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Best Makeup Bestes Maskenbild | 2019 | Birger
Best Makeup (Bestes Maskenbild) | 2019 | Heike
2018 | Helena Bonham
Best Comedic Actress | 2018 | Helena Bonham
Womens WorkBest Ensemble | 2018
Best Female Action Hero | 2018
The story was first mentioned to Helena Bonham Carter 13 years ago, with Helena playing the role of Collette and Susan Sarandon playing Eleanor.
55 Steps is based on the life of Eleanor Riese, a patient who sued for her right to refuse antipsychotic medication. Eleanor Riese was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 25. At the time of the trial in 1989, she was 44 and had been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for several years preceding her case. During her stay at St. Mary's Hospital in San Fransisco, she developed physical symptoms caused by antipsychotic medication to which she did not consent.
Morton Cohen continued teaching law until two months before his death on April 12, 2018 at age 82. While he was in the hospital, in his last weeks, he was still working on a case advocating for better treatment for nursing-home patients.
The Riese decision was a major step toward reforming America's mental health system by empowering patients and improving communication between patients and their doctors about individual treatment needs.
Colette Hughes continued advocating for clients with disabilities. Following Eleanor's wishes, she increased her focus on protecting the rights of patients being restrained in isolation.
"Colette Hughes: You know, Eleanor, you are not gravely disabled, you're gravely obnoxious. Eleanor Riese: [laughs out loud] That was a good one."
"Colette Hughes: I first met Eleanor Riese as her lawyer, but soon--because Eleanor was Eleanor--Eleanor became my friend. And soon, because Eleanor was Eleanor, she became my protector, my guardian, my worst critic, and my greatest support."
