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Being the Ricardos
2021
· Movie
· 132 min
C
MEANRANK
62/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3695
- IMDb #3506
- Google retired #3654
- Metacritic #2881
- Letterboxd #3978
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2837
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #2422
- Metacritic Audience #3540
- Criticker #2944
- Kinopoisk #3950
- AlloCiné #2786
- Trakt #3815
Every rating
36–75
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 36, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →During one incredibly turbulent production week of the iconic sitcom "I Love Lucy," star Lucille Ball faces a personal and professional crisis. Her marriage to co-star Desi Arnaz is threatened by gossip, and her political affiliations are being investigated, all while she is pregnant and trying to manage the show. The film goes behind the scenes of the groundbreaking television show.
Details
- Director
- Aaron Sorkin
- Writer
- Aaron Sorkin
- Released
- 10 December 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $450.0K
- Awards
- 6 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (64) →
Awards & nominations
See all 33 →1 major award won · 6 wins from 33 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2022 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2022 | Best Original Music | Daniel Pemberton | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2022 | Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Music | Daniel Pemberton | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Todd Black | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin | Winner |
| Best Film | Being the Ricardos | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
Actors and Actresses Union Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in an International Production | Javier Bardem | Winner |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film | Ellen Brill and Jon Hutman | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | Ana Lozano, David Craig Forrest, Kim Santantonio, Kyra Panchenko, Michael Ornelaz, Teressa Hill and Yvonne DePatis Kupka | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Being the Ricardos | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Being the Ricardos | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |