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  1. The Duchess
    PG-132008 · Historical drama · 1h 49m

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    • British Academy of Film & Television Arts Costume Design 2009 · Winner

    • Academy Award Costume Design 2009 · Winner

    • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 2009 · Nominated

    • British Academy of Film & Television Arts Make Up and Hair 2009 · Nominated

    • Academy Award Art Direction 2009 · Nominated

  1. It won the Best Costume Design and was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 81st Academy Awards. Plot. The young Georgiana is contracted in marriage to William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, with the expectation that she produce his male heir.

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  3. Keira Knightley. 2008 Nominee British Independent Film Award. Best Supporting Actor. Ralph Fiennes. 2008 Nominee British Independent Film Award. Best Supporting Actress. Hayley Atwell. 2008 Nominee British Independent Film Award. Best Technical Achievement.

  4. The Duchess: Directed by Saul Dibb. With Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper. A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life.

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    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Saul Dibb
    • 2008-10-10
  5. While The Duchess treads the now-familiar terrain of the corset-ripper, the costumes look great and Keira Knightley's performance is stellar in this subtly feminist, period drama. Read Critics...

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    • Saul Dibb
    • PG-13
    • Keira Knightley
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  6. Sep 1, 2008 · The Duchess. Plumed feathers, powdered wigs and corseted libidos abound in "The Duchess," but for all its luscious period trappings and Keira Knightley's spirited take on the title role,...

  7. Feb 20, 2019 · Costume director Michael O’Connor won an Oscar and a BAFTA for his work on The Duchess and it’s easy to see why. The scale of opulence is extraordinary, mixed with incredible attention to detail. While the film itself becomes stodgy and weighted down in the middle, the changing fashions keep it buoyant.

  8. Sep 25, 2008 · For a woman to be the duchess of such a private kingdom, to be immersed in politics, to be a beauty, a wit, a fashion leader and a feisty scrapper with an appetite for better sex than the duke provisioned, Georgiana must have been extraordinary.

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