who directed the oscar winning film 'the piano' in 1993
The Piano The Piano is a 1993 New Zealand drama film about a mute piano player and her daughter, set during the mid-19th century in a rainy, muddy frontier backwater town on the west coast of New Zealand. It revolves around the musician's passion for playing the piano and her efforts to regain her piano after it is sold. It was written and directed by Jane Campion and stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin in her first acting role. The film's score by Michael Nyman became a best-selling soundtrack album, and Hunter played her own piano pieces for the film. She also served as sign language teacher for Paquin, earning three screen credits. The film is an international co-production by Australian producer Jan Chapman with the French company Ciby 2000.
List of accolades received by La La Land La La Land received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards tying records for most nominations by a single film with All About Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997).[6] It won six, Best Director (Chazelle), Best Actress (Stone), Best Cinematography (Sandgren), Best Original Score (Hurwitz), Best Original Song ("City of Stars"), and Best Production Design (the Wascos). At the ceremony, the film was also incorrectly announced as the winner for Best Picture (which it lost to Moonlight) after the presenters had been given the wrong envelope, and Chazelle became the youngest winner of the Best Director award.[7][8] The film garnered a leading seven Golden Globe Award nominations—Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for Gosling, Best Actress – Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song ("City of Stars").[9] Winning all of its nominations, it became the film with the most Golden Globe Awards.[10]