Leigh's most notable works are the black comedy-drama "Naked" (1993), for which he won the Best Director Award at Cannes, the Oscar-nominated, BAFTA- and Palme d'Or-winning drama "Secrets &amp; Lies" (1996), the Golden Lion-winning working-class drama "Vera Drake" (2004), and the Palme d'Or-nominated biopic "Mr. Turner" (2014). Other well-known films include the comedy-dramas "Life Is Sweet" (1990) and "Career Girls" (1997), the Gilbert and Sullivan biographical film "Topsy-Turvy" (1999) and the bleak working-class drama "All or Nothing" (2002). He won great success with American audiences with the female led films, "Vera Drake" (2004) starring Imelda Staunton, "Happy-Go-Lucky" (2008) with Sally Hawkins, the family drama "Another Year" (2010), the portrait of an artist "Mr. Turner" (2014), and the historical drama "Peterloo" (2018). His stage plays include "Smelling A Rat", "It's A Great Big Shame", "Greek Tragedy", "Goose-Pimples", "Ecstasy" and "Abigail's Party".