Lost in Translation

Coppola’s next feature, Lost in Translation (2003)—which she wrote, directed, and produced—earned her an Academy Award for best original screenplay, a nomination for best picture, and a historic nomination for best director, the first American woman to receive that recognition. That film, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson,…

Her screenplay for Lost in Translation (2003) earned her an Oscar, and she became the first American woman to be nominated for best director. Somewhere (2010) received the Golden Lion for best film at Venice, and Coppola took the award for best director at Cannes for her Civil…

…(played by Bill Murray) in Lost in Translation (2003), and Griet, a housemaid who bewitches painter Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth) in the historical drama Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). In 2005 she appeared to critical acclaim in director Woody Allen’s Match Point, and she later starred in his films…

…Japan in the acclaimed film Lost in Translation (2003), which was written and directed by Sofia Coppola. The depth and sensitivity of his performance surprised critics and solidified his place as an accomplished dramatic actor. Murray also earned critical acclaim for his performance as a longtime bachelor who reexamines his…