Silence, Martin Scorsese's film about Jesuit missionaries in 17th century Japan, has received just one nomination for this year's Academy Awards.
The solitary nomination is in the best cinematography category, with the failure to garner more than one Oscar nods capping a disappointing run which also saw the film fail to make a significant impression at the box office.
Silence tells the story of two Jesuit priests (Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield) searching for their missing mentor (Liam Neeson) in Japan. The action takes place at a time when Christianity was outlawed in the Asian nation.
