Women Talking is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley. It is based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews, and inspired by real-life events that occurred at the Manitoba Colony in Bolivia. The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, who is also a producer on the film.
Women Talking had its world premiere at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022, and was released in select cinemas in the United States on December 23, 2022, before a wide release on January 20, 2023, by United Artists Releasing. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised Polley's screenplay and direction, the performances of the cast (particularly Foy, Buckley, and Whishaw) and score. It was also named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
Polley received the Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion tribute award. Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir received a tribute award at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. At the 95th Academy Awards the film was nominated for Best Picture and Polley won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. It was the first film from Orion Pictures to be nominated for Best Picture since The Silence of the Lambs. It was also nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Original Score at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, Best Ensemble Cast of a Motion Picture at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and received 6 nominations at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards January 28, 2023 Best Movie for Grownups Women Talking Best Supporting Actress Judith Ivey Best Ensemble Women Talking Academy Awards March 12, 2023 Best Picture Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 5, 2023 Best Film Women Talking Best Director Sarah Polley Best Woman Director Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ben Whishaw Best Actress in a Supporting Role Jessie Buckley Best Screenplay, Adapted Sarah Polley Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director John Buchan and Jason Knight Best Editing Christopher Donaldson and Roslyn Kalloo Best Woman Screenwriter Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews American Film Institute Awards December 9, 2022 Top 10 Films of the Year Women Talking Austin Film Critics Association January 10, 2023 Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews Best Ensemble Women Talking Boston Society of Film Critics December 11, 2022 Best Cast Chicago Film Critics Association December 14, 2022 Best Director Sarah Polley Best Adapted Screenplay Costume Designers Guild Awards February 27, 2023 Excellence in Contemporary Film Quita Alfred Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 15, 2023 Best Picture Women Talking Best Director Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actress Jessie Buckley Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley Best Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Best Acting Ensemble Women Talking Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 19, 2022 Best Picture Best Director Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actor Ben Whishaw Best Supporting Actress Jessie Buckley Florida Film Critics Circle December 22, 2022 Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted ScreenplaySarah Polley Georgia Film Critics Association January 13, 2023 Best Adapted Screenplay Best Ensemble Women Talking Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2023 Best Screenplay Sarah Polley Best Original Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Golden Trailer Awards June 29, 2023 Best Drama "VOTE" (JAX) Best Independent Trailer "Unknown" (Mark Wallen & Associates) Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film (Over 2 minutes) "A New Forward" (The Fabulous Group) Gotham Independent Film Awards November 28, 2022 Outstanding Supporting Performance Jessie Buckley Ben Whishaw Best Screenplay Sarah Polley Hollywood Critics Association Awards February 24, 2023 Best Picture Women Talking Best Director Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actor Ben Whishaw Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley Best Cast Ensemble Women Talking Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards February 17, 2023 Best Casting Director John Buchan and Jason Knight Best Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 16, 2022 Best Original Score in a Feature Film Houston Film Critics Society February 18, 2023 Best Picture Women Talking Best Director Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actor Ben Whishaw Best Supporting Actress Jessie Buckley Best Screenplay Sarah Polley Best Original Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Best Ensemble Cast Women Talking Independent Spirit Awards March 4, 2023 Best Feature Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand Best Director Sarah Polley Best Screenplay Robert Altman Award Sarah Polley, John Buchan, Jason Knight, Shayla Brown, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Kira Guloien, Kate Hallett, Judith Ivey, Rooney Mara, Sheila McCarthy, Frances McDormand, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, Ben Whishaw, August Winter IFTA Film & Drama Awards March 7, 2023 Best Supporting Actress Jessie Buckley London Film Critics' Circle February 5, 2023 British/Irish Actress of the Year (for body of work) Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 11, 2022 Best Supporting Performance Mill Valley Film Festival October 18, 2022 Mind the Gap Award Women Talking National Board of Review December 8, 2022 Top Ten Films Best Ensemble Online Film Critics Society January 23, 2023 Best Picture Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley Best Original Score Hildur Guðnadóttir San Diego Film Critics Society January 6, 2023 Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews Best Breakthrough Artist Jessie Buckley Best Ensemble Women Talking San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle January 9, 2023 Best Picture Best Director Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actor Ben Whishaw Best Supporting Actress Claire Foy Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley Best Original Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Satellite Awards February 11, 2023 Best Motion Picture – Drama Women Talking Best Director Sarah Polley Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ben Whishaw Best Actress in a Supporting Role Claire Foy Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley Best Original Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Screen Actors Guild Award February 26, 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Kate Hallett, Judith Ivey, Rooney Mara, Sheila McCarthy, Frances McDormand, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, Ben Whishaw, August Winter St. Louis Film Critics Association December 18, 2022 Best Film Women Talking Best Director Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actor Ben Whishaw Best Supporting Actress Claire Foy Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews Best Cinematography Luc Montpellier Best Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Best Ensemble Women Talking Toronto Film Critics Association January 8, 2023 Best Film Best Director Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actress Jessie Buckley Best Screenplay Sarah Polley Toronto International Film Festival September 18, 2022 People's Choice Award Women Talking USC Scripter Awards March 4, 2023 Best Adapted Screenplay – Film Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews Vancouver Film Critics Circle February 13, 2023 Best Supporting Actress Jessie Buckley Best Director of a Canadian Film Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film Judith Ivey Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 12, 2022 Best Director Sarah Polley Best Supporting Actor Ben Whishaw Best Adapted Screenplay Sarah Polley Best Original Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Best Acting Ensemble Women Talking Windsor International Film Festival November 7, 2022 People's Choice Award Writers Guild of America AwardsMarch 5, 2023Best Adapted ScreenplaySarah Polley
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