Film Nominations and Awards for The Truman Show

The Truman Show is a film about the reality show surrounding the life of Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey). Truman's reality show is a bit different however because he has no idea he is part of the show. Truman lives in a beautiful domed studio in California and everything that surrounds him is completely scripted. Every day viewers tune in to see what will happen in Truman's life as they have since Truman's birth, which started the show. Truman is now an adult and has started finding clues in his travels that lead him to speculate about the authenticity of his surroundings. As Truman beings to discuss life outside of his beautiful city, the actors around him including his wife, Meryl Burbank (Laura Linney), do everything they can to convince him that there is nothing to see out there. Truman's curiosity and passion to explore get the better of him and he demands his freedom. The finale of the movie is quite moving and I will not spoil it here.

What was even more impressive than the storyline and the acting of this film was the recognition that The Truman Show movie cast received in awards and nominations. Below is a list of just some of the amazing awards that The Truman Show won from the various film agencies.

1999 - Peter Weir - Won - ALFS Award - Director of the Year
1999 - Andrew Niccol - Won - ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year
1999 - Burkhard von Dallwitz - Won - ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films
1999 - Philip Glass - Won - ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films
1999 - Dennis Gassner - Won - BAFTA Film Award - Best Production Design
1999 - Andrew Niccol - Won - BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original
1999 - Ed Harris - Won - Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama
1999 - Burkhard von Dallwitz - Won - CFCA Award - Best Original Score
1999 - Peter Weir - Won - David Lean Award for Direction - Director
1999 - Burkhard von Dallwitz , Philip Glass - Won - Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture
1999 - Jim Carrey - Won - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
1999 - Ed Harris - Won - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
1999 - Jim Carrey - Won - MTV Movie Award - Best Male Performance
1999 - The Truman Show - Won - Saturn Award - Best Fantasy Film
1999 - Andrew Niccol - Won - Saturn Award - Best Writer

Along with these wins The Truman Show also received over thirty nominations as well. If you want to learn more about this great film check out The Truman Show movie review as well as the talented The Truman Show movie cast that was responsible for its success. The Truman Show was one of the best Jim Carrey drama movies that he ever made.