Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Movie |

New York City | Based On Novel Or Book

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Crime
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Marielle Heller, Rebecca Breckel, Karen Kane, Chelsea Ryan
  • Cast(s): Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Gregory Korostishevsky See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 47min
  • Music: Joe White,Robert Hein,Damian Volpe,Ted Caplan,Timothy R. Boyce Jr.
  • Award(s): Independent Spirit 2019 (Won)
    Oscar 2019 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: One Battle After Another, Lady Queen Gents Parlour
  • Story:
    When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.
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7.1/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.
Ratings

7.1/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
Independent Spirit Award

Best Supporting Male | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

Chlotrudis Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

Movies for Grownups Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Screenwriter | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

EDA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Writing Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

PFCC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

BOFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

PCC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

SLFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Virtuoso Award

2019 | Richard E. Grant

COFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

BSFC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

OAFFC Award

Best Supporting Male | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Dorian Award

Film Performance of the Year Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Satellite Award

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Screenplay Adapted | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

KCFCC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

CFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

NYFCO Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

OFTA Film Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

SDFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

NFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

VFCC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

AFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

CIFCC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

NYFCC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

SFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

ALFS Award

Supporting Actor of the Year | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

SEFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Spotlight Award

Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

FFCC Award

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

Montecito Award

2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Redeemer Award

2019 | Melissa McCarthy

SFFCC Award

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

EDA Female Focus Award

Best Woman Director | 2019 | Marielle Heller

LAFCA Award

Best Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

PFCS Award

Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

WGA (Screen) Award

Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

WAFCA Award

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

Golden Globe Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

BAFTA Film Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Leading Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Screenplay (Adapted) | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

LEJA Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

IFJA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

ACCA Award

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

ALFS Award

BritishIrish Actor of the Year For | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

BritishIrish Actor of the Year | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

GWNYFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

SFFCC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Screenplay Adapted | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

NCFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

WAFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

NSFC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

INOCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

FFCC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

LAOFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Female Director | 2018 | Marielle Heller

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

HFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Odyssey Award

Best Support Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

IFC Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

TFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

MCFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Critics Choice Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

DFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

GAFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

DFWFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

Gold Derby Film Award

Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

Golden Carp Film - International Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

ICP Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Best Lead Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

OFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

Gotham Independent Film Award

Best Actor | 2018 | Richard E. Grant

Actor Award

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | 2019 | Richard E. Grant

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Dorian Award

Film Performance of the Year Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Director of the Year | 2019 | Marielle Heller

CinEuphoria Award

Best Actress International Competition | 2020 | Melissa McCarthy

NTFCA Award

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

Courage in Acting Award

2018 | Melissa McCarthy

WFCC Award

Best Comedic Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

EDA Award

Best Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

COFCA Award

Best Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

WIN Award

Outstanding Actress Feature Film | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Outstanding Film Written by a Woman | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

Outstanding Film Produced by a Woman | 2019 | Amy Nauiokas

Satellite Award

Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Breakthrough Achievement Award

Performance | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

EDA Special Mention Award

Bravest Performance | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

CFCA Award

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

OFTA Film Award

Best Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Writing Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

SDFCS Award

Best Actress | 2018 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

AFCA Award

Best Actress | 2019 | Melissa McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

SEFCA Award

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

SLFCA Award

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

OAFFC Award

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

EDA Female Focus Award

Best Woman Screenwriter | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

KCFCC Award

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2018 | Nicole Holofcener

USC Scripter Award

Film | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

CIFCC Award

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2019 | Nicole Holofcener

GMS Award

Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under Million Dollars | 2019 | Howard Paar

Artios Award

Outstanding Achievement in Casting Studio or Independent Feature Drama | 2019 | Jennifer Euston

BOX OFFICE

Box Office Collection 8,586,944 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

A pile of Lee Israel books ("Beyond the Magic", an unauthorized biography of Estée Lauder) are shown on sale at a bookstore for 75% off. Lauder was publishing her own memoirs and initially tried to pay Israel *not* to write her book, but she refused and rushed her book to publication. The autobiography was released in October 1985 and Israel's biography one month later. The book buying public chose to buy the Lauder autobiography rather than the Israel biography. Lee Israel later said she regretted not taking the money when it was first offered.

Although he portrays an alcoholic, Richard E. Grant is allergic to alcohol.

Melissa McCarthy's husband, Ben Falcone, was attached to the project before she was. He recommended her for the lead when another actor backed out.

Julianne Moore was originally cast to play Lee Israel when Nicole Holofcener was attached to direct her own screenplay. When the two had very different ideas about how Moore would bring the character of Lee Israel to life, Holofcener fired Moore and the production subsequently fell apart. These circumstances led the way for Marielle Heller to direct and Melissa McCarthy to star. Interestingly, the film marks the only film Moore has ever been fired from in her decades-long career.

Filmed over a 28-day period in Manhattan, New York.

Popular Dialogues

"Marjorie: You can be an asshole if you're famous. You can't be unknown and be such a bitch, Lee."

"Lee Israel: I have been living in a state of enormous guilt and anxiety for the past year. Not because I felt like I was doing something wrong, but because I was always afraid of being found out. I can't specifically say that I regret my actions. I don't. I thoroughly enjoyed writing these letters, living in the world of Dorothy Parker and Noel Coward, pretending I was something I am not. In many ways, this has been the best time of my life. It's the only time recently I can remember being proud of the work I was doing. But it wasn't my work, was it? I was hiding behind these people, their names. Because if I'd actually put myself out there, done my own work, then I would be opening myself up to criticism. And I'm too much of a coward for all of that. I've lost my cat, the only soul that truly loved me, maybe ever. And I lost my friend, who might have been an idiot, but tolerated me, and was nice to have around. And I've realized that I'm not a real writer. In the end, it was not worth it."

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