WARM SPRINGS is a HBO television film about Franklin D. Roosevelt’s pre-presidency days. The film takes a look at his struggle with polio and discovering the Warm Springs, Georgia spa resort. Roosevelt grows as he interacts with other disabled people at the spa, which prepares him for the challenges he will face as president during the Great Depression.
Matt plays Fred Botts, a sickly boy found in a train box car.
Matt Screen Time
In various scenes throughout the film.
Awards
- Nominated for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television -- Michael Brown
- 2006 American Cinema Editors
- Winner of Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week -- Robbie Greenberg
- 2006 American Society of Cinematographers
- Nominated for Excellence in Production Design Award for Television
- 2006 Art Directors Guild
- Nominated for Best Picture Made for Television
- 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- Nominated for Best Movie of the Week Casting -- Lynn Kressel
- 2006 Casting Society of America
- Nominated for Outstanding Costume Design for Television Movie -- Hope Hanafin
- 2006 Costume Designers Guild Awards
- Winner of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
- 2006 Directors Guild of America
- Winner of Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
- Winner of Outstanding Made for Television Movie
- Winner of Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Specials
- Winner of Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie
- Winner of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie -- Jane Alexander
- Nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
- Nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie -- Robbie Greenberg
- Nominated for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
- Nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special -- Joseph Sargent
- Nominated for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie -- Kenneth Branagh
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie -- Cynthia Nixon
- Nominated for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
- Nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie -- Kathy Bates
- Nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
- 2005 Emmy Awards
- Nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Made for TV Movie -- Kenneth Branagh
- Nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Made for TV Movie -- Tim Blake Nelson
- Nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Made for TV Movie -- Cynthia Nixon
- Nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role a Made for TV Movie -- Jane Alexander
- Nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2005 Satellite Awards
- Nominated for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Made for TV Movie -- Kenneth Branagh
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress a Made for TV Movie-- Cynthia Nixon
- 2006 Golden Globes
- Nominated for 90 Minute or Longer Category -- Margaret Nagle
- 2006 Humanitas Prize
- Nominated for Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform
- 2006 PGA Awards
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie -- Cynthia Nixon
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie -- Kenneth Branagh
- 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
- 2006 Visual Effects Society Awards
- Winner of Best Original Long Form -- Margaret Nagle
- 2006 Writers Guild of America
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