Amadeus (movie)

***Amadeus*** is a 1984 American biographical period drama movie directed by Miloš Forman. It won eight Oscars. This is a biography of two great music composers – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. Salieri knows Mozart is a great composer but tries to ruin his career out of jealousy.

The movie was shot on location in Prague, Kroměříž and Vienna. Notably, Forman was able to shoot scenes in the Count Nostitz Theatre in Prague, where _Don Giovanni_ and _La Clemenza di Tito_ were first shown two centuries before. Several other scenes were shot at the Barrandov Studios.

## Cast

- F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri
- Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart
- Roy Dotrice as Leopold Mozart
- Simon Callow as Emanuel Schikaneder
- Richard Frank as Father Vogler
- Christine Ebersole as Caterina Cavalieri
- Jeffrey Jones as Emperor Joseph II
- Charles Kay as Count Orsini-Rosenberg
- Cynthia Nixon as Lorl, Mozart's maid
- Vincent Schiavelli as Salieri's valet
- Roderick Cook as Count Von Strack
- Jonathan Moore as Baron van Swieten
- Patrick Hines as Kappelmeister Bonno

### United States

- Academy Awards 1984:
- Won (8)
    - Best Actor in a Leading Role (F. Murray Abraham)
    - Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Shaffer)
    - Best Art Direction (Karel Černý and Patrizia von Brandenstein)
    - Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk)
    - Best Picture
    - Best Director (Miloš Forman)
    - Best Makeup (Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc)
    - Best Sound Mixing (Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Christopher Newman)
- Nominated
    - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hulce)
    - Best Cinematography (Miroslav Ondříček)
    - Best Film Editing (Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler)

- Golden Globe Awards 1984:
- Won (4)
    - Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (F. Murray Abraham)
    - Best Director (Miloš Forman)
    - Best Motion Picture – Drama
    - Best Screenplay (Peter Shaffer)
- Nominated
    - Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Tom Hulce)
    - Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Jeffrey Jones)

- LAFCA Awards 1984:
- Won (4)
    - Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham <small>tied with Albert Finney for Under the Volcano</small>)
    - Best Director (Miloš Forman)
    - Best Picture
    - Best Screenplay (Peter Shaffer)

- American Cinema Editors:
- Won (1)
    - Best Edited Feature Film (Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler)
- Casting Society of America:
- Won (1)
    - Best Casting for Feature Film (Mary Goldberg)
- Directors Guild of America:
- Won (1)
    - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Miloš Forman)
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award:
- Won (1)
    - Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham)

- American Film Institute:
- Won (1)
    - AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – #53
- Nominated
    - AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
        - Villain – Antonio Salieri
    - AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
        - Emperor Joseph II: "There are simply too many notes."
    - AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)

### United Kingdom

- BAFTA:
- Won (4)
    - Best Cinematography (Miroslav Ondříček)
    - Best Editing (Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler)
    - Best Make Up Artist (Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc)
    - Best Sound (Mark Berger, Thomas Scott and Christopher Newman)
- Nominated
    - Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham)
    - Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk)
    - Best Film (Miloš Forman and Saul Zaentz)
    - Best Production Design (Patrizia von Brandstein)
    - Best Screenplay — Adapted (Peter Shaffer)

### Italy

- David di Donatello:
- Won (3)
    - Best Director – Foreign Film (Miloš Forman)
    - Best Foreign Actor (Tom Hulce)
    - Best Foreign Film
- Nastro d'Argento:
- Won (2)
    - Best Actor — Foreign Film (Tom Hulce)
    - Best Director — Foreign Film (Miloš Forman)

### France

- César Award:
- Won (1)
    - Best Foreign Film

### Japan

- Japan Academy Prize:
- Won (1)
    - Best Foreign Language Film

### Norway

- Amanda awards:
- Won (1)
    - Best Foreign Feature Film

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: Amadeus
- **director**: Miloš Forman
- **producer**: Saul Zaentz
- **writer**: Peter Shaffer
Zdeněk Mahler
- **starring**: F. Murray Abraham
Tom Hulce
Elizabeth Berridge (actress), Elizabeth Berridge
- **music**: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- **cinematography**: Miroslav Ondříček
- **editing**: Michael Chandler (movie editor), Michael Chandler
- **distributor**: Orion Pictures
- **runtime**: **Theatrical release**
161 minutes
**Director's cut**
180 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **budget**: $18 million
- **gross**: $51,973,029