The Holdovers

The Holdovers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alexander Payne
Written by	David Hemingson
Produced by	Mark Johnson Bill Block David Hemingson
Starring	Paul Giamatti Da'Vine Joy Randolph Dominic Sessa
Cinematography	Eigil Bryld
Edited by	Kevin Tent
Music by	Mark Orton
Production companies	Miramax Gran Via
Distributed by	Focus Features
Release dates	August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31) (Telluride) October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27) (United States)
Running time	133 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$13 million[2]
Box office	$44.6 million[3][4]

The Holdovers is a 2023 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson. Set in late 1970 and early 1971, the film stars Paul Giamatti as a strict classics teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone a handful of students with nowhere to go on the Christmas break. Da'Vine Joy Randolph portrays the school cafeteria manager, and Dominic Sessa portrays one of the students who stays on campus.

Filming for the project took place from January to March of 2022 in Massachusetts. The Holdovers premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023, and was released in the United States by Focus Features on October 27, 2023. It received highly positive reviews and has grossed over $44 million worldwide on a budget of $13 million. The film was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and received many other accolades, including two wins at the Golden Globe Awards and the British Academy Film Awards; Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress award at both ceremonies. The Holdovers also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Giamatti; Randolph won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.