Empire of Light

Empire of Light
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sam Mendes
Written by	Sam Mendes
Produced by	Pippa Harris Sam Mendes
Starring	Olivia Colman Micheal Ward Monica Dolan Tom Brooke Tanya Moodie Hannah Onslow Crystal Clarke Toby Jones Colin Firth
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Edited by	Lee Smith
Music by	Trent Reznor Atticus Ross
Production companies	TSG Entertainment Neal Street Productions
Distributed by	Searchlight Pictures (United States)[1] Buena Vista International (International)[2]
Release dates	3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) (Telluride) 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) (United States) 9 January 2023 (2023-01-09) (United Kingdom)
Running time	115 minutes[2]
Countries	United Kingdom[3] United States
Language	English
Box office	$11.4 million[1]

Empire of Light is a 2022 British romantic drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Sam Mendes. Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the film is about the power of human connection during turbulent times. It stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Monica Dolan, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones and Colin Firth.

The film had its world premiere at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on 3 September 2022, and was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through a limited theatrical release in the United States on 9 December 2022 and theatrically in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2023. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, Colman was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, while Ward received a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 76th British Academy Film Awards. Deakins was a nominee for Best Cinematography at the 95th Academy Awards.