Capote


1h 54m 2005

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Crime
Drama
Period
Release Date
Jan 2005
Premiere Information
Telluride Film Festival: 2 Sep 2005; Toronto International Film Festival: 10 Sep 2005; New York and Los Angeles openings: 30 Sep 2005
Production Company
A-Line Pictures; Cooper's Town Productions; Infinity Media, Inc.
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics
Country
Canada and United States
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 54m

Synopsis

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Crime
Drama
Period
Release Date
Jan 2005
Premiere Information
Telluride Film Festival: 2 Sep 2005; Toronto International Film Festival: 10 Sep 2005; New York and Los Angeles openings: 30 Sep 2005
Production Company
A-Line Pictures; Cooper's Town Productions; Infinity Media, Inc.
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics
Country
Canada and United States
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 54m

Award Wins

Best Actor

2006

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of two 2005 awards including Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Most Promising Filmmaker by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA).

Winner of two 2005 awards including Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA).

Winner of two 2005 awards including Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Best Adapted Screenplay by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).

Winner of the 2005 Satellite Award for Best Actor - Drama (Philip Seymour Hoffman) by the International Press Academy (IPA).

Winner of the 2005 awards for Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) and co-winner of the 2005 award for Best Screenplay by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).

Winner of the 2005 awards for Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) and Best Screenplay by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).

Winner of the 2005 award for Best First Film by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC).

Winner of the 2005 award for Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

Winner of the 2005 award for Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) by the National Board of Review (NBR).

Winner of the 2005 award for Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

Voted one of the 10 best films of 2005 by the American Film Institute (AFI).

Released in United States Fall September 30, 2005

Released in United States on Video March 21, 2006

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States September 2005

Released in United States February 2006

Shown at New York Film Festival September 22-October 9, 2005.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 9-19, 2006.

Based on the book "Capote: A Biography" written by Gerald Clarke; published by Simon & Schuster May 1, 1988.

MGM/UA formerly attached to distribute.

Samantha Morton was previously attached to play the role of Nelle Harper Lee.

Previously in development at Cyan Pictures.

Released in United States Fall September 30, 2005

Released in United States on Video March 21, 2006

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 22-October 9, 2005.)

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 2-5, 2005.)

Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 9-19, 2006.)

Winner of two 2005 awards including Best Film and Best Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).