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1999

American Beauty

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

Credits

Director

Sam Mendes

Producers

Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen

Writer

Alan Ball

Cinematographer

Conrad Hall

Editors

Christopher Greenbury , Tariq Anwar

Production Design

Naomi Shohan

Costume Design

Julie Weiss

Composer

Thomas Newman

Visual Effectss

Rob Hodgson , David Goldberg

Casting

Debra Zane

Cast

Kevin Spacey , Annette Bening , Thora Birch , Wes Bentley , Mena Suvari , Peter Gallagher , Allison Janney , Chris Cooper , Scott Bakula , Sam Robards

Studios

DreamWorks Pictures , Jinks/Cohen Company

Genre

Drama

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
American Beauty (1999) movie poster
American Beauty (1999) movie poster
American Beauty (1999) movie poster
American Beauty (1999) movie poster
American Beauty (1999) movie poster

Awards

18 wins, 33 nominations
Won Best Picture American Beauty 2000
Won Best Motion Picture - Drama American Beauty 2000
Won Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Sam Mendes American Beauty 2000
Won Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball American Beauty 2000
Won Best Film American Beauty 2000
Won Best Director Sam Mendes 2000
Won Best Director Sam Mendes 2000
Won Best Actor Kevin Spacey 2000
Won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Kevin Spacey American Beauty 2000
Won Best Actor Kevin Spacey American Beauty 2000
Won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Annette Bening American Beauty 2000
Won Best Actress Annette Bening American Beauty 2000
Won Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball 2000
Won Best Screenplay Alan Ball 2000
Won Best Cinematography (Color) Conrad L. Hall 2000
Won Best Cinematography American Beauty 2000
Won Best Editing American Beauty 2000
Won Best Original Score American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Director Sam Mendes American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Kevin Spacey 2000
Nom Best Actress Annette Bening 2000
Nom Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Annette Bening 2000
Nom Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Chris Cooper American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Supporting Actor Wes Bentley American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Supporting Actress Mena Suvari American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Supporting Actress Thora Birch American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Original Score Thomas Newman 2000
Nom Best Film Editing Tariq Anwar 2000
Nom Best Production Design American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Sound American Beauty 2000
Nom Best Score Thomas Newman 2000
Nom Best Makeup & Hair American Beauty 2000

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