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John Patrick Shanley brings his Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play to the screen as a gripping story about the quest for truth, the forces of change, and the devastating consequences of blind justice in an age defined by moral conviction.
It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Academy Awardr winner Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Academy Awardr winner Meryl Streep), the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James (Academy Awardr nominee Amy Adams), a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequence.
Original Release
02/27/2008
US Release
12/12/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Meryl Streep | Sister Aloysius Beauvier |
Philip Seymour Hoffman | Father Brendan Flynn |
Amy Adams | Sister James |
Viola Davis | Mrs. Miller |
Alice Drummond | Sister Veronica |
Audrie Neenan | Sister Raymond |
Susan Blommaert | Mrs. Carson |
Carrie Preston | Christine Hurley |
John Costelloe | Warren Hurley |
Lloyd Clay Brown | Jimmy Hurley |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Meryl Streep | Sister Aloysius Beauvier |
Philip Seymour Hoffman | Father Brendan Flynn |
Amy Adams | Sister James |
Viola Davis | Mrs. Miller |
Alice Drummond | Sister Veronica |
Audrie Neenan | Sister Raymond |
Susan Blommaert | Mrs. Carson |
Carrie Preston | Christine Hurley |
John Costelloe | Warren Hurley |
Lloyd Clay Brown | Jimmy Hurley |
Joseph Foster | Donald Miller |
Mike Roukis | William London |
Haklar Dezso | Zither Player |
Frank Shanley | Kevin |
Robert Ridgell | Organist |
Sarah Giovanniello | Choir Singer |
Katie Shelnitz | Choir Singer |
Aaron O'Neill | Choir Singer |
Thomas J. Meehan | Choir Singer |
Abigail L. Dyer | Choir Singer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Celia D. Costas | Executive Producer |
Mark Roybal | Producer |
Scott Rudin | Producer |
Nora Skinner | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2009 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2009 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |