Emma Thompson Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for the period drama "Howards End". In 1993, she garnered dual Academy Award nominations for her roles in "The Remains of the Day" as the housekeeper of a grand household and "In the Name of the Father" as a lawyer. Thompson scripted and starred in "Sense and Sensibility" (1995), which earned her numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, which makes her the only person to receive Academy Awards for both acting and writing, and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress. Other notable film and television credits include the
Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series) the series. Melinda Houston, writing for "The Age", called "Sense and Sensibility" "a gorgeous adaptation of her most frivolous work" and added, "It's all beautifully made, beautifully cast, and the script snaps and crackles. Maybe isn't quite as flawed as originally drawn but that's unlikely to detract from your enjoyment." Lenny Ann Low from "The Sydney Morning Herald" stated, "The locations, costumes and acting are excellent, with a particularly striking use of light – cold and grey skies foretelling doom through to rich candlelight signalling new passions." "The New York Times" critic Ginia Bellafante said, "There's nothing glaringly wrong with