The Father 

is a 2020 psychological drama film co-written and directed by Florian Zeller, in his

directorial debut; he co-wrote it with fellow playwright Christopher Hampton based on Zeller's 2012
play Le Père. A French-British co-production, the film stars Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark
Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams, and follows an aging man who must deal
with his progressing dementia. It is the second adaptation of the play after the 2015 film Floride.
The Father had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2020, and was
released in the United States on 26 February 2021, in France on 26 May 2021 by UGC
Distribution and in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2021 by Lionsgate UK. It grossed $24 million on
a $6 million budget and was acclaimed by critics, who lauded the performances of Hopkins and
Colman, as well as the production values and its portrayal of dementia.
At the 93rd Academy Awards, Hopkins won Best Actor and Zeller and Hampton won Best Adapted
Screenplay; the film received six nominations in total, including Best Picture and Best Supporting
Actress (Colman).[5] At the 78th Golden Globe Awards, the film received four nominations,
including Best Motion Picture – Drama, and it received six nominations at the 74th British Academy
Film Awards, winning Best Actor (Hopkins) and Best Adapted Screenplay. In addition, Hopkins and
Colman were nominated for Outstanding Leading Actor and Outstanding Supporting
Actress respectively at the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards.