In the Bleak Midwinter (also known as A Midwinter's Tale) is a 1995 British romantic comedy written and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
 Many of the roles in the film were written for specific actors.
 This was the first film directed by Branagh in which he did not appear.
The Wedding Banquet () is a 1993 romantic comedy film about a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a mainland Chinese woman to placate his parents and get her a green card.
 His plan backfires when his parents arrive in the United States to plan his wedding banquet and he has to hide the truth of his partner.
Mr. Wonderful is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed by Academy Award winning director Anthony Minghella.
Thompson is a 1988 British television variety series hosted by actress Emma Thompson.
 The show also starred Imelda Staunton, Kenneth Branagh and Stephen Moore.
 The show featured musical numbers, as well as comedy skits and appearances by guest stars.
 Its theme music was Dave Brubeck's "Unsquare Dance."
Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 British/American romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name.
 It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the film.
 The film also stars Branagh's then-wife Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Kate Beckinsale in her film debut.
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh ( ; born 10 December 1960) is a Northern Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter originally from Belfast.
 Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and in 2015 succeeded Richard Attenborough as its President.
 He has directed or starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including "Henry V" (1989) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director), "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), "Othello" (1995), "Hamlet" (1996) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), "Love's Labour's Lost" (2000), and "As You Like It" (2006).
Benny & Joon is a 1993 romantic comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about how two eccentric individuals, Sam (Johnny Depp) and Juniper "Joon" (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love.
 Aidan Quinn also stars, and it was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.
Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama "Endless Love".
 Two years later he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy "Risky Business" (1983), which garnered Cruise his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
 In 1986, Cruise played a fighter pilot in the Tony Scott-directed action drama "Top Gun" (the highest-grossing film that year), and also starred opposite Paul Newman in the Martin Scorsese-directed drama "The Color of Money".
 Two years later he played opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Academy Award for Best Picture-winning drama "Rain Man" (1988), and also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture-winning romantic drama "Cocktail" (1988).
 In doing so Cruise became the first and only person as of 2014 to star in a Best Picture Oscar winner and a Worst Picture Razzie winner in the same year.
 His next role was as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the drama adaptation of Kovic's memoir of the same name, "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989).
 For his performance Cruise received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Dead Again is a 1991 American romantic fantasy neo-noir mystery thriller film written by Scott Frank and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
 It stars Branagh and his then-wife Emma Thompson, and co-stars Andy García, Derek Jacobi, Wayne Knight, and Robin Williams.
Rufus Frederik Sewell ( ; born 29 October 1967) is an English actor.
 In film, he has appeared in Kenneth Branagh's rendition of "Hamlet" (1996) playing Fortinbras, "The Woodlanders", "Dangerous Beauty", "Dark City", "A Knight's Tale", "The Illusionist", "Tristan and Isolde", and "Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence".
 On television, he starred as "Obergruppenführer" John Smith in "The Man in the High Castle", an Italian detective in the BBC's television series "Zen" (2011) and also appeared in the mini-series "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010).
 In 1993 he played the hero, Will Ladislaw, in the BBC's adaptation of George Eliot's "Middlemarch".
 In 2003, he appeared in the lead role in "".
 He starred in the CBS drama "Eleventh Hour", which was cancelled in April 2009.
 On stage, he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" and the role of Jan in Stoppard's "Rock 'n' Roll"; the latter earned him an Olivier Award and a Tony Award nomination.

Question: Kenneth Branagh was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1993 romantic comedy film that also starred which then-wife?
Answer: Emma Thompson