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Black Hawk Down
2001
· Movie
· 144 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #957
- IMDb #671
- Google retired #1066
- Rotten Tomatoes #1346
- Metacritic #860
- Letterboxd #1447
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2246
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #732
- Metacritic Critics #1110
- Metacritic Audience #604
- Criticker #1270
- Douban #183
- Kinopoisk #616
- AlloCiné #843
- Trakt #601
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In 1993, a U.S. military mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, aims to capture top lieutenants of a warlord. Two Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, stranding the soldiers behind enemy lines. The mission becomes a desperate overnight battle for survival as hundreds of Somali militia descend upon the crash sites.
Details
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Writer
- Ken Nolan
- Released
- 28 December 2001
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Arabic, Somali
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $92.0M
- Box office
- $173.0M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 36 →2 major awards won · 8 wins from 36 nominations across 20 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Sound | Michael Minkler Myron Nettinga Chris Munro | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Film Editing | Pietro Scalia | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Director | Ridley Scott | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Cinematography | Sławomir Idziak | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 2001 | Best Editing | Pietro Scalia | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 2001 | Best Sound | Chris Munro Per Hallberg Michael Minkler Myron Nettinga Karen Baker Landers | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 2001 | Best Cinematography | Slawomir Idziak | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Award 2001 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Ridley Scott | Nominee |
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36 awards — Black Hawk Down
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Academy Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film Editing | Pietro Scalia | Winner |
| Best Sound | Michael Minkler Myron Nettinga Chris Munro | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Sławomir Idziak | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ridley Scott | Nominee |
BAFTA Award
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Slawomir Idziak | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Pietro Scalia | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Chris Munro Per Hallberg Michael Minkler Myron Nettinga Karen Baker Landers | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Ridley Scott | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Ken Nolan | Nominee |
Golden Reel Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Per Hallberg Karen Baker Landers Chris Jargo Mark L. Mangino Chris Hogan | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing – Effects & Foley, Domestic Feature Film | Per Hallberg Karen Baker Landers Craig S. Jaeger Jon Title Christopher Assells Dino Dimuro Dan Hegeman Michael A. Reagan Gregory Hainer Perry Robertson Peter Staubli Bruce Tanis Michael Hertlein Solange S. Schwalbe | Winner |
ASCAP Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Hans Zimmer (also for The Ring ) | Winner |
Eddie Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Pietro Scalia | Winner |
Harry Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
NBR Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
AFI Award
5 nominations
| Cinematographer of the Year | Slawomir Idziak | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Ridley Scott | Nominee |
| Editor of the Year | Pietro Scalia | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Jerry Bruckheimer Ridley Scott | Nominee |
| Production Designer of the Year | Arthur Max | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
3 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | Eric Bana Ewen Bremner William Fichtner Josh Hartnett Jason Isaacs Ewan McGregor Sam Shepard Tom Sizemore | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Slawomir Idziak | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Pietro Scalia | Nominee |
MTV Movie Award
2 nominations
| Best Action Sequence | First helicopter crash | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Nominee |
Saturn Award
2 nominations
| Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Nominee | |
| Best DVD Special Edition Release | Nominee |
Teen Choice Award
2 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor: Action/Drama | Josh Hartnett | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Action/Drama | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Award
2 nominations
| Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Award
1 nomination
| Contemporary Film | Keith Pain Marco Trentini Gianni Giovagnoni Cliff Robinson Pier Luigi Basile Ivo Husnjak Arthur Max | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Michael Minkler Myron Nettinga Chris Munro | Nominee |
DVD Exclusive Award
1 nomination
| Best Overall DVD, New Movie (Including All Extra Features) | Charles de Lauzirika (Deluxe Edition) | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Award
1 nomination
| Best Drama | Trailer Park, Inc. | Nominee |
Plus Camerimage
1 nomination
| Golden Frog | Slawomir Idziak | Nominee |