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Billy Elliot
2000
· Movie
· 110 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #623
- IMDb #710
- Google retired #1576
- Rotten Tomatoes #869
- Metacritic #928
- Letterboxd #317
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1570
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #613
- Metacritic Critics #1106
- Metacritic Audience #778
- Criticker #890
- Douban #139
- Kinopoisk #223
- AlloCiné #559
- Trakt #477
Every rating
59–89
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89.
See the most agreed on films →An eleven-year-old boy from a working-class mining family in Northern England stumbles out of his boxing ring and into a ballet class. He discovers a natural talent for dance, but must keep his passion a secret from his traditionally-minded father and brother. His dream of attending the Royal Ballet School creates a rift in his family during a time of community strife.
Details
- Director
- Stephen Daldry
- Writer
- Lee Hall
- Released
- 28 September 2000
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $109.3M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 35 →14 wins from 35 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Hall | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Julie Walters | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2000 | Feature Film | Billy Elliot | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2000 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Billy Elliot | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2000 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Julie Walters | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Billy Elliot | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Julie Walters | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Julie Walters | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Lee Hall | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Billy Elliot | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Julie Walters | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Jamie Bell | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Billy Elliot | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Julie Walters | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Feature Film | Billy Elliot | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
6 nominations, 6 won
| British Actress of the Year | Julie Walters | Winner |
| British Director of the Year | Stephen Daldry | Winner |
| British Film of the Year | Billy Elliot | Winner |
| British Newcomer of the Year | Jamie Bell | Winner |
| British Producer of the Year | Greg Brenman | Winner |
| British Producer of the Year | Jon Finn | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best British Independent Film | Billy Elliot | Winner |
| Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Winner |
| Best Newcomer | Jamie Bell | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hall | Winner |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
13 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jamie Bell | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Julie Walters | Winner |
| Outstanding British Film | Billy Elliot | Winner |
| Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | Stephen Warbeck | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Gary Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Brian Tufano | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| Best Editing | John Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Billy Elliot | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Lee Hall | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Mark Holding, Mike Prestwood Smith, and Zane Hayward | Nominee |
| Carl Foreman Award for Most Promising Newcomer in British Film | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| Carl Foreman Award for Most Promising Newcomer in British Film | Lee Hall | Nominee |
Motovun Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Propeller Award | Billy Elliot | Winner |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Dramatic Feature Film | Billy Elliot | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Billy Elliot | Nominee |