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The Holdovers 2023
A 2023 American Christmas comedy drama film, The Holdovers was directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson. The movie stars Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa who makes his film debut in this production. Set in the year 1970, it follows a stern classics instructor at a New England boarding school who must supervise several students during the Christmas holiday when they have no place to go. Principal filming occurred between January and March 2022 in Massachusetts. The Holdovers made its debut at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023 and was later released in the United States by Focus Features on October 27, 2023.
This film garnered widespread critical praise and earned $46 million at the box office. It ranked among the top 10 films of 2023 according to both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and collected numerous other honors including two Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. Actress Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress award at both ceremonies. Additionally, The Holdovers received five Oscar nominations in 96th, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Giamatti; Randolph was awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Cast
- Paul GiamattiPaul Hunham
- Dominic SessaAngus Tully
- Da'Vine Joy RandolphMary Lamb
- Carrie PrestonMiss Lydia Crane
- Andrew GarmanDr. Hardy Woodrup
- Gillian VigmanJudy Clotfelter
- Tate DonovanStanley Clotfelter
- Brady HepnerTeddy Kountze
- Ian DolleyAlex Ollerman
- Jim KaplanYe-Joon Park
- Michael ProvostJason Smith
- Stephen ThorneThomas Tully
- Naheem GarciaDanny
- Darby Lily Lee-StackElise
- Kelly AuCoinHugh Cavanaugh
- Colleen ClintonMrs. Cavanaugh
Crew
- Director
- Alexander Payne
- Writer
- David Hemingson
- Producer
- Mark Johnson, Bill Block, David Hemingson
- Cinematography
- Eigil Bryld
- Editing
- Kevin Tent
- Music
- Mark Orton
Details
- Production
- Gran Via, Miramax
- Distributor
- Focus Features (United States)
- Budget
- $13 million
- Box office
- $46 million
