An Education

An Education
An Education
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lone Scherfig
Screenplay by	Nick Hornby
Based on	An Education; by Lynn Barber
Produced by	Finola Dwyer; Amanda Posey;
Starring	Peter Sarsgaard; Alfred Molina; Rosamund Pike; Dominic Cooper; Olivia Williams; Emma Thompson; Carey Mulligan;
Cinematography	John de Borman
Edited by	Barney Pilling
Music by	Paul Englishby
Production; companies	Endgame Entertainment; BBC Films; Wildgaze Films; Finola Dwyer Productions; Mittal Productions;
Distributed by	E1 Entertainment (United Kingdom; through Contender Films); Sony Pictures Classics (United States);
Release dates	18 January 2009 (Sundance); 30 October 2009 (United Kingdom); 16 October 2009 (United States);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$7.5 million
Box office	$26.1 million

An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir by journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, and stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David, the charming man who seduces her.

An Education premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, was theatrically released in the US on 16 October 2009 and in the UK on 30 October. The film received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress for Mulligan. It was also nominated for eight British Academy Film Awards (including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor for Molina), with Mulligan winning Best Leading Actress.