An Education

An Education
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLone Scherfig
Screenplay byNick Hornby
Based onAn Education
by Lynn Barber
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn de Borman
Edited byBarney Pilling
Music byPaul Englishby
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 18 January 2009 (2009-01-18) (Sundance)
  • 30 October 2009 (2009-10-30) (United Kingdom)
  • 5 February 2010 (2010-02-05) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom[3]
  • United States[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.5 million[1]
Box office$26.1 million[1]

An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir by journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, and stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David, the charming man who seduces her.

An Education premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival,[4] was theatrically released in the US on 16 October 2009 and in the UK on 30 October. The film received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress for Mulligan.[5][6] It was also nominated for eight British Academy Film Awards (including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor for Molina), with Mulligan winning Best Leading Actress.

  1. ^ a b c "An Education (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ^ "An Education (2008)". BBFC. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "An Education". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Sundance unveils competition lineup". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Colin Firth, Helen Mirren and Carey Mulligan lead British hopes at this year's Oscars". Hello. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2011.

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