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A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
· Movie
· 122 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #243
- IMDb #443
- Google retired #1594
- Rotten Tomatoes #250
- Metacritic #49
- Letterboxd #583
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #219
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #648
- Metacritic Critics #36
- Metacritic Audience #280
- Criticker #265
- Douban #372
- Kinopoisk #445
- AlloCiné #672
- Trakt #1367
Every rating
69–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 69, highest is Metacritic critics on 97. Critics average 97, everyone else 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A fragile and fading Southern belle moves into her sister’s cramped New Orleans apartment. Her refined manners and delusions of grandeur clash violently with her brother-in-law, a brutish and primal man named Stanley Kowalski. His relentless, animalistic nature slowly undermines her delicate sanity, exposing her secrets and pushing her into a psychological breakdown amidst the humid, tense atmosphere of the French Quarter.
Details
- Director
- Elia Kazan
- Writers
- Oscar Saul, Tennessee Williams
- Based on
- A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
- Released
- 18 September 1951
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $1.8M
- Box office
- $8.0M
- Awards
- 16 wins, 15 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →5 major awards won · 16 wins from 31 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1951 | Best Actress | Vivien Leigh | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1951 | Best Supporting Actor | Karl Malden | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1951 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hunter | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1951 | Best Production Design | Art Direction: Richard Day ; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1951 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Kim Hunter | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1951 | Best Picture | Charles K. Feldman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1951 | Best Director | Elia Kazan | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1951 | Best Actor | Marlon Brando | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
12 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Vivien Leigh | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Art Direction: Richard Day ; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Karl Malden | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hunter | Winner |
| Best Actor | Marlon Brando | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tennessee Williams | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Harry Stradling | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Lucinda Ballard | Nominee |
| Best Director | Elia Kazan | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alex North | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Charles K. Feldman | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Kim Hunter | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Vivien Leigh | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Elia Kazan | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Written American Drama | Tennessee Williams | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Vivien Leigh | Winner |
| Best Director | Elia Kazan | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Marlon Brando | Nominee |
Venice International Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Vivien Leigh | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Elia Kazan | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Elia Kazan | Nominee |
Sant Jordi Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Special Jury Prize | Vivien Leigh | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Tennessee Williams | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best British Actress | Vivien Leigh | Winner |
| Best Film from any Source | Nominee |
Jussi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Marlon Brando (also for The Men ) | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Winner |