Frost/Nixon (film) Frost/Nixon (film) Frost/Nixon is a 2008 British-American historical drama film based on the 2006 play of the same name by Peter Morgan, who also adapted the screenplay. The film tells the story behind the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977. The film was directed by Ron Howard and produced for Universal Pictures by Howard, Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. The film reunites its original two stars from the West End and Broadway productions of the play: Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen 2007 film "Music Within" as a political activist with cerebral palsy. He spoke of having a "responsibility" to accurately portray the condition. "Variety" said his performance was "remarkable.. utterly convincing", "USA Today" found him "outstanding" while the "Los Angeles Times" felt he was "reminiscent of Daniel Day-Lewis in "My Left Foot", bringing a vibrancy and wit to the role". Also that year, Sheen starred in the short film "Airlock, or How To Say Goodbye in Space" with Derek Jacobi and was invited to join the actors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Sheen reprised the role