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Michael Clayton - George Clooney, Sydney Pollack, Tilda Swinton, Tony Gilroy

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Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house “fixer” at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama lawyer legal attorney client burned out fixer

Persons of interest

George Clooney .... Michael Clayton
Tom Wilkinson .... Arthur Edens
Tilda Swinton .... Karen Hauer
Sydney Pollack .... Marty Bach
Jennifer Ehle .... Brini Glass
Michael O'Keefe .... Barry Grissom
Ken Howard .... Don Jefferies
Denis O'Hare .... Mr Greer
Robert Prescott .... Mr Verne
Austin Williams .... Henry Clayton
Sean Cullen .... Gene Clayton
Merritt Wever .... Anna
David Lansbury .... Timmy Clayton
Bill Raymond .... Gabe Zabel
David Zayas .... Detective Dalberto
Skipp Sudduth .... Jerry Dante
Rachel Black .... Maude
Sean Cullen .... Gene Clayton
Matthew Detmer .... Todd
Jack Fitz .... Norman
Tony Gilroy .... Screenwriter
Tony Gilroy .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

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Michael Clayton film production notes
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Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2008: Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Tilda Swinton); Nominated: Best Motion Picture of the Year (Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent), Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Tony Gilroy), Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (James Newton Howard), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (George Clooney), Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Tom Wilkinson), Best Achievement in Directing (Tony Gilroy)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2008: Nominated: Picture - Drama, Actor In A Leading Role - Drama (George Clooney), Actor In A Supporting Role (Tom Wilkinson), Actress In A Supporting Role (Tilda Swinton)