Empire of Light
2022 British-American drama film by Sam Mendes
2022 British-American drama film by Sam Mendes
Empire of Light is a 2022 romantic drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Sam Mendes. Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the film is about the power of human connection during turbulent times. It stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Monica Dolan, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones and Colin Firth. The film premiered at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on 3 September 2022, and was released by Searchlight Pictures through a limited theatrical release in the United States on 9 December 2022 and theatrically in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2023. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, Colman was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, while Ward received a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 76th British Academy Film Awards. Roger Deakins was a nominee for Best Cinematography at the 95th Academy Awards.
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