Champagne cognac. Reception Upon its release in 1987, Babette's Feast received positive reviews. The film won the 1987 Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. It also received the BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Denmark, it won both the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Danish Film of the Year. The film was nominated and/or won several other awards including a Golden Globe nomination, the Grand Prix (Belgian Film Critics Association) award and a Cannes Film Festival special prize. , the film maintained a 97% approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes aggregate review website from 34 reviews. After the film's release, several restaurants offered recreations of the film's menu. The movie is a favorite of Alton Brown, Pope Francis, and Rowan Williams. American remake In December 2019, it was announced that Alexander Payne had been asked to direct an American remake of the film. Payne's version was planned to be set in Minnesota. See also List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References Sources Further reading Alt URL Tibbetts, John C., and James M. Welsh, eds. The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film (2nd ed. 2005) pp 22–23. External links An extensive collection of links about Babette's Feast at KarenBlixen.com Babettes gæstebud at the Danish Film Institute (in Danish) Voted #3 on The Arts and Faith Top 100 Films (2010) Babette’s Feast: “Mercy and Truth Have Met Together” an essay by Mark Le Fanu at the Criterion Collection 1987 films 1987 romantic drama films Films about Christianity Danish romantic drama films 1980s Danish-language films 1980s Swedish-language films 1980s French-language films Films directed by Gabriel Axel Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners Cooking films Films about food and drink Films based on works by Karen Blixen Films shot in Denmark Films set in Denmark Films set in the 19th century Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award winners Danish Culture Canon Films based on Danish novels 1987 multilingual films Danish multilingual films