Found below, in chronological order, are the twelve Oscar winning films about the British royals.
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS.
Released in 1966.
From a play by Robert Bolt.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann.
Is a film about Thomas More, the man who stood up to
King Henry VIII when he rejected the Catholic Church in order to divorce Queen
Katherine Of Aragon and remarry.
The film starred actor Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII
and Paul Scofield as Thomas More.
The film won six Oscars including Best Actor for Paul
Schofield and Best Director for Fred Zinnerman as well as -
Best Cinematography.
Best Costume Design.
Best Picture.
Best Screenplay.
ANNE OF A 1000 DAYS.
Released in 1969.
From a play by Maxwell Anderson.
Directed by Charles Jarrot.
This is the story of King Henry VIII and his affair
and subsequent marriage to Anne Boleyn, after 24 years of marriage to Queen
Katherine of Aragon.
The film starred Richard Burton as King Henry VIII and
Genevieve Bujold as Anne Boleyn.
The film won an Oscar for Best Costume Design.
THE LION IN WINTER.
Released in 1968.
From a screenplay by James Golden.
Directed by Anthony Harvey.
This film is about the wife and three sons of King
Henry II who viciously plotted to force his hand in order to make him choose a
successor to the throne.
The film starred Peter O'Toole as King Henry II and
Katherine Hepburn as his wife Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
The film won three oscars, including Best Lead Actress
for Katherine Hepburn and -
Best Music Score.
Best Screenplay.
HENRY V.
Released in1989.
From a play by William Shakespeare.
Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
This is the adaptation of Shakespeare's play about
King Henry V's brutal conquest of France.
The film starred Kenneth Brannah as the King and won
an Oscar for Best Costume Design.
THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE.
Released in 1994.
From a play by Alan Bennet.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner.
This is the story of King George III and his long
battle with depression and other mental illnesses, and who was nursed by his
wife Queen Charlotte.
The film starred Nigel Hawthorn as the ill fated King
George and Helen Mirren as his devoted wife Queen Charlotte.
The film won an Oscar for Best Art Direction.
RICHARD III.
Released in 1995.
From a play by William Shakespeare.
Directed by Richard Loncaine.
Another adaptation of a Shakespeare play, this time
about the life and times of King Richard III.
The film starred Ian McKellan as the King and Annette
Bening as Queen Elisabeth, wife of King Edward IV.
The film went on to win two Oscars for Best Art
Direction and Best Costume Design.
MRS BROWN.
Released in 1997.
From an original screenplay by Jeremy Brock.
Directed by John Madden.
This film tells the story of Queen Victoria's much
rumoured friendship with servant John Brown.
The film starred Judy Dench as the widowed Queen
Victoria and Billy Connolly as John Brown.
The film won an Oscar for Judy Dench as Best Lead
Actress and another for Best Makeup.
ELISABETH.
Released in 1998.
From an original screenplay by Michael Hirst.
Directed by Shekhar Kapur.
This film is about the early years of the reign of
Britain's most powerful queen, Elisabeth I.
The film starred Cate Blanchett as the young Elisabeth
and Geoffrey Rush as her advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham.
The film won one Oscar for Best Original
Soundtrack.
THE QUEEN.
Released in 2006.
From an original screnplay by Peter Morgan.
Directed by Stephen Frears.
This film tells the story of Queen Elisabeth II's
unfortunate handling of the death of her former daughter - in - law, Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.
The film starred Helen Mirren as the Queen and James
Cromwell as her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who helped her
through a nation's tragedy.
The film went on to win actress Helen Mirren an Oscar
for Best Lead Actress.
ELISABETH, THE GOLDEN AGE.
Released in 2007.
From an original screenplay by William Nicholson and
William Hirst.
Directed Shekhar Kapur.
This filnm is the follow up to the 1998 film,
Elisabeth, also starring Cate Blanchett, that tells the story of the latter
years of Elisabeth I's reign.
The film also starred Jordi Molla as King Phillip of
Spain.
The film won an Oscar for Best Acheivement in Costume
Design.
THE YOUNG VICTORIA.
Released in 2009.
From an
original screenplay by Julian Fellowes.
Directed by Jean - Marc Vallee.
This film portrays the early years of Britain's second
longest reigning monarch Queen Victoria and her subsequent love affair with her
future husband Prince Albert of Saxe - Coburg Gotha.
The film starred Emily Blunt as the young Victoria and
Rupert Friend as the dashing Albert.
The film won an Oscar for Best Acheivement in Costume
Design.
THE KING'S SPEECH.
Released in 2010.
From a screenplay by David Seidler.
Directed by Tom Hooper.
Tells the story of the shy and retiring King George
VI, who came to the throne upon the abdication of his older brother King Edward
VIII in 1936.
The King suffered from a deliberating speech defect
that dominated his life, until he started taking voice lessons from Australian
speech therapist Lionel Logue.
The film starred Colin Firth as King George VI and
Geoffrey Rush as therapist Lionel Logue.
The film went on to win an Oscar for actor Colin Firth
as Best Lead Actor as well as three other Oscar awards for -
Best Film.
Best Screenplay.
Best Acheivement in Directing.
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