Billy Elliot

Name: Billy Elliot
Released: 2000
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 84.61546758709956
Cast: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood

Billy Elliot

85%

297. Best

431. Most popular

Drama / Comedy / Music

UK / France, 2000, 110 min (Alternative: 106 min)

Directed by:

Stephen Daldry

Screenplay:

Lee Hall

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Northern England, 1974. What's a poor boy to do? Billy's mam is dead, his brother beats him up for nicking his Marc Bolan records, his dad's worried about the strike, his granny's lost her marbles, the streets are full of riot police. And Billy wants to be a ballet dancer. (BBC)

Awards

Winner
Nominations

Academy Awards

2001 - Stephen Daldry (Best Achievement in Directing)
2001 - Julie Walters (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
2001 - Lee Hall (Best Original Screenplay)

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)

2001 - Jamie Bell (Best Leading Actor)
2001 - Julie Walters (Best Supporting Actress)
2001 - Outstanding British Film
2001 - Best Film
2001 - Stephen Daldry (Best Director)
2001 - Gary Lewis (Best Supporting Actor)
2001 - Lee Hall (Best Original Screenplay)
2001 - Brian Tufano (Best Cinematography)
2001 - Best Editing
2001 - Stephen Warbeck (Best Music)
2001 - Best Sound
2001 - Stephen Daldry (Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer in British Film)
2001 - Lee Hall (Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer in British Film)