Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven is a 2002 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes, and starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, and Patricia Clarkson. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where Moore won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and cinematographer Edward Lachman won a prize for Outstanding Individual Contribution.

The film tells the story of Cathy Whitaker, a 1950s housewife, living in wealthy suburban Connecticut as she sees her seemingly perfect life begin to fall apart. Haynes pays homage to the films of Douglas Sirk (especially 1955's All That Heaven Allows, 1956's Written on the Wind, and 1959's Imitation of Life), and explores race, gender roles, sexual orientation, and class in the context of 1950s America.

Far from Heaven received 4 Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress (for Moore). At the 60th Golden Globe Awards, the film received 4 nominations, including Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (for Moore) and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (for Quaid), but failed to win any. It also received 2 nominations at the 9th Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (for Moore) and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (for Quaid), but failed to win either. The film also won Best Actressat the 8th Critics' Choice Awards, while the film received a nomination for Best Picture.