a sink. Cast Production My Beautiful Laundrette was Frears' third feature film for the cinema. Originally shot in 16mm for Channel 4 on a low budget, it was met with such critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Film Festival that it was distributed to cinemas and eventually became an international success. The role of Johnny was originally offered to Gary Oldman, who turned it down after telling Frears he had issues with the script and the dialogues. Oldman and Frears worked together two years later on Prick Up Your Ears. The film marked the first time Oliver Stapleton was in charge of cinematography in one of Frears' projects. He later became one of the director's consistent collaborators. The film was made around Wandsworth, Battersea and Vauxhall, all districts of South London. The location of the building which housed the laundrette on Wilcox Road, Vauxhall was given a rainbow plaque in 2021. Reception and accolades My Beautiful Laundrette received positive reviews, currently holding a 98% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 42 critics, with an average rating of 8.2/10. Hanif Kureishi was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He lost to Woody Allen (Hannah and Her Sisters). Kureishi was also nominated for a BAFTA Film Award. The screenplay received an award from the American National Society of Film Critics. Daniel Day-Lewis received the award for Best Supporting Actor from the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, and the picture was nominated for Best Film. Soundtrack The original soundtrack, credited to Ludus Tonalis (a name associated with a work by the composer Paul Hindemith), was produced by Stanley Myers and Hans Zimmer. Non-original music included the waltz Les Patineurs by French composer Emile Waldteufel and excerpts from Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Remake and adaptations A play of My Beautiful Laundrette, produced by Roger Parsley and Andy Graham from Snap Theatre Company, was played at British theatres in 2002; the play was attended by Hanif Kureishi. The music score, composed by Gaudi and Keita, was released on CD by Sub Signal Records. In January 2018, it was announced that Pakistani-American actor Kumail Nanjiani would write and star in a serialized television version of My Beautiful Laundrette, based loosely on the original. The executive producers are to be Hanif Kureishi, Stephen Gaghan, and Alec Berg. A play based on the film, adapted by Kureishi, played at theatres across England in late