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Fade To Black Film Company.
I
n March 2005, Ford announced the opening of his film production company, FADE
TO BLACK. In 2009, Ford made his film
directorial debut with A Single Man,[ which
was based on the novel of the same name by
Christopher Isherwood. The film stars Colin
Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult and
Matthew Goode. The screenplay was adapted
by Ford and David Scearce. Ford also produced
the film, which premiered on September 11,
2009, at the 66th Venice International Film
Festival and was nominated for a Golden Lion.
Colin Firth, who plays the protagonist George,
was awarded the Volpi Cup as Best Actor for
his performance and was also nominated for an
Academy Award, Golden Globe, Independent
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Spirit Award and Screen Actors Guild Award.
He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a
Leading Role. Julianne Moore was nominated
for Best Supporting Actress and Abel Korzeniowski for Best Original Score at the Golden
Globes. Tom Ford was nominated for two
Independent Spirit Awards in 2009, including
Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay.
Ford, along with David Scearce, also received a
nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.