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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
1h 52m
Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.
Directed by Julian Schnabel
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10 nominations, 3 wins across 3 races
Directing · Julian Schnabel
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) · Ronald Harwood
Cinematography · Janusz Kaminski
Film Editing · Juliette Welfling
Best Feature · Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
Won: Best Director · Julian Schnabel
Best Screenplay · Ronald Harwood
Won: Best Cinematography · Janusz Kaminski
Film Not in the English Language · Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik, Julian Schnabel
Won: Adapted Screenplay · Ronald Harwood