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All About Eve
1950
· Movie
· 138 min
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #42
- IMDb #159
- Google retired #531
- Rotten Tomatoes #36
- Metacritic #22
- Letterboxd #70
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #65
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #166
- Metacritic Critics #26
- Metacritic Audience #107
- Criticker #54
- Douban #212
- Kinopoisk #330
- AlloCiné #154
- Trakt #368
Every rating
76–99
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99. Critics average 98, everyone else 85.
See the most agreed on films →A seemingly innocent and devoted young fan, Eve, gradually ingratiates herself into the life of Margo Channing, an aging Broadway star. As Eve becomes Margo's personal assistant, her ambition and cunning become apparent. She methodically undermines Margo's career and personal relationships, aiming to take her place in the theater world.
Details
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Writer
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Based on
- The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 9 November 1950
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Box office
- $8.4M
- Awards
- 23 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 40 →12 major awards won · 23 wins from 40 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1950 | Best Motion Picture | 20th Century-Fox | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1950 | Best Director | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1950 | Best Supporting Actor | George Sanders | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1950 | Best Screenplay | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1950 | Best Costume Design – Black and White | Edith Head and Charles LeMaire | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1950 | Best Sound Recording | Thomas T. Moulton | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1950 | Special Jury Prize | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1950 | Best Actress | Bette Davis | Winner |
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Academy Awards
14 nominations, 6 won
| Best Costume Design – Black and White | Edith Head and Charles LeMaire | Winner |
| Best Director | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | 20th Century-Fox | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Best Sound Recording | Thomas T. Moulton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | George Sanders | Winner |
| Best Actress | Anne Baxter | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Bette Davis | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and George Davis ; Set Decoration: Thomas Little and Walter M. Scott | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Milton R. Krasner | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Barbara McLean | Nominee |
| Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Alfred Newman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Celeste Holm | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Thelma Ritter | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Bette Davis | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Bette Davis | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | George Sanders | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Thelma Ritter | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Written American Comedy | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Best Written American Drama | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Bette Davis | Winner |
| Best Director | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best American Film | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film from any Source | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Timeless Award | Winner |
Kinema Junpo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress | Bette Davis | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
Picturegoer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Bette Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Anne Baxter | Nominee |