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Amélie
2001
· Movie
· 122 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #270
- IMDb #131
- Google retired #359
- Rotten Tomatoes #287
- Metacritic #854
- Letterboxd #222
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #995
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #74
- Metacritic Critics #1463
- Metacritic Audience #240
- Criticker #214
- Douban #159
- Kinopoisk #246
- AlloCiné #531
- Trakt #165
Every rating
70–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 95.
See the most agreed on films →A shy Parisian waitress decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, orchestrating small but meaningful acts of kindness for her neighbors and customers. While helping others find happiness, she must overcome her own isolation to find the courage to connect with a peculiar man.
Details
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Writers
- Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Released
- 25 April 2001
- Country
- France, Germany
- Language
- French, Russian, English
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $173.9M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 22 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 35 →4 major awards won · 13 wins from 35 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| César Awards 2001 | Best Film | Amélie | Winner |
| César Awards 2001 | Best Director | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Winner |
| César Awards 2001 | Best Production Design | Aline Bonetto | Winner |
| César Awards 2001 | Best Music | Yann Tiersen | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Foreign Language Film | France | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Original Screenplay | Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Art Direction | Aline Bonetto and Marie-Laure Valla | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
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César Awards
12 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Winner |
| Best Film | Amélie | Winner |
| Best Music | Yann Tiersen | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Aline Bonetto | Winner |
| Best Actress | Audrey Tautou | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Madeline Fontaine | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Hervé Schneid | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation | Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jamel Debbouze | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Rufus | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Isabelle Nanty | Nominee |
Academy Awards
5 nominations
| Best Art Direction | Aline Bonetto and Marie-Laure Valla | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | France | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche, Jean Umansky | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Nominee |
European Film Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Winner |
| Best Director | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Winner |
| Best Film | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Winner |
| Best Actress | Audrey Tautou | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Aline Bonetto | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Audrey Tautou | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Hervé Schneid | Nominee |
| Best Film | Amélie | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | Yann Tiersen | Nominee |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Amélie | Nominee |
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best French Film | Amélie | Winner |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Amélie | Winner |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Crystal Globe | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | Amélie | Winner |