US (2004): Comedy/Drama
Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti), a failed writer and divorcé who teaches junior high school English takes his best friend, former hot actor Jack (Thomas Hayden Church) on a weeklong drive up to California's wine country. There they explore the nature of their failures and question their relationships. Jack, about to get married, has an affair with a woman (Sandra Oh) and wonders whether he should call off his wedding. Miles questions whether or not he made the right choice while trying to form a relationship with the woman's best friend (Virginia Madsen), a fellow oenophile who is a waitress at a restaurant that he frequents when visiting that part of the country. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor from the novel by Rex Pickett; directed by Alexander Payne.
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· Achievement in Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 2004: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
· Best Picture of the Year 2004: A Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century-Fox. Michael London, producer.
· Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2004: Thomas Haden Church
· Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2004: Virginia Madsen
· Achievement in Directing 2004: Alexander Payne
5 nominations, 1 Award