# Georgia O'Keeffe (film)

Georgia O'Keeffe is a 2009 American television biographical drama film, produced by City Entertainment in association with Sony Television, about noted American painter Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. The film was directed by Bob Balaban, executive-produced by Joshua D. Maurer, Alixandre Witlin and Joan Allen, and line-produced by Tony Mark. Shown on Lifetime Television, it starred Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in lead roles.
At the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards, the film received nine nominations, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Joan Allen. The film was also nominated for three 2009 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Television Movie or Miniseries, as well as receiving nominations for director by the Directors Guild of America and a Producers Guild nomination for Producer of the Year award for Outstanding Television Movie or Miniseries, and an NAACP nomination for supporting actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. The movie earned more total nominations than in the history of Lifetime Television combined, making it the most critically acclaimed film in Lifetime's history.

## Plot

Georgia O'Keeffe (Joan Allen) is a young painter in the 1910s, while Alfred Stieglitz (Jeremy Irons) is New York-based photographer and art impresario, who discovers her works. Later, when O'Keeffe discovers that her works are displayed at an art gallery without her permission, she confronts Stieglitz. However, he manages to charm her, and starts their 20-year relationship. Stieglitz, 23 years senior to O'Keeffe, subsequently starts living with her and later divorces his wife to marry her. However, over the years, as O'Keeffe becomes a famous artist, their relationship deteriorates.

## Cast

* Joan Allen as Georgia O'Keeffe
* Jeremy Irons as Alfred Stieglitz
* Henry Simmons as Jean Toomer
* Ed Begley, Jr. as Stieglitz's brother Lee
* Tyne Daly as Mabel Dodge Luhan
* Kathleen Chalfant as Mrs. Stieglitz
* Linda Emond as "Beck" Strand Rebecca Salsbury James
* Jenny Gabrielle as Dorothy Norman
* Chad Brummett as Marsden Hartley
* Steve Corona as John Marin

## Production
### Development and writing

The film was in development for four years at HBO, having been originally pitched and developed by executive producers Maurer, Witlin and Allen, and at one point it was to be produced by HBO, but eventually Lifetime took it up once HBO passed.
The film's screenplay, which was nominated and won the 2009 Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay for Movie or Miniseries, was written by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer, most known for Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Shadow Box (1977) and the 1998 film Gia .

### Filming

The film was shot entirely on location in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico. The executive producers worked closely with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, specifically with curator and leading scholar on O'Keeffe, Barbara Buhler Lynes, to make sure issues of accuracy and content were done with sensitivity and attention to detail. Over seventy original paintings and drawings by O'Keeffe were permitted to be used in the film. Moreover, the filmmakers were given permission to film at O'Keeffe's home in Ghost Ranch, near of Abiquiú, New Mexico, the first time a film company was given that privilege. Joan Allen also took painting lessons for the film.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2009 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Jeremy Irons | Nominated |
| 2010 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Movie/Mini Series | David Rubin and Richard Hicks | Nominated |
| 2010 | Costume Designers Guild Awards | Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries | Michael Dennison | Nominated |
| 2010 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television or Miniseries | Bob Balaban | Nominated |
| 2010 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Miniseries or Television Film | Best Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated |
| 2010 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Jeremy Irons | Nominated |
| 2010 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Joan Allen | Nominated |
| 2010 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Nominated |
| 2010 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Joan Allen | Nominated |
| 2010 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Tyne Daly | Nominated |
| 2010 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Costume Design in a Non-Series | Best Costume Design in a Non-Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Non-Series | Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Non-Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Music in a Non-Series | Best Music in a Non-Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Production Design in a Non-Series | Best Production Design in a Non-Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Joshua D. Maurer, Alixandre Witlin, Joan Allen, and Anthony Mark | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Joan Allen | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Bob Balaban | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie | Stephen Altman, John Bucklin, and Helen Britten | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | David Rubin, Richard Hicks, and Angelique Midthunder | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special | Michael Dennison and Frances Vega | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie | Enid Arias and Geordie Sheffer | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) | Dorothy Pearl, Sheila Trujillo-Gomez, Kelley Gore Jefferson, and Tarra Day | Nominated |
| 2010 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Jeff Beal | Nominated |
| 2010 | Producers Guild of America Awards | David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Joshua D. Maurer, Alixandre Witlin, Joan Allen, and Anthony Mark | Nominated |
| 2010 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Jeremy Irons | Nominated |
| 2010 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Joan Allen | Nominated |
| 2010 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Long Form – Original | Michael Cristofer | Won |