or vaguely nuts for reveling in the particulars of great wealth even as you are made fully aware of all the isolating negatives." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film a "stunner of a movie [that's] the hip antidote to multiplex junk such as Mad Money and Meet the Spartans. He added, "All praise to director Bob Balaban, who doesn't miss a beat or a nuance in bringing us in, close as a whisper, to what might have been." Brian Lowry of Variety called the film "a not-very-compelling two-character piece with showy moments for Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes but not much else to recommend it . . . What the movie does provide is a rare indulgence in long, quiet scenes between the leads, which serve both as a showcase for the actors and a reminder as to how undercooked the script is. For Sarandon, Doris is a slightly less shrewish version of the evil queen she just played in Enchanted, while Fiennes is a model of restraint . . . One can see why HBO would gamble on such a modest pickup based on the names attached. Still, much of what passed privately between employer and servant remains shrouded in mystery, and Bernard and Doris is ultimately unsatisfying in filling those gaps - real, imagined or otherwise." Awards and nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film (nominee) Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film (Ralph Fiennes, nominee) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film (Susan Sarandon, nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie (nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie (Fiennes, nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie (Sarandon, nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special (Bob Balaban, nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special (Hugh Costello, nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Alex Wurman, nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie (Mauricio Rubinstein, nominee) Emmy Award for Main Title Design (Garson Yu, Synderella Peng, Etsuko Uji, and Edwin Baker, nominees) Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes in a Miniseries or Movie (Joseph G. Aulisi and Autumn Saville, nominees) Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyles in a Miniseries or Movie (Robin Day