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A Fantastic Woman
2017
· Movie
· 104 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
51–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 88, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young transgender singer’s life is thrown into turmoil after her older boyfriend suddenly dies. Instead of being allowed to grieve, she is met with suspicion and hostility from his family and the authorities, who question her role in his life and death. She fights for her right to mourn with dignity and to be seen for who she is.
Details
- Director
- Sebastián Lelio
- Writers
- Gonzalo Maza, Sebastián Lelio
- Studio
- Komplizen Film, Participant, Fabula, Muchas Gracias
- Released
- 6 April 2017
- Country
- Chile, Germany, Spain, United States
- Language
- Spanish, Chinese
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $1.9M
- Awards
- 19 wins, 12 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →5 major awards won · 19 wins from 31 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Chile | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2018 | Best Iberoamerican Film | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2018 | Best International Film | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2017 | Silver Bear for Best Screenplay | Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2017 | Teddy Award – Best Feature Film | Sebastián Lelio | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | A Fantastic Woman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | A Fantastic Woman | Nominee |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2017 | Golden Bear | Sebastián Lelio | Nominee |
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Berlin International Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Silver Bear for Best Screenplay | Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza | Winner |
| Teddy Award – Best Feature Film | Sebastián Lelio | Winner |
| Golden Bear | Sebastián Lelio | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Chile | Winner |
Goya Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Iberoamerican Film | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Fantastic Woman | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Fantastic Woman | Nominee |
Platino Awards
9 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Daniela Vega | Winner |
| Best Director | Sebastián Lelio | Winner |
| Best Film | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Soledad Salfate | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Estefanía Larraín | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Benjamín Echazarreta | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Tina Laschke | Nominee |
| Film and Education Values | A Fantastic Woman | Nominee |
Havana Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Daniela Vega | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
| Unete- United Nations Prize | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film | Daniela Vega | Winner |
| Honorable Mention Cine Latino Jury | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
Ariel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ibero-American Film | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
Cabourg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Jury Prize | Sebastián Lelio | Winner |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film – Limited Release | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Five Foreign Language Films | A Fantastic Woman | Winner |
Dorian Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Daniela Vega | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Fantastic Woman | Nominee |
| Best LGBTQ Film | A Fantastic Woman | Nominee |
| Best Rising Star | Daniela Vega | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | A Fantastic Woman | Nominee |