Emma Thompson was on screen.
Emma Thompson . In 1992 , Thompson won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for the period drama Howards End . Saving Mr. Banks . Centered on the development of the 1964 film Mary Poppins , the film stars Emma Thompson as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as filmmaker Walt Disney , with supporting performances by Paul Giamatti , Jason Schwartzman , Bradley Whitford , and Colin Farrell .