For other uses, see The Favorite (disambiguation).
The Favourite
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by
Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by
Deborah Davis
Tony McNamara
Produced by
Ceci Dempsey
Ed Guiney
Lee Magiday
Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring
Olivia Colman
Emma Stone
Rachel Weisz
Cinematography
Robbie Ryan
Edited by
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Production companies
Scarlet Films[1]
Element Pictures[1]
Arcana[1]
Film4 Productions[1]
Waypoint Entertainment[1]
Distributed by
Fox Searchlight Pictures[1]
Release dates
30 August 2018 (2018-08-30) (Venice)[2]
23 November 2018 (2018-11-23) (United States)
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Running time
120 minutes[3]
Countries
United Kingdom[4]
Ireland[4]
United States[4]
Language
English
Budget
$15 million[5]
Box office
$95.9 million[6]
The Favourite is a 2018 period black comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos from a screenplay by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. A co-production between Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the film stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz. Set in early 18th century Great Britain, it examines the relationship between cousins Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough and Abigail Hill as they vie to be court favourite of Queen Anne.
Principal photography for the production took place at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire and at Hampton Court Palace, lasting from March to May 2017. The film premiered on 30 August 2018 at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for Colman. It was released theatrically in North America on 23 November 2018 by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 1 January 2019. The film was a box office success, grossing $95 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.
The Favourite received widespread critical acclaim, with particular praise drawn to Lanthimos's direction, the screenplay and performances of the lead cast, and it won or was nominated for numerous awards, including ten Academy Award nominations, tying Roma for the most nominations of any film at that year's ceremony. It won ten British Independent Film Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and eight European Film Awards, and Colman won Best Actress at each of those ceremonies, as well as the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, and others. The American Film Institute named The Favourite one of the top ten films of 2018 and since its release, it has been assessed as one of the best films of the 2010s and of the 21st century.[7][8]
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^"The 100 best films of the 21st century (So far)". 6 February 2022.
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