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An Education
2009
· Movie
· 100 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1225
- IMDb #1697
- Google retired #2522
- Rotten Tomatoes #881
- Metacritic #486
- Letterboxd #1977
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #493
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1649
- Metacritic Critics #397
- Metacritic Audience #1051
- Criticker #1291
- Douban #913
- Kinopoisk #1429
- AlloCiné #1259
- Trakt #2166
Every rating
54–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 90, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1960s London, a bright and sheltered teenage girl dreams of life beyond her suburban existence. Her world is turned upside down when she is charmed by a sophisticated, older man who introduces her to a glamorous life of art and culture. This thrilling new relationship forces her to question the structured educational path her parents have meticulously planned for her.
Details
- Director
- Lone Scherfig
- Writer
- Nick Hornby
- Studio
- BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, Endgame Entertainment
- Released
- 29 October 2009
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $26.1M
- Awards
- 27 wins, 57 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (29) →
Awards & nominations
See all 84 →3 major awards won · 27 wins from 84 nominations across 36 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2010 | Best Foreign Film | An Education | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2009 | World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic | John De Borman | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2009 | World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic | An Education | Winner |
| Academy Award 2010 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2010 | Best Picture | Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2010 | Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America Award 2010 | Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year | Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic | An Education | Winner |
| World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic | John De Borman | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize | An Education | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | An Education | Winner |
Academy Award
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | An Education | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year | Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Most Promising Performer | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
Richard Attenborough Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Rising Star | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Cinema Vanguard Award | Peter Sarsgaard | Winner |
| Virtuoso Award | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Karen Morley Award | An Education | Winner |
| The Invisible Woman Award | Olivia Williams | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Odile Dicks-Mireaux | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lone Scherfig | Nominee |
| Best Film | An Education | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up and Hair | Lizzie Yianni Georgiou | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | Nominee |
| Orange Rising Star Award | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | An Education | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
7 nominations, 1 won
| British Actress of the Year | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Actress of the Year | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| British Film of the Year | An Education | Nominee |
| British Supporting Actor of the Year | Alfred Molina | Nominee |
| British Supporting Actress of the Year | Rosamund Pike | Nominee |
| British Supporting Actress of the Year | Olivia Williams | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | An Education | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lone Scherfig | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rosamund Pike | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favourite World Feature | An Education | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Women in Film and TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lone Scherfig | Nominee |
| Best Drama Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Drama Film | An Education | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
| Best Picture | An Education | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | Nominee |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best British Film | An Education | Nominee |
| Best Newcomer | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Nick Hornby | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
2 nominations
| Best Music in a Feature Film | An Education | Nominee |
| Best Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | An Education | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | John de Borman | Nominee |
Film Critics Circle of Australia
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film in the English Language | An Education | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
USC Scripter Award
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Nick Hornby and Lynn Barber | Nominee |