Editing The Madness of King George

{{Short description|1994 British film by Nicholas Hytner}}
{{About|the 1994 film|the play by Alan Bennett|The Madness of George III|the 2004 political satire|The Madness of King George (book)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Madness of King George
| image          = Madness of king george-715444.jpeg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Nicholas Hytner]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Stephen Evans
* [[David Parfitt]]
}}
| screenplay     = [[Alan Bennett]]
| based_on       = {{based on|''[[The Madness of George III]]''<br>1991 play|Alan Bennett}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nigel Hawthorne]]
* [[Helen Mirren]]
* [[Ian Holm]]
* [[Amanda Donohoe]]
* [[Rupert Graves]]
* [[Rupert Everett]]
}}
| music          = {{Plainlist|
* [[George Fenton]]
* [[George Frideric Handel]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Andrew Dunn (cinematographer)|Andrew Dunn]]
| editing        = [[Tariq Anwar (film editor)|Tariq Anwar]]
| studio         = {{ubl|[[Film4 Productions|Channel Four Films]]|Close Call Films}}
| distributor    = {{ubl|Channel Four Films<ref name=var>{{cite web|title=Goldwyn, CH. 4 Team|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Adam|last=Dawtrey|date=8 January 1995|access-date=28 June 2022|url=https://variety.com/1995/scene/markets-festivals/goldwyn-ch-4-team-99125325/}}</ref>|[[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]]<ref name=var/> (through [[Rank Film Distributors]]<ref name=bbfc/>)}}
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1994|12|28|United States|1995|03|24|United Kingdom}}
| runtime        = 110 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 110:35--><ref name=bbfc>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/madness-king-george-1970-1 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20160804092033/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/madness-king-george-1970-1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 August 2016 | title=''THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE'' (PG) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=23 January 1995 | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref>
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = $27.4 million<ref name=ww>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 19, 1996|page=1|last=Klady|first=Leonard|title=B.O. with a vengeance: $9.1 billion worldwide}}</ref>
}}
'''''The Madness of King George''''' is a 1994 British [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Nicholas Hytner]] and adapted by [[Alan Bennett]] from his own 1991 play ''[[The Madness of George III]]''. It tells the true story of [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] of [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]'s deteriorating [[mental health]], and his equally declining relationship with his eldest son, the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]], particularly focusing on the period around the [[Charles James Fox#The Regency Crisis|Regency Crisis of 1788&ndash;89]]. Two text panels at the end of the film note that the colour of the King's urine suggests that he was suffering from [[porphyria]], adding that the disease is "periodic, unpredictable and [[Genetic disorder|hereditary]]."

''The Madness of King George'' won the [[BAFTA Awards]] in 1995 for [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film|Outstanding British Film]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for [[Nigel Hawthorne]], who was also nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. The film won the Oscar for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] and was also nominated for [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Mirren and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]. Helen Mirren also won the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress]] and Hytner was nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]].

In 1999, the [[British Film Institute]] voted ''The Madness of King George'' the [[BFI Top 100 British films|42nd-greatest British film of all time]].

==Plot==
King George III's bout of [[Insanity|madness]] in 1788 touched off the [[Charles James Fox#The Regency Crisis|Regency Crisis of 1788]] and triggered a power struggle between factions of [[Parliament of Great Britain|Parliament]] under the [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[William Pitt the Younger]] and the reform-minded [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]] [[Charles James Fox]].

At first, the King's behaviour appears mildly eccentric. He is deeply concerned with the wellbeing and productivity of [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] and exhibits an encyclopaedic knowledge of the families of even the most obscure royal appointments. He is devoted to his loving wife, Queen Charlotte, and their large brood of 15 children. However, he is growing more unsettled, partly over the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|loss of America]]. His memory fails, his behaviour becomes erratic and [[Hypersexuality|hypersexual]], he talks and talks, and his urine turns blue.

[[George IV of the United Kingdom|George]], [[Prince of Wales]], aggravates the situation, knowing that he will be named [[regent]] if the King becomes incapacitated.  George chafes under his father's relentless criticism, and yearns for greater freedom, particularly when it comes to choosing a wife. He married the woman everyone believes to be his [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]], [[Maria Fitzherbert|Mrs. Fitzherbert]], in a secret ceremony in 1785. Without his father's consent, the marriage is illegal. Even with consent, it would remove him from the [[Succession to the British throne|succession]], because Fitzherbert is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]. He knows that he has the moral support of Fox, whose agenda includes [[Abolitionism|abolition of the slave trade]] and friendlier [[United Kingdom–United States relations|relations with America]]. Knowing how to exacerbate the King's behaviour, the Prince arranges a concert of music by [[Handel]]. The King reacts as expected, interrupting the musicians, speaking lasciviously to [[Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery|Lady Pembroke]], and finally assaulting his son.

In a private moment, the King tells Charlotte that he knows something is wrong. They are brutally interrupted when the Prince has them separated, supposedly on the advice of physicians. Led by the Prince of Wales' personal physician, [[Richard Warren (physician)|Dr. Warren]], the King is treated using the medical practices of the time, which focus on the state of his urine and bowel movements and include painful [[Cupping therapy|cupping]] and [[Laxative|purgatives]].

Lady Pembroke recommends [[Francis Willis (physician)|Dr. Francis Willis]], who cured her mother-in-law. Willis uses novel procedures. At his farm in Lincolnshire, patients work to gain "a better opinion of themselves." He observes to an [[equerry]] "To be curbed, thwarted, stood up to, exercises the character."  When the King insults him, foully, he is strapped into a chair and gagged. He will be restrained whenever he "swears and indulges in meaningless discourse" and "does not strive every day and always towards his own recovery".

When the Prince has the King transferred to [[Kew]], Charlotte watches as her beloved, bearded and wearing a soiled diaper and a straitjacket, struggles against being put in the coach. "Until you can govern yourself, you're not fit to govern others. And until you do so, I shall govern you," Willis says. At Kew, the King spits soup at Willis, but gains control under the physician's intractable gaze.{{efn|According to the film, it was unheard of for anyone to look directly at the King without his permission.}} Later, the King, properly dressed, feeds himself to a round of applause from staff—but the delusions persist.

The [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] opposition confronts Pitt's increasingly unpopular [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]] government with a proposal that would give the Prince powers of regency. [[Baron Thurlow]], the [[Lord Chancellor]], obtains and suppresses proof of the marriage. Fox wins, and the Regency Bill is printed. Thurlow comes to see the King and joins in a moving reading of ''[[King Lear]]''.<ref>Act IV, scene 7</ref> "I have remembered how to seem..." the King muses. "What, what!" an expression he has not used in six months. His urine is yellow.

Thurlow and the King arrive at Parliament in time to thwart the bill. The King forces the Prince to admit his marriage and to put away Fitzherbert. With the crisis averted, all those who have witnessed his suffering are summarily dismissed, including Captain Greville, the King's equerry. Fitzroy, another equerry, observes to the sacked Greville: "To be kind does not commend you to kings."

Cheering crowds welcome the royal family to [[St Paul's Cathedral|St. Paul's Cathedral]]. Willis stands by, but the King dismisses him.

"We must be a model family," he declares; George wants "something to do." "Smile at the people, wave at them. Let them see that we're happy. That's why we're here." Saluting, Willis disappears into the crowd, where Mrs. Fitzherbert also smiles, wistfully.

==Cast==
{{Castlist|
* [[Nigel Hawthorne]] as [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]]
* [[Helen Mirren]] as [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Queen Charlotte]]
* [[Ian Holm]] as [[Francis Willis (physician)|Francis Willis]]
* [[Amanda Donohoe]] as [[Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery|Lady Pembroke]], [[Lady of the Bedchamber]]
* [[Rupert Graves]] as Captain [[Robert Fulke Greville|Greville]]
* [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]] as Doctor [[Richard Warren (physician)|Warren]]
* [[Rupert Everett]] as [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George, Prince of Wales]]
* [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]] as [[Charles James Fox]], [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]]
* [[Julian Rhind-Tutt]] as [[Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany|Frederick, Duke of York]]
* [[Julian Wadham]] as [[William Pitt the Younger]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
* [[Anthony Calf]] as [[Lord Charles FitzRoy (British Army officer)|Lord Charles FitzRoy]]
* [[Adrian Scarborough]] as [[Fortnum & Mason#History|Fortnum]]
* [[Matthew Lloyd Davies]] as Papendiek
* [[John Wood (English actor)|John Wood]] as [[Lord Chancellor]] [[Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow|Lord Thurlow]]
* [[Jeremy Child]] as [[Black Rod]]
* [[Struan Rodger]] as [[Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville|Henry Dundas]]
* [[Barry Stanton (actor)|Barry Stanton]] as [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan|Sheridan]]
* [[Janine Duvitski]] as [[Margaret Nicholson]]
* [[Caroline Harker]] as [[Maria Fitzherbert|Mrs. Fitzherbert]]
* [[Roger Hammond (actor)|Roger Hammond]] as [[Sir George Baker, 1st Baronet|Baker]]
* [[Cyril Shaps]] as [[Lucas Pepys|Pepys]]
* [[Selina Cadell]] as Mrs. Cordwell
* [[Alan Bennett]] as a backbench MP
* [[Nicholas Selby]] as [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record:The Madness of King George |url=http://catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Performance&id=1239 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=National Theatre Archive}}</ref>
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==Production==
Alan Bennett insisted that director Nicholas Hytner and actor Nigel Hawthorne should be cast in the film version, after having acted in the play.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Madness of King George |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/01/20/madness-king-george/ |website=EW.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=8 January 1995 |author=DAVID GRITTEN |title=Late-Blooming Nigel Hawthorne Enjoys 'Madness' of King-Size Role in Hytner's Film |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-08-ca-17652-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |quote='It was wonderful that Alan Bennett insisted on Nick and me doing the film after we'd done it as a play,' he said of the playwright. }}</ref>

===Title change===
In adapting the play to film, the director Nicholas Hytner changed the name from ''The Madness of George III'' to ''The Madness of King George'' for American audiences, to clarify George III's royalty.  A popular explanation developed that the change was made because there was a worry that American audiences would think it was a sequel and not go to see it, assuming they had missed "I" and "II". An interview revealed: "That's not totally untrue," said Hytner, laughing. "But there was also the factor that it was felt necessary to get the word ''King'' into the title."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-08-ca-17601-story.html|title=PROFILE: Life on an Artistic Carousel: Nicholas Hytner, director of 'Miss Saigon' and 'Carousel,' and 'Madness of King George' on film, is the hottest British import. Is he ready for America's Pop Icon Machine?|date=8 January 1995|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref>

===Filming locations===
[[Principal photography]] took place from 11 July to 9 September 1994. The film was shot at [[Shepperton Studios]] and on location at:{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
* [[Arundel Castle]], [[Arundel, West Sussex]]
* [[Divinity School, Oxford]]
* [[Broughton Castle]], [[Banbury, Oxfordshire]]
* [[Eton College]], [[Eton, Berkshire]]
* [[Royal Naval College (Greenwich)|Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]
* [[St Paul's Cathedral]], London
* [[Syon House]], [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]]
* [[Thame|Thame Park]], Oxfordshire
* [[Wilton House]], [[Wilton, Wiltshire]]

==Reception==
===Box office===
''The Madness of King George'' was the second highest-grossing British film of the year, behind ''[[Shallow Grave (1994 film)|Shallow Grave]]'', with a gross of £4.6 million in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|title=UK Top 100 Films Dec 1, 1994-Nov 26, 1995|page=61|date=26 January 1996}}</ref> It debuted strongly at the US box office<ref>{{cite news|title= New Year Box Office Starts Off With Bang Movies: At $15.5 million, 'Dumb' stole the show during the long holiday weekend. But many other movies filled the seats as well. |work= [[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=3 January 1995|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-03-ca-15842-story.html|access-date=31 December 2010|first=Richard|last=Natale}}</ref> and went on to gross $15,238,689 in the United States and Canada and $27.4 million worldwide.<ref name=mojo>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madnessofkinggeorge.htm | title=The Madness of King George (1994) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=ww/>

===Critical response===
The film received largely positive reviews. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a 94% score based on 47 reviews, with an average of 7.8/10. The site's consensus states: "Thanks largely to stellar all-around performances from a talented cast, ''The Madness of King George'' is a funny, entertaining, and immensely likable adaptation of the eponymous stage production."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/madness_of_king_george/ | title=The Madness of King George (1994) | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher=[[Flixster]] | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref>

Reviewing for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', [[Emanuel Levy]] praised the film, writing: "Under Hytner's guidance, the cast, composed of some of the best actors in British cinema, rises to the occasion... Boasting a rich period look, almost every shot is filled with handsome, emotionally charged composition".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Emanuel |date=1994-12-16 |title=The Madness of King George |url=https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/the-madness-of-king-george-2-1200439660/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[John Simon (critic)|John Simon]] of ''[[The National Review]]'' wrote, "''The Madness of King George III'' has survived the transfer from stage to screen, and emerges equally enjoyable on film." Simon praised the leading actors and most of the supporting cast, except for Carter's portrayal of Fox, which he said lacked charisma.<ref>{{cite book |title=John Simon on Film: Criticism 1982-2001|last1=Simon|first1=John |publisher=Applause Books |year=2005 |pages=450–451}}</ref>

[[Stanley Kauffmann]] of ''[[The New Republic]]'' wrote, "For those who, like myself, were disappointed in the play, the film contains pleasant surprises, all of them resulting from differences between the two arts."<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/stanley-kauffmann/movies?page=8 Stanley Kauffmann at rottentomatoes.com]</ref>

==Year-end lists==
* 2nd&nbsp;– Peter Rainer, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''<ref name = "LATimesYE">{{cite web|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|date=December 25, 1994|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-25-ca-12998-story.html|title=1994: YEAR IN REVIEW : No Weddings, No Lions, No Gumps |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref>
* 8th&nbsp;– [[National Board of Review Awards 1994|National Board of Review]]<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125214358/http://nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=1994|url=http://nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=1994|title=Awards for 1994|archive-date=November 25, 2010|website=[[National Board of Review]]|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref>
* 10th&nbsp;– [[Kenneth Turan]], ''Los Angeles Times''<ref name = "LATimesYE"/>
* Top 10 runner-ups (not ranked)&nbsp;– [[Janet Maslin]], ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Maslin|first=Janet|date=December 27, 1994|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/27/movies/critic-s-notebook-the-good-bad-and-in-between-in-a-year-of-surprises-on-film.html|title=CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; The Good, Bad and In-Between In a Year of Surprises on Film|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref>
* Best of the year (not ranked) - [[Michael Medved]], ''[[Sneak Previews]]''<ref>{{cite episode|host1=Lyons, Jeffrey (host)|host2=Medved, Michael (host)|title=Best & Worst of 1994|series=[[Sneak Previews]]|date=January 6, 1995|season=20|network=[[WTTW]]|access-date=February 20, 2024|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO4SqV43_O4}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[67th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Nigel Hawthorne]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |title=The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 20, 2011 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109220937/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |archive-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Helen Mirren]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published]]
| [[Alan Bennett]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
| Art Direction: [[Ken Adam]]; <br> Set Decoration: [[Carolyn Scott]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="14"| [[49th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| rowspan="2"| Stephen Evans, [[David Parfitt]], and [[Nicholas Hytner]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="14"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1996/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1996 |publisher=[[British Academy Film Awards]] |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film|Outstanding British Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| Nicholas Hytner
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Nigel Hawthorne
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| Helen Mirren
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| [[Ian Holm]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alan Bennett
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Andrew Dunn (cinematographer)|Andrew Dunn]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| Mark Thompson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| [[Tariq Anwar (film editor)|Tariq Anwar]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair|Best Make-Up and Hair]]
| [[Lisa Westcott]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Original Music]]
| [[George Fenton]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]
| Ken Adam
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| Christopher Ackland, David Crozier, and [[Robin O'Donoghue]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Society of Cinematographers#Award categories|British Society of Cinematographers Awards]]
| [[British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film|Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film]]
| Andrew Dunn
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://bscine.com/media/uploads/Awards/bsc-cinematography-feature-film.pdf?v=1696018822 |title=Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film |publisher=[[British Society of Cinematographers]] |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1995 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]
| [[Palme d'Or]]
| Nicholas Hytner
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/the-madness-of-king-george/ |title=The Madness of King George |publisher=[[Cannes Film Festival]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Helen Mirren
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1st Empire Awards|Empire Awards]]
| [[Empire Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Nigel Hawthorne
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Evening Standard British Film Awards#1995 Winners|Evening Standard British Film Awards]]
| Best Film
| Nicholas Hytner
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 
|-
| Best Screenplay
| Alan Bennett
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Technical and Artistic Achievement
| Andrew Dunn
| {{won}}
|-
| [[10th Goya Awards|Goya Awards]]
| [[Goya Award for Best European Film|Best European Film]]
| Nicholas Hytner
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 1995|London Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for British or Irish Film of the Year|British Film of the Year]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year|British Actor of the Year]]
| Nigel Hawthorne
| {{won}} 
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year|British Actress of the Year]]
| Helen Mirren
| {{nom}} 
|-
| British Screenwriter of the Year
| Alan Bennett
| {{won}}
|-
| British Technical Achievement of the Year
| Ken Adam
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Awards 1994|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|8th Place}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1994/ |title=1994 Award Winners |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[47th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published]]
| rowspan="2"| Alan Bennett
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |title=Awards Winners |date= |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America Awards]] |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |access-date=June 6, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain|Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards]]
| Best Screenplay
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-awards-1994/ |title=Writers' Guild Awards 1994 |publisher=[[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[BFI Top 100 British films]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{IMDb title|0110428|The Madness of King George}}
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-madness-of-king-george-am23142 ''The Madness of King George'' at AllMovie]
* {{tcmdb title|id=82339}}
* {{AFI film|id=65096|title=The Madness of King George}}
* {{Mojo title|madnessofkinggeorge|The Madness of King George}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|madness_of_king_george|The Madness of King George}}
* {{Snopes|link=http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/george.htm|title=The Madness of King George}}

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