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Babel
2006
· Movie
· 143 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1726
- IMDb #1213
- Google retired #2373
- Rotten Tomatoes #2214
- Metacritic #1391
- Letterboxd #1528
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2849
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1909
- Metacritic Critics #1528
- Metacritic Audience #1170
- Criticker #1274
- Douban #552
- Kinopoisk #1167
- AlloCiné #1105
- Trakt #1777
Every rating
54–82
out of 100
A single tragic incident in Morocco connects the lives of four separate groups of people across the world: an American couple on vacation, their two children and nanny in San Diego, a Moroccan goat-herder, and a deaf Japanese teenager in Tokyo. The film explores how miscommunication leads to isolation and tragedy.
Details
- Director
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Writer
- Guillermo Arriaga
- Studio
- Central Films, Zeta Film, Anonymous Content
- Released
- 26 October 2006
- Country
- France, Mexico, United States
- Language
- English, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Berber languages, French, Russian, Japanese Sign
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $135.3M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 63 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 77 →6 major awards won · 14 wins from 77 nominations across 22 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Winner |
| BAFTA Film Awards 2006 | Best Film Music | Gustavo Santaolalla | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2006 | François Chalais Award (a Prize of the Ecumenical Jury) | Winner | |
| Cannes Film Festival 2006 | Technical Grand Prize | Stephen Mirrione (for editing) | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2006 | Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Babel | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Picture | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Winner |
| François Chalais Award (a Prize of the Ecumenical Jury) | Winner | |
| Technical Grand Prize | Stephen Mirrione (for editing) | Winner |
| Palme d'Or (Best Film) | Babel | Nominee |
Academy Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Winner |
| Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Barraza | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Nominee |
BAFTA Film Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film Music | Gustavo Santaolalla | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
| Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione | Nominee |
| Best Film | Babel | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Babel | Winner |
| Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Barraza | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild
3 nominations
| Best Cast | Babel | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Barraza | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Motion Picture Producer of the Year | Alejandro González Iñárritu Steve Golin Jon Kilik | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Ensemble | Babel | Winner |
| Best Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
| Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
| Best Film | Babel | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
| Best Promising Performer | Rinko Kikuchi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Barraza | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Winner |
| Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione | Nominee |
| Best Film - Drama | Babel | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Barraza | Winner |
Online Film Critics
9 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Rinko Kikuchi | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
| Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Babel | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Barraza | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics
7 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Babel | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Babel | Nominee |
| Best Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rinko Kikuchi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Barraza | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing for Music - Feature Film | Nominee | |
| Best Sound Editing for Sound Effects and Foley - Foreign Film | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
2 nominations
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger | Nathan Gamble | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Babel | Nominee |
Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing in a Film/TV Movie | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |