The Shipping News (film)

The Shipping News is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs. It is based on the 1993 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by E. Annie Proulx. The film stars Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Scott Glenn, Rhys Ifans, Pete Postlethwaite, and Cate Blanchett. The narrative centers on Quoyle, a struggling newspaper pressman who relocates with his young daughter from Upstate New York to his ancestral home in a remote Newfoundland fishing village following a series of personal tragedies.

The film was released theatrically in the United States and Canada on December 25, 2001, by Miramax Films. It received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing approximately $24.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $38 million.

At the 55th British Academy Film Awards, Spacey and Dench received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, respectively. The film also earned two nominations at the 59th Golden Globe Awards and two at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards, including a nod for Best Picture.