'' Oscar and Lucinda '' is a 1997 British-Australian romantic drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Cate Blanchett , Ralph Fiennes , Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson . It is based on the 1988 Booker Prize-winning novel '' Oscar and Lucinda '' by Peter Carey . In March 1998 , the film was nominated at the Academy Awards for the Best Costume Design
Academy Awards
70th Academy Awards
Oscar and Lucinda (film)