86th Oscars: All about the nominees

7. Philomena

Directed by: Stephen Frears

Produced by: Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward

Written by: Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope

Starring: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan

Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay

Synopsis: When Irishwoman Philomena Lee gave birth to her son in 1952, the boy was taken from her by the Catholic home for unwed mothers to which she had been consigned, and adopted out to a family in America. Accompanied by a former BBC correspondent in search of a human interest story, Philomena travels to Washington, DC in an attempt to find her now-grown child.