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All the President's Men
1976
· Movie
· 138 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #304
- IMDb #438
- Google retired #1281
- Rotten Tomatoes #201
- Metacritic #321
- Letterboxd #241
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #417
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #322
- Metacritic Critics #465
- Metacritic Audience #356
- Criticker #182
- Douban #661
- Kinopoisk #1303
- AlloCiné #420
- Trakt #494
Every rating
71–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95.
See the most agreed on films →Two young reporters for The Washington Post begin investigating a minor burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Despite obstacles and warnings, they doggedly follow the money trail, which leads them higher and higher into the ranks of the government. Their persistent journalism slowly uncovers the vast conspiracy that will become known as the Watergate scandal.
Details
- Director
- Alan J. Pakula
- Writer
- William Goldman
- Based on
- All the President's Men by Bob Woodward
- Studio
- Wildwood Enterprises
- Released
- 9 April 1976
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $8.5M
- Box office
- $70.6M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 37 →5 major awards won · 17 wins from 37 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Supporting Actor | Jason Robards | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | William Goldman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: George C. Jenkins ; Set Decoration: George Gaines | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Sound | Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, and James E. Webb | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1976 | Best Drama – Adapted from Another Medium | William Goldman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Picture | Walter Coblenz | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Director | Alan J. Pakula | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: George C. Jenkins ; Set Decoration: George Gaines | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | William Goldman | Winner |
| Best Sound | Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, and James E. Webb | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jason Robards | Winner |
| Best Director | Alan J. Pakula | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Robert L. Wolfe | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Walter Coblenz | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama – Adapted from Another Medium | William Goldman | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Alan J. Pakula | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | William Goldman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jason Robards | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Alan J. Pakula | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Alan J. Pakula | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jason Robards | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Alan J. Pakula | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jason Robards | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jason Robards | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Jason Robards | 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 |
British Academy Film Awards
10 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jason Robards | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Martin Balsam | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Gordon Willis | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Alan J. Pakula | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Robert L. Wolfe | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Production Design | George C. Jenkins | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | William Goldman | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | Milton Burrow, Jim Webb, Les Fresholtz, Arthur Piantadosi, and Dick Alexander | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Robert L. Wolfe | Nominee |