Georgia (1995 film)

Georgia
Poster
Directed byUlu Grosbard
Written byBarbara Turner
Produced byUlu Grosbard
Barbara Turner
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Starring
CinematographyJan Kiesser
Edited byElizabeth Kling
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release dates
  • May 19, 1995 (1995-05-19) (Cannes)
  • December 8, 1995 (1995-12-08) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.1 million

Georgia is a 1995 American drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard. It follows a barroom punk singer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who has a complicated relationship with her older sister (Mare Winningham).

Georgia won the Grand Prix of the Americas Award for Best Picture at the Montreal World Film Festival. Leigh received Best Actress honors at the Montreal World Film Festival and the New York Film Critics Circle for her performance, while Winningham received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Academy Awards and from the Screen Actors Guild.