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Ammonite
2020
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2740
- IMDb #3540
- Google retired #2946
- Metacritic #1606
- Letterboxd #3565
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2727
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #1264
- Metacritic Audience #2351
- Criticker #2574
- Kinopoisk #3311
- AlloCiné #2486
- Trakt #2764
Every rating
40–85
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 40, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 85.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1840s England, a renown but overlooked fossil hunter lives a life of quiet isolation on the rugged southern coast. She is commissioned to care for a wealthy Londoner's melancholic wife. Initially reluctant, she forms an intense and intimate bond with her young charge as they explore the coastline and discover fossils together, challenging the constraints of their time.
Details
- Director
- Francis Lee
- Writer
- Francis Lee
- Studio
- See-Saw Films
- Released
- 13 November 2020
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $1.4M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (27) →
Awards & nominations
See all 20 →3 wins from 20 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| AACTA International Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Saoirse Ronan | Nominee |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2021 | Film Score of the Year | Volker Bertelmann | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2021 | Best Costume Design | Michael O'Connor | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2021 | Best Costume Design | Michael O'Connor | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2021 | Best Make Up & Hair Design | Ivana Primorac | Nominee |
| Casting Society of America Awards 2021 | Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature (Comedy) | Fiona Weir | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2021 | Best LGBTQ Film | Ammonite | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Award 2021 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release | Ammonite | Nominee |
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Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Kept Secret – Overlooked Challenging Gems | Ammonite | Winner |
| Best Screen Couple | Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan | Winner |
San Francisco International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize | Ammonite | Winner |
North Dakota Film Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Dustin O’Halloran and Volker Bertelmann | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Saoirse Ronan | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Costume Design | Michael O'Connor | Nominee |
| Best Make Up & Hair Design | Ivana Primorac | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Saoirse Ronan | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination
| Film Score of the Year | Volker Bertelmann | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Costume Design | Michael O'Connor | Nominee |
Casting Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature (Comedy) | Fiona Weir | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Best LGBTQ Film | Ammonite | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Award
1 nomination
| GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release | Ammonite | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score in an Independent Film | Dustin O’Halloran and Volker Bertelmann | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Technical Achievement (cinematography) | Stéphane Fontaine | Nominee |
Online Association of Female Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Stéphane Fontaine | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Seville European Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Giraldillo | Ammonite | Nominee |
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage
1 nomination
| Golden Frog | Ammonite | Nominee |