The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical costume drama made by Avco Embassy Pictures, based on the Broadway play by James Goldman. It was directed by Anthony Harvey and produced by Joseph E. Levine from Goldman's adaptation of his own play, The Lion in Winter. The movie starred Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, and in early appearances, Timothy Dalton and Anthony Hopkins. The critically acclaimed film won three Academy Awards, including one for Hepburn as Best Actress (she and Funny Girl's Barbra Streisand tied that year, the only time this has happened for actresses in Academy history). There was a remake in 2003.