A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to supervise the handful of boys with nowhere to go over the holidays. Through a series of unforeseen adventures, he winds up bonding with one kid in particular — a brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook.
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Best Picture
Produced by
Mark Johnson, p.g.a.
Bill Block
David Hemingson
Bill Block
David Hemingson
Best Director
Alexander Payne
Best Original Screenplay
David Hemingson
Best Actor
Paul Giamatti
Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Best Supporting Actor
Dominic Sessa
Best Cinematography
Eigil Bryld
Best Film Editing
Kevin Tent, ACE
Best Production Design
Ryan Warren Smith
Production Designer
Markus Wittman
Set Decorator
Best Costume Design
Wendy Chuck
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Michael White
Hair
Sarah Rubano
Makeup
Best Sound
Frank Gaeta
Sound Designer
David Schwartz
Location Sound
Patrick Cyccone
Re-recording
Best Original Score
Mark Orton