Plot & Details
Nora Ephron adapts Julie Powell's autobiographical book Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen with this Columbia Pictures production starring Amy Adams as an amateur chef who decides to cook every recipe in a cookbook from acclaimed celebrity chef Julia Child (played by Meryl Streep) in order to chronicle it in a blog over the course of a year. Streep's Devil Wears Prada co-star Stanley Tucci re-teams with the actress as Child's husband.
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Genre(s): Comedy
- Run Time: 122min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 08/07/2009
- DVD Release Date: 12/08/2009
- Status: In Theaters
- Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures
- Director(s): Nora Ephron
- Starring: Meryl Streep , Amy Adams , Stanley Tucci , Chris Messina , Linda Emond
- Themes: Obsessive Quests
- Tone: Sweet,Warm,Affectionate,Heartwarming
- Keywords: chef,cooking,Internet,inspiration,memoir,recipe
- Country of Origin: USA (08-07-2009)
- Language: English
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominated |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominated |
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Meryl Streep | Won |
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