Oscar and Lucinda (film)

Oscar and Lucinda
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGillian Armstrong
Screenplay byLaura Jones
Based onOscar and Lucinda
by Peter Carey
Produced byRobin Dalton
Timothy White
Mark Turnbull
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Simpson
Edited byNicholas Beaumont
Music byThomas Newman
Production
companies
AFFC
Dalton Films
Meridian Films
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures (United States)
Fox-Universal Pictures (Australia)
Release date
  • 31 December 1997 (1997-12-31)
Running time
132 minutes
CountriesAustralia
United States
LanguagesEnglish
French
Box office$4,953,510

Oscar and Lucinda is a 1997 romantic drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Cate Blanchett, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson. The screenplay by Laura Jones is based on the 1988 Booker Prize-winning novel Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. The film was nominated at the 70th Academy Awards for the Best Costume Design, and was also nominated for and won several AACTA and other awards.