Nominated for 6 Academy Awards® including Best Actress (Cate Blanchett), Best Supporting Actress (Rooney Mara), and Best Adapted Screenplay. Directed by Todd Haynes, CAROL traces the love affair of two women from very different backgrounds in the 1950s. Therese is a young clerk in a department store while Carol is a mother stuck in a loveless marriage. During a chance encounter, the two women feel an immediate connection that soon develops into a much deeper affection which inspires a new passion for life in both of them.