The film opened in 1994 at the 51st Venice International Film Festival , where it won the Silver Lion , and became one of the best-received films of the year . Reviewers praised most aspects of the production , with particular attention given to the performances by the previously unknown Winslet and Lynskey , as well as for Jackson 's directing . The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay
51st Venice International Film Festival
51st Venice International Film Festival
Heavenly Creatures