The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and released in the United Kingdom on 5 September 1997 . Dench won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ; additionally , she was nominated for many other awards for her performance , including the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role , but lost both awards to Helen Hunt for her role in '' As Good as It Gets ''
1997 Cannes Film Festival
1997 Cannes Film Festival
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