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A Beautiful Mind
2001
· Movie
· 135 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #472
- IMDb #122
- Google retired #116
- Rotten Tomatoes #1235
- Metacritic #852
- Letterboxd #856
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2453
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #208
- Metacritic Critics #1287
- Metacritic Audience #385
- Criticker #757
- Douban #47
- Kinopoisk #28
- AlloCiné #594
- Trakt #160
Every rating
60–96
out of 100
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Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A brilliant but arrogant mathematician makes groundbreaking discoveries in his field. He is also recruited by a mysterious government agent to help break Soviet codes. As the pressure of his work mounts, he descends into a world of paranoia and delusion that threatens his career and marriage.
Details
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Writer
- Akiva Goldsman
- Released
- 14 December 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $58.0M
- Box office
- $316.8M
- Awards
- 36 wins, 65 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 101 →15 major awards won · 36 wins from 101 nominations across 44 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Picture | Brian Grazer and Ron Howard | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Director | Ron Howard | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Akiva Goldsman | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2001 | Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2001 | Best Director | Ron Howard | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2001 | Best Picture | Winner |
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Academy Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Ron Howard | Winner |
| Best Picture | Brian Grazer and Ron Howard | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Akiva Goldsman | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Mike Hill and Daniel P. Hanley | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Greg Cannom and Colleen Callaghan | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Russell Crowe | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Akiva Goldsman | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | James Horner | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Winner |
| Best Director | Ron Howard | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Russell Crowe | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, Adam Goldberg, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ed Harris, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Austin Pendleton, Christopher Plummer, and Anthony Rapp | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Ron Howard | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Akiva Goldsman | Winner |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | A Beautiful Mind: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – James Horner | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Brian Grazer and Ron Howard | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Winner |
| Best Director | Ron Howard | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Song | "All Love Can Be" Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Will Jennings | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Mike Hill and Daniel P. Hanley | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ed Harris | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Russell Crowe | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Director | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Adaptation | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Russell Crowe | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
| Best Cast Ensemble | Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, Adam Goldberg, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ed Harris, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Austin Pendleton, Christopher Plummer, and Anthony Rapp | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Russell Crowe | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Best Film | Brian Grazer and Ron Howard | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Brian Grazer and Ron Howard | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Featured Actor of the Year – Female – Movies | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Actor of the Year – Male – Movies | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Nominee | |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
Golden Schmoes Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress of the Year | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Actor of the Year | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | James Horner | Winner |
Christopher Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Winner |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| USC Scripter Awards | Akiva Goldsman (screenwriter) ; Sylvia Nasar (author) | Winner |
Yoga Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Worst Foreign Director | Ron Howard | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
DVD Exclusive Awards
2 nominations
| Best Audio Commentary – New Release | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Original Retrospective Documentary – New Release | Colleen A. Benn and Marian Mansi | Nominee |
GoldSpirit Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama Soundtrack | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | James Horner | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR, Domestic Feature Film | Anthony J. Ciccolini III, Deborah Wallach, Stan Bochner, Louis Cerborino, and Marc Laub | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing – Music (Foreign & Domestic) | Jim Henrikson | Nominee |
Amanda Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Feature Film | Ron Howard | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Mike Hill and Daniel P. Hanley | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Brian Grazer and Ron Howard | Nominee |
Czech Lion Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
Golden Eagle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Ron Howard | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Feature Film Category | Akiva Goldsman | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| British Supporting Actor of the Year | Paul Bettany | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Male Performance | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Movie – Drama/Action Adventure | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominee |
Voices in the Shadow Dubbing Festival
1 nomination
| Best Male Voice | Fabrizio Pucci (for the dubbing of Russell Crowe) | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | James Horner | Nominee |