The film was produced through the British company Working Title Films and financed by France 's StudioCanal . It premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival . A critical and commercial success , it was the highest-grossing film at the British box office for three consecutive weeks . It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film . The film also received three Academy Awards nominations : Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Original Score , and for Oldman , Best Actor
68th Venice International Film Festival
68th Venice International Film Festival
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