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Michael Clayton Details

Release Date: Oct 05, 2007
Rated: language including some sexual dialogue
Runtime: 2 hr. 0 min.
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Director:Tony Gilroy
Cast:George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe.

FULL SYNOPSIS

Michael Clayton (George Clooney) handles all of the dirty work for a major New York law firm, arranging top-flight legal services and skirting through loopholes for ethically questionable clients. But when a fellow "fixer" decides to turn on the very firm they were hired to clean up for, Clayton finds himself at the center of a conspiratorial maelstrom. Once an ambitious D.A., Clayton is now a shell of his former dynamic self, thanks to a divorce, an unfortunate business venture, and astronomical debt. Though he longs to leave the cutthroat, ethically dubious world of corporate law behind, Clayton's poor financial situation and devotion to firm head Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack) leave him little choice but to remain on the job and tough it out. Meanwhile, litigator Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) finds her entire company's future hinging on the outcome of a multi-billion-dollar settlement overseen by Clayton's friend, star lawyer Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson). When Edens snaps and decides to blow the whistle on the questionable case, sabotaging the defense, Clayton must decide between his loyalty and his conscience. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Release date:October 5, 2007

Awards

Awarded by	Nominee	Category	Year	Status
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Kerry Orent	Best Picture	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Tony Gilroy	Best Original Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Writers Guild of America	Tony Gilroy	Best Original Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Tony Gilroy	Best Writer	2007	Nominee
Directors Guild of America	Tony Gilroy	Best Director	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Tony Gilroy	Best Original Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Tony Gilroy	Best Directing	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Tony Gilroy	Best Original Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Tony Gilroy	Best Director	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Tony Gilroy	Most Promising Director	2007	Nominee
Toronto Film Critics Association	Tony Gilroy	Best First Film	2007	Nominee
Toronto Film Critics Association	Tony Gilroy	Best Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Golden Satellite Award	Tony Gilroy	Best Original Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Sydney Pollack	Best Picture	2007	Nominee
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	2007	Winner
Screen Actors Guild	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Tom Wilkinson	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	2007	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	2007	Nominee
Detroit Film Critics Society	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	2007	Nominee
Golden Satellite Award	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	2007	Nominee
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Winner
National Board of Review	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Winner
Detroit Film Critics Society	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Winner
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Winner
San Francisco Film Critics Circle	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Winner
Screen Actors Guild	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	George Clooney	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	2007	Nominee
Southeastern Film Critics Association	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Nominee
Toronto Film Critics Association	George Clooney	Best Actor	2007	Nominee
Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Winner
Kansas City Film Critics Association	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Winner
Detroit Film Critics Society	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Winner
Screen Actors Guild	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Tilda Swinton	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	2007	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
National Society of Film Critics	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
Toronto Film Critics Association	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
Golden Satellite Award	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Jennifer Fox	Best Picture	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	John Gilroy	Best Editing	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	James Newton Howard	Best Original Score	2007	Nominee
Art Directors Guild	Kevin Thompson	Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film	2007	Nominee