The awards season is well and truly kicking in and there was one film which we were really rooting for to do well and that was…. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING.
This week the film has been nominated in three different categories at the Screen Actor Guild Awards (SAG Awards) and on Thursday, the film and cast have once again come up trumps with four nominations for the prestigious Golden Globe Awards:
– BEST MOTION PICTURE
– BEST ACTOR (DRAMA) – EDDIE REDMAYNE
– BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA) – FELICITY JONES
– BEST ORIGINAL SCORE IN A MOTION PICTURE
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING is the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking (played superbly by Eddie Redmayne), and Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones) the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s.
Little was expected from Stephen Hawking, a bright but shiftless student of cosmology, given just two years to live following the diagnosis of a fatal illness at 21 years of age. He became galvanized, however, by the love of fellow Cambridge student, Jane Wilde, and he went on to be called the successor to Einstein, as well as a husband and father to their three children. Over the course of their marriage as Stephen’s body collapsed and his academic renown soared, fault lines were exposed that tested the lineaments of their relationship and dramatically altered the course of both of their lives.
Eddie Redmayne who is nominated for in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama category was elated to hear the news about the nominations.
“I was in the middle of attempting to do all my holiday shopping in a day when I got the call. I am beyond thrilled to be nominated alongside such a stunning quartet of actors. The fact that Felicity, Jóhann, and the film are nominated means the world. I am hugely grateful to the HFPA – and to Professor Stephen Hawking for his personal support in helping me to share his story with the world.”
His on screen wife is played by the fantastic Felicity Jones and her work has been recognised with a nod for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama.
“I’m overjoyed to hear this news! It’s a tremendous feeling to receive recognition for this film amongst a list of so many wonderful actors- an absolute privilege. The greatest thanks to the HFPA, and to Jane Hawking for entrusting me with performing her moving and inspirational life story.”
The Golden Globes always offer a good indication as to how films will do at the Oscars and by far many eyes will be watching with curiosity to see how THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING fares in its nomination for the Best Motion Picture, Drama, award but Eric Fellner the co-chairman of Working Title Films and Golden Globe Award nominee as producer of the film wasn’t looking that far ahead and was pleased that the two leading actors have been recognised for their brilliant performances:
“We’re grateful to the HFPA for recognizing the fantastic work of the whole team behind The Theory of Everything with these four nominations. This film reflects the extraordinary lives of Stephen and Jane Hawking, and tells their personal story in a way audiences have never seen before. We’re delighted that Eddie’s astonishing performance as Stephen and Felicity’s as Jane have received the recognition we feel they so richly deserve, and we congratulate them and everyone who worked so hard on this film.”
The film is emotional and heartbreakingly brilliant and we have a sneaky feeling that the cast and creators will be having to write several award speeches over the coming months. We are certainly hoping so anyway…
The highly anticipated film is released in UK cinemas on the 1st January 2015 – but for now, you can see snippets of Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones’s brilliant performances in the trailer below:
