Away From Her Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian film which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and also played in the Premier category at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The feature-length directorial debut of Canadian actress Sarah Polley, the film is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. It was executive produced by Atom Egoyan and distributed by Lionsgate Films. The film stars Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie as a couple whose marriage is tested when Christie's character begins...
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Release date:	April 27, 2007
Directed by:	Sarah Polley
Rated:
Runtime:	110 Minutes
Producer:	Jennifer Weiss, Simone Urdl, Daniel Iron
Editor:	David Wharnsby
Music by:	Jonathan Goldsmith
Cinematography:	Luc Montpellier
Screenplay by:	Sarah Polley
Adapted from:	Away from Her

Award-winners from Away From Her

Kristen Thomson

Character:Kristy

Born:1966

Gordon Pinsent

Character:Grant Anderson

Born:July 12, 1930

Julie Christie

Character:Fiona Anderson

Born:April 14, 1941

Cast of Away From Her

Olympia Dukakis

Marian

Born:June 20, 1931

Age:80

Wendy Crewson

Madeleine Montpellier

Born:May 9, 1956

Age:55

Michael Murphy

Aubrey

Born:May 5, 1938

Age:73

Alberta Watson

Dr. Fischer

Born:March 6, 1955

Age:57

Nina Dobrev

Monica

Born:January 9, 1989

Age:23

Grace Lynn Kung

Nurse Betty

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
2008	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film, Julie Christie
2007	BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture, Julie Christie
2007	National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Sarah Polley
2007	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Genie Award for Best Motion Picture, Daniel Iron
2007	Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Gordon Pinsent
2007	Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Julie Christie
2007	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction, Sarah Polley
2007	Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Kristen Thomson
2007	Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Sarah Polley
2007	Claude Jutra Award, Sarah Polley
2007	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Film Artist, Sarah Polley
2008	Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Sarah Polley
2007	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	DGC Award for Team Feature Film, Ben Marrello
2008	London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year, Julie Christie
2007	Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award, Sarah Polley
2007	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker, Sarah Polley
2007	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film, Sarah Polley
2007	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera, Sarah Polley
2007	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature, Sarah Polley
2007	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Canadian Film
2007	DGC Craft Award for Direction - Feature Film, Sarah Polley
2007	DGC Craft Award for Picture Editing - Feature Film, David Wharnsby

Year	Award Nomination
2007	Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role, Julie Christie
2007	Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Sarah Polley
2007	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Julie Christie
2008	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film, Julie Christie
2007	BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama, Lionsgate Studios
2007	Satellite Award for Best Director, Sarah Polley
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture, Julie Christie
2007	Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, Julie Christie
2007	Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Gordon Pinsent
2007	Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Julie Christie
2007	Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Sarah Polley
2007	Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Kristen Thomson
2007	Genie Award for Best Motion Picture, Jennifer Weiss
2007	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction, Sarah Polley
2007	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing, David Wharnsby
2007	Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Sarah Polley
2007	Artios Award for Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent, John Buchan
2007	Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Film Artist, Sarah Polley
2007	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Filmmaker, Sarah Polley
2007	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2008	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor, Gordon Pinsent
2008	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2008	Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Sarah Polley
2008	Chlotrudis Award for Best Director, Sarah Polley
2007	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	DGC Award for Team Feature Film, Sue Conley
2007	DGC Craft Award for Production Design - Feature, Kathleen Climie
2007	Claude Jutra Award, Sarah Polley
2008	London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year, Julie Christie
2007	Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award, Sarah Polley
2007	National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film, Sarah Polley
2007	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker, Sarah Polley
2007	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera, Sarah Polley
2009	Robert Award for Best Non-American Film, Sarah Polley
2007	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Sarah Polley
2007	Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Canadian Film
2007	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature, Sarah Polley
2007	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Julie Christie
2007	DGC Craft Award for Picture Editing - Feature Film, David Wharnsby
2007	DGC Craft Award for Direction - Feature Film, Sarah Polley
2007	DGC Craft Award for Sound Editing - Feature Film, David McCallum

Film director of Away From Her

Sarah Polley

Born: January 8, 1979

Age: 33

Sarah Polley is a Canadian actress, singer, film director, and screenwriter. Polley first attained notice in her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series, Road to Avonlea. She has also starred in such films as Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, Guinevere, Go, The Weight of Water, My Life...
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Title	Released	Genre
I Shout Love		Short Film
Take This Waltz	2011
Away From Her	2007

Filming locations for Away From Her

Hamilton

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe....
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