Georgia O'Keeffe (film) explained

Director:	Bob Balaban
Music:	Jeff Beal
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Editor:	Kathryn Himoff
Cinematography:	Paul Elliott
Runtime:	89 minutes
Network:	Lifetime

Georgia O'Keeffe is a 2009 American television biographical drama film, produced by City Entertainment in association with Sony Television, about noted American painter Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. The film was directed by Bob Balaban, executive-produced by Joshua D. Maurer, Alixandre Witlin and Joan Allen, and line-produced by Tony Mark. Shown on Lifetime Television, it starred Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in lead roles.^{[1] [2]}

At the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards, the film received nine nominations, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Joan Allen.^[3] The film was also nominated for three 2009 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Television Movie or Miniseries, as well as receiving nominations for director by the Directors Guild of America and a Producers Guild nomination for Producer of the Year award for Outstanding Television Movie or Miniseries, and a NAACP nomination for supporting actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. The movie earned more total nominations than in the history of Lifetime Television combined, making it the most critically acclaimed film in Lifetime's history.

Plot

Georgia O'Keeffe (Joan Allen) is a young painter in the 1910s, while Alfred Stieglitz (Jeremy Irons) is New York-based photographer and art impresario, who discovers her works. Later, when O'Keeffe discovers that her works are displayed at an art gallery without her permission, she confronts Stieglitz. However, he manages to charm her, and starts their 20-year relationship. Stieglitz, 23 years senior to O'Keeffe, subsequently starts living with her and later divorces his wife to marry her. However, over the years, as O'Keeffe becomes a famous artist, their relationship deteriorates.

Cast

• Joan Allen as Georgia O'Keeffe
• Jeremy Irons as Alfred Stieglitz
• Henry Simmons as Jean Toomer
• Ed Begley, Jr. as Stieglitz's brother Lee
• Tyne Daly as Mabel Dodge Luhan
• Kathleen Chalfant as Mrs. Stieglitz
• Linda Emond as "Beck" Strand Rebecca Salsbury James
• Jenny Gabrielle as Dorothy Norman
• Chad Brummett as Marsden Hartley
• Steve Corona as John Marin

Production

Development and writing

The film was in development for four years at HBO, having been originally pitched and developed by executive producers Maurer, Witlin and Allen, and at one point it was to be produced by HBO, but eventually Lifetime took it up once HBO passed.

The film's screenplay, which was nominated and won the 2009 Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay for Movie or Miniseries, was written by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer, most known for Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Shadow Box (1977) and the 1998 film Gia .^[4]

Filming

The film was shot entirely on location in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico. The executive producers worked closely with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, specifically with curator and leading scholar on O'Keeffe, Barbara Buhler Lynes, to make sure issues of accuracy and content were done with sensitivity and attention to detail.^[5] Over seventy original paintings and drawings by O'Keeffe were permitted to be used in the film. Moreover, the filmmakers were given permission to film at O'Keeffe's home in Ghost Ranch, near of Abiquiú, New Mexico, the first time a film company was given that privilege.^[4] Joan Allen also took painting lessons for the film.^[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Jeremy Irons		^[6]
	Artios Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Movie/Mini Series	David Rubin and Richard Hicks		^[7]
	Costume Designers Guild Awards	Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries	Michael Dennison		^[8]
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television or Miniseries	Bob Balaban		^[9]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Miniseries or Television Film			^[10]
		Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Jeremy Irons
		Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Joan Allen
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special			^[11]
	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Joan Allen		^[12]
		Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Tyne Daly
		Best Costume Design in a Non-Series
		Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Non-Series
		Best Music in a Non-Series
		Best Production Design in a Non-Series
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Made for Television Movie	Joshua D. Maurer, Alixandre Witlin, Joan Allen, and Anthony Mark		^[13]
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Joan Allen
		Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special	Bob Balaban
	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie	Stephen Altman, John Bucklin, and Helen Britten
		Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	David Rubin, Richard Hicks, and Angelique Midthunder
		Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special	Michael Dennison and Frances Vega
		Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie	Enid Arias and Geordie Sheffer
		Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)	Dorothy Pearl, Sheila Trujillo-Gomez, Kelley Gore Jefferson, and Tarra Day
		Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)	Jeff Beal
	Producers Guild of America Awards	David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television	Joshua D. Maurer, Alixandre Witlin, Joan Allen, and Anthony Mark		^[14]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Jeremy Irons		^[15]
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Joan Allen
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Long Form – Original	Michael Cristofer		^[16]

External links

• Official movie website

Notes and References

1. News: Television Review:'Georgia O'Keeffe', Independent Protégée and Needy Starmaker. New York Times. September 17, 2009 .
2. News: Joan Allen to star in TV movie 'Georgia O'Keeffe'. LA Times . November 6, 2008 .
3. Web site: Joan Allen and Heidi Klum nab noms for Lifetime . Jul 8, 2010 . Monsters and Critics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017174011/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1569483.php/Joan-Allen-and-Heidi-Klum-nab-noms-for-Lifetime . 2013-10-17 .
4. News: Lifetime paints O'Keeffe portrait . Reuters. Nov 5, 2008.
5. Web site: Lifetime biopic 'humanizes' artist Georgia O'Keeffe . USA Today. 2009-09-18. 2014-01-27.
6. Web site: 2009 Satellite Awards . . . July 10, 2021.
7. Web site: 2010 Artios Awards . November 1, 2010 . www.castingsociety.com . en.
8. Web site: 11th Costume Designers Guild Awards . . May 21, 2016.
9. Web site: 62nd DGA Awards . . July 5, 2021.
10. Web site: Georgia O'Keeffe – Golden Globes . . July 5, 2021 . .
11. Web site: Finke . Nikki . 41st NAACP Image Award Nominations . . February 9, 2018 . January 6, 2010.
12. Web site: 14th Annual TV Awards (2009-10) . Online Film & Television Association . May 15, 2021.
13. Web site: Georgia O'Keeffe . Emmys.com . . July 13, 2017.
14. News: McNary . Dave . PGA unveils nominations . March 31, 2020 . Variety . January 5, 2010.
15. Web site: The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . . May 21, 2016.
16. Web site: Previous Nominees & Winners: 2009 Awards Winners. Writers Guild Awards. 2014-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512181500/http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners.aspx. 2015-05-12. dead.