

Nominated

Best Production Design

Luciana Arrighi

BAFTA Film Award 1993

Nominated

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

BAFTA Film Award 1993

Nominated

Best Make Up Artist

Christine Beveridge

BAFTA Film Award 1993

Nominated

Best Costume Design

Jenny Beavan John Bright

BAFTA Film Award 1993

Nominated

Best Direction

James Ivory

Academy Awards, USA (1993)

Oscar 1993

Nominated

Best Picture

Ismail Merchant

Oscar 1993

Winner

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Luciana Arrighi Ian Whittaker

Oscar 1993

Nominated

Best Costume Design

Jenny Beavan John Bright

Oscar 1993

Winner

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Oscar 1993

Nominated

Best Music, Original Score

Richard Robbins

Oscar 1993

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Cannes Film Festival (1992)

Palme d'Or 1992

Nominated

Palme d'Or

James Ivory