Director - Craig Gillespie
Script - Steven Rogers
Camera - Nicolas Karakatsanis
Music - Peter Nashel
With - Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale
Producers - Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie, Steven Rogers, Brian Unkeless
Production - AI Film
Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, Tonya is a darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous, ill-conceived, and even more poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan.
"What I love about this film, which I guess is what documentaries have, is that we’re giving you their version of what happened. Everyone has different versions of what happened; I know I do. I loved having that opportunity because we’re choosing to give different versions that the audience perhaps isn’t aware of. We started off fairly clearly telling the story but then once you get into the second half, I get you deliberately loose track of whose version you’re hearing."
Craig Gillespie for BriefTake.com
"What I love about this film, which I guess is what documentaries have, is that we’re giving you their version of what happened. Everyone has different versions of what happened; I know I do. I loved having that opportunity because we’re choosing to give different versions that the audience perhaps isn’t aware of. We started off fairly clearly telling the story but then once you get into the second half, I get you deliberately loose track of whose version you’re hearing."
Craig Gillespie for BriefTake.com
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS -
Golden Globes '18 – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Allison Janney); Nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Margot Robbie)
BAFTA '18 – Nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Allison Janney), Best Make Up/Hair (Deborah La Mia Denaver, Adruitha Lee), Best Leading Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Screenplay (Original), Best Costume Design (Jennifer Johnson)
