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• Frost/Nixon is a film adaptation of Peter Morgan's play of the same name. Reuniting the original lead stage actors, Michael Sheen (David Frost) and Frank Langella (Richard Nixon), the 2008 film chronicles the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former President of the United States Richard Nixon.

  The film has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

• 2009 Oscar Nominations

  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Best Achievement in Directing
  • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
  • Best Achievement in Editing

• Fast Facts

  1. Limited release date: December 5, 2008Official Site: Frost/Nixon
  2. Release date: December 25, 2008Official Site: Frost/Nixon
  3. Director: Ron Howard
  4. Based on Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon theater production
  5. Screenwriter: Peter Morgan
  6. Producer: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
  7. Distributor: Universal Pictures
  8. Frank Langella won a Tony for his stage roleOfficial Site: Frost/Nixon
  9. Nominated for an International Press Academy Satellite AwardsWashington Post: Small Things Frost/Nixon Could Do Without (December 1, 2008)
  10. Tag line: "400 million people were waiting for the truth"Official Site: Frost/Nixon
  11. MPAA rating: R

• Frost and Nixon

  In 1977, British talk-show host David Frost paid former-President Richard Nixon approximately $600,000 for a set of interviews that occurred over the course of twelve days. Two of those days were dedicated exclusively to the Watergate scandal. A total of 29 total hours of footage were produced. Nixon had resigned as President of the United States in 1974 and although The Washington Post's Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had released their expose "All the President's Men" and the Senate Watergate Committee had issued their report, Nixon had not publicly admitted he made mistakes in the handling of Watergate until the Frost interview.

• Awards

  Frost/Nixon tied with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with five Golden Globe nominations. Both films received Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Score nominations.Variety: Button, Frost Heat up Globes Race (December 11, 2008)

  The film is considered an Oscar favorite in several categories. ABC News notes the film's historical nature, strong acting and the Oscar pedigree of director Ron Howard as reasons for the film's consideration as a legitimate Oscar contender.ABC News: Top 10 movies scoring Oscar Buzz (December 11, 2008)

• Cast

  • Michael Sheen as David Frost
  • Frank Langella as Richard Nixon
  • Sam Rockwell as James Reston Jr.
  • Toby Jones as Irving Swifty Lazar
  • Kevin Bacon as Jack Brennan
  • Rebecca Hall as Caroline Cushing
  • Oliver Platt as Bob Zelnick
  • Matthew Macfadyen as John Birt

• Critical Reception

  • "Frost/Nixon offers us the pleasure, more common in the theater, of watching two excellent actors simply being, well, excellent. The film is mostly talk, but it's sharp, punchy talk, and the picture is sometimes thrilling to watch."—Kurt Loder, MTVMTV: Frost/Nixon Showdown (December 5, 2008)

  • "Frost/Nixon doesn't have much to say about the disgraced president that Oliver Stone, for one, hasn't already explored in more depth, but by the last taping, in its glib and reductionist way, it works like a charm. Or better yet, like television. Which, finally, is a compliment."—CNNCNN: Review Frost/Nixon Makes for Fine Vewing (December 5, 2008)

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  Frost Nixon Trailer | Frost Nixon Reviews | Ron Howard | Richard Nixon | Michael Sheen | Frank Langella | Sam Rockwell | Toby Jones | Kevin Bacon | Oliver Platt | Rebecca Hall | Matthew Macfadyen | Peter Morgan | David Frost | 2009 Golden Globe Nominations | SAG Award Nominations

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