Notting Hill(1999)

Production Year:1999

Directed By:Roger MICHELL

Written and Screenplay By:Richard CURTIS

Produced By: Duncan KENWORTHY

Main Cast:Hugh GRANT,Julia ROBERTS,Emma CHAMBERS,Hugh BONNEVILLE,Rhys IFANS,Gina McKEE and Tim McInnerny.

Preview of the Movie:Will Thacker is the owner of a bookstore which is located in Notting Hill.He is divorced and lives in Notting Hill with a flatmate named Spike.One day famous Hollywood star Anna Scott goes into  Will’s bookstore to buy a book about Turkey.They fall in love and try to be together but because of Anna is a worldwide star things become harder complicated for them.

Info about the Movie: As it can be understood from its name,the whole movie was shot in Notting Hill which is in the West part of London.Will Thacker character’s home is at the centre of Portobello Road and most of street scenes include the view of colorful Portobello Road.And maybe the most memorable scene of the movie is Thacker’s walking part on the Portobello Road.What makes the special that scene is especially the soundtrack of it.While Thacker is walking,”Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers is at the background.And the changes of the sessions in the walking process makes the scene remarkable.

Awards that the Movie Won:

1999 Bogey Awards-Bogey Award in Silver

1999 British Comedy Awards-Best Comedy Film

2000 Csapnivalo Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role “Hugh GRANT”

2000 Empire Awards-Best British Actor “Hugh GRANT”

2000 Empire Awards-Best British Director “Roger MICHELL”

2000 Empire Awards-Best British Film

2000 Evening Standard British Film Awards-Peter Sellers Award for Comedy

2000 Huabiao Film Awards-Outstanding Translated Foreign Film

2000 Brit Awards-Best Soundtrack

2000 ASCAP Awards-Top Box Office Film “Trevor JONES”

2000 BAFTA Awards-Audience Award

Awards that the Movie Nominated for:

1999 European Film Awards-Best Film

1999 Teen Choice’s Awards-Movie of the Summer

2000 Kid’s Choice Awards-Favorite Movie Actress “Julia ROBERTS”

2000 Kid’s Choice Awards-Favorite Movie Couple “Hugh GRANT and Julia ROBERTS”

2000 Satellite Awards-Best Motion Picture/Comedy or Musical

2000 Satellite Awards-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role “Rhys IFANS”

2000 Satellite Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role “Julia ROBERTS”

2000 Golden Globe Awards-Best Motion Picture

2000 Golden Globe Awards-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture “Hugh GRANT”

2000 Golden Globe Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture “Julia ROBERTS”

2000 Amanda Awards-Best Foreign Feature Film “Roger MICHELL”

2000 BAFTA Awards-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role “Hugh GRANT”

2000 BAFTA Awards-Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film “Duncan KENWORTHY and Roger MICHELL”

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards-Favorite Actor “Hugh GRANT”

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards-Favorite Actress “Julia ROBERTS”

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards-Favorite Supporting Actor “Rhys IFANS”

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards-Favorite Supporting Actress “Emma CHAMBERTS