The film's producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and McCarten garnered a nomination for Best Theatrical Motion Picture from the Producers Guild of America. [19], Jane Hawking, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, talked of meeting Jones several times while the latter prepared for the role. He and Jones received nominations for Best Actor and Actress at the AACTA Awards. While in the hospital, the doctor informs Jane that he has contracted pneumonia, and that he needs a tracheotomy in order to survive, but which will leave him unable to speak. [22] Tim Bevan. Although Stephen excels at mathematics and physics, his friends and professors are concerned over his lack of a thesis topic. [7] The film stars Eddie Redmayne[1][2] and Felicity Jones,[1][2] with Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, Christian McKay, Harry Lloyd, and David Thewlis featured in supporting roles. Lisa Bruce. ", FAQ [46] Lou Lumenick, in his review for The New York Post, called the film "tremendously moving and inspirational". [50] Deadline Hollywood's Pete Hammond marked McCarten's script and Marsh's direction for praise, and of the film's Toronto reception, wrote: "To say the response here was rapturous would not be understating the enthusiasm I heard — not just from pundits, but also Academy voters with whom I spoke. —James Marsh, speaking of the film's nature[10], Screenwriter Anthony McCarten had been interested in Hawking since reading his seminal book A Brief History of Time in 1988. Stephen goes to the lecture with Elaine, the two having fallen in love, and Jane and Jonathan reunite. They marry and have their first son Robert. | While there's life, there is hope". The film's screenplay is nominated for the USC Scripter Award, while the Women Film Critics Circle named Redmayne Best Actor and gave Jones The Invisible Woman Award. The film, and Jones were also nominated. Redmayne was also nominated for Best Actor by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Stephen tells Jane that he has been invited to America to accept an award, and will be taking Elaine with him. User Reviews Jane sees that Jonathan overheard the conversation, and is appalled, but when they are alone, they admit their feelings for one another. In 2004, McCarten read Jane Hawking's memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, and subsequently began writing a screenplay adaptation of the book, with no guarantees in place. Redmayne was named Best Actor at the 87th Academy Awards, where the film garnered five nominations. The film's production designer John Paul Kelly was nominated for an Art Directors Guild Award, while casting director Nina Gold received a nomination for Best Casting in a Studio or Independent Drama from the Casting Society of America and costume designer Steven Noble was nominated for Excellence in Period Film by the Costume Designers Guild. After Stephen and his professor Dennis Sciama attend a lecture on black holes, Stephen speculates that black holes may have been part of the creation of the universe, and decides to write his thesis on them. [49] The Daily Telegraph's Tim Robey granted the film a positive review, stating that, "In its potted appraisal of Hawking's cosmology, The Theory of Everything bends over backwards to speak to the layman, and relies on plenty of second-hand inspiration. [34] The first trailer of the film was released on 7 August 2014. At the 87th Academy Awards, it was nominated in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actor for Eddie Redmayne, Best Actress for Jones, Best Adapted Screenplay for McCarten, and Best Original Score for Jóhann Jóhannsson; with Eddie Redmayne winning the film's sole Academy Award for his performance. Instead of showing how he undermined traditional notions of space and time, it panders to religious sensibilities about what his work does or does not say about the existence of God, which in fact is very little. 7 at the box office. Stephen declines a knighthood from the Queen and continues his research, with no plans to retire in the near future. Anthony McCarten adapted the screenplay from the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking. While celebrating with Jane and his friends, Stephen realises he cannot walk, and begins using a wheelchair. [18] Redmayne met with Hawking himself, commenting, "Even now, when he's unable to move, you can still see such effervescence in his eyes". For The Guardian, Dean concluded by saying: The movie presents the demise of their relationship as a beautiful, tear-soaked, mutually respectful conversation. Oscar. Eric Fellner. The film gathered various awards and nominations following its release, ranging from recognition of the film itself to Redmayne and Jones' acting performances, McCarten's screenplay and Jóhann Jóhannsson's score. External Reviews The Motion Picture Sound Editors nominated Glenn Freemantle, Gillian Dodders and Paul Wrightson for Best Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film. 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[62], "That's really the essence of the story, it's a very unusual love story in a very strange environment, a very strange sort of landscape, and that is I think the abiding theme of the film. At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, Redmayne won the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama accolade and composer Jóhann Jóhannsson won Best Original Score. A final title sequence brings the lives of the lead characters up to date. During editing, filmmakers tried to remake Hawking's synthesised voice, but it did not turn out as they wanted. 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