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American Splendor
2003
· Movie
· 101 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1046
- IMDb #1318
- Rotten Tomatoes #544
- Metacritic #390
- Letterboxd #1210
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #497
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1023
- Metacritic Critics #181
- Metacritic Audience #1438
- Kinopoisk #3313
- AlloCiné #3031
- Trakt #2532
Every rating
64–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 92, everyone else 73.
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Details
- Directors
- Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
- Writers
- Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
- Studio
- HBO Films, Good Machine
- Released
- 15 August 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $6.0M
- Awards
- 29 wins, 48 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (48) →
Awards & nominations
See all 77 →3 major awards won · 29 wins from 77 nominations across 39 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2003 | FIPRESCI Prize ( Un Certain Regard ) | American Splendor | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2003 | Grand Jury Prize Dramatic | American Splendor | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Award 2003 | Best Screenplay — Adapted | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2003 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Hope Davis | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best Supporting Male | Judah Friedlander | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best Director | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Prize ( Un Certain Regard ) | American Splendor | Winner |
Sundance Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Jury Prize Dramatic | American Splendor | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay — Adapted | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations
| Best Director | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
| Best Film | American Splendor | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Judah Friedlander | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Hope Davis | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Hope Davis | Winner |
| Best Picture | American Splendor | Winner |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | American Splendor | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Performance by an Actor | Paul Giamatti | Winner |
| Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | American Splendor | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Hope Davis | Winner |
| Best First Film | American Splendor | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Hope Davis | Nominee |
| Best Film | American Splendor | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
| Best Movie | American Splendor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hope Davis | Nominee |
Village Voice Film Poll
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Winner |
| Best Film | American Splendor | Nominee |
| Best Performance | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance | Hope Davis | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Russell Smith Award | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Splendor | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Nominee |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hope Davis | Nominee |
Deauville American Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Critics Award ( Prix de la Critique Internationale ) | American Splendor | Winner |
| Grand Special Prize | American Splendor | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Movie of the Year | American Splendor | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
Edinburgh International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Guardian New Directors Award | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Winner |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Director Award | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Winner |
Montréal Comedy Festival 'Just for Laughs'
1 nomination, 1 won
| Festival Prize | American Splendor | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
5 nominations
| Best Film Editing | Robert Pulcini | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Hope Davis | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
| Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music | American Splendor | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor — Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Best Actress — Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Hope Davis | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
| Best Film — Musical or Comedy | American Splendor | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay — Adapted | Pulcini and Springer Berman | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association
3 nominations
| Best First Screenplay | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Nominee |
| Best Titles Sequence | American Splendor | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Nominee |
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | American Splendor | Nominee |
Ghent International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | American Splendor | Nominee |
Gijón International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Feature | American Splendor | Nominee |
Gold Derby Awards
1 nomination
| Adapted Screenplay | American Splendor | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Voice Over | Harvey Pekar | Nominee |
International Online Cinema Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Screenwriter of the Year | Springer Berman and Pulcini | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | American Splendor | Nominee |
São Paulo International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Feature Film | American Splendor | Nominee |