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American Hustle
2013
· Movie
· 138 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1712
- IMDb #1630
- Google retired #2117
- Rotten Tomatoes #1294
- Metacritic #368
- Letterboxd #2761
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #719
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2213
- Metacritic Critics #177
- Metacritic Audience #1306
- Criticker #1602
- Douban #1815
- Kinopoisk #2719
- AlloCiné #2309
- Trakt #2290
Every rating
50–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 50, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 91, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A con artist and his partner are forced to work for an ambitious FBI agent who aims to uncover political corruption. Their operation quickly escalates, entangling them with powerful figures in the New Jersey underworld and the U.S. Congress. The lines between crime and law enforcement blur as everyone involved tries to play each other.
Details
- Director
- David O. Russell
- Writers
- David O. Russell, Eric Warren Singer
- Released
- 12 December 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Arabic
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Box office
- $251.2M
- Awards
- 33 wins, 108 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 141 →7 major awards won · 33 wins from 141 nominations across 41 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 2014 | Best Makeup and Hair | Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell and Kathrine Gordon | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 2014 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Amy Adams | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | American Hustle | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Paul Herman, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2014 | Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
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BAFTA Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell and Kathrine Gordon | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Michael Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Best Direction | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Film | Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, and Jonathan Gordon | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Judy Becker | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | American Hustle | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Amy Adams | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Paul Herman, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Academy Awards
10 nominations
| Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Michael Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Production Design: Judy Becker ; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Judy Becker | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Direction – Feature Film | David O. Russell | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | American Hustle | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
13 nominations, 4 won
| Best Acting Ensemble | American Hustle | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Comedy | Amy Adams | Winner |
| Best Comedy Film | American Hustle | Winner |
| Best Makeup | American Hustle | Winner |
| Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Comedy | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Michael Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Nominee |
| Best Film | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Film | American Hustle | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
Satellite Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Direction | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Film | Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, and Megan Ellison | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Judy Becker | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Costume Design | Michael Wilkinson | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Judy Becker | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble Cast | American Hustle | Winner |
| AWJF Female Icon Award | Jennifer Lawrence "for American Hustle and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and for handling her high degree of celebrity extremely well" | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Director (Female or Male) | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Nominee |
| Best Film | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble | American Hustle | Winner |
| Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble | American Hustle | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Time Capsule | American Hustle | Winner |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy/Musical | Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers, and Alan Baumgarten | Winner |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | Megan Ellison, Charles Roven, and Richard Suckle | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ensemble Cast | American Hustle | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ensemble | American Hustle | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
8 nominations
| Best Cameo | Robert De Niro | Nominee |
| Best Female Performance | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Kiss | Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Musical Moment | Jennifer Lawrence sings " Live & Let Die " | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Duo | Amy Adams and Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Transformation | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | American Hustle | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
5 nominations
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Film | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Picture | American Hustle | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations
| British Actor of the Year | Christian Bale ( American Hustle and Out of the Furnace ) | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Judy Becker (production design) | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor – Drama | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Actress – Drama | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Choice Movie – Drama | American Hustle | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild of America
2 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – Feature Film | David Velasco | Nominee |
| Outstanding Location Feature Film | American Hustle | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing: Dialogue & ADR in a Feature Film | John Ross | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing: Music Score in a Feature Film | Susan Jacobs | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Big Budget Drama | Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham and Angela Peri | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Michael Wilkinson | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Film of the Year | American Hustle | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
1 nomination
| International Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
Society of Camera Operators
1 nomination
| Camera Operator of the Year Award | Geoffrey Haley | Nominee |