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Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013
· Movie
· 180 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1258
- IMDb #865
- Rotten Tomatoes #999
- Metacritic #280
- Letterboxd #3340
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1222
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1259
- Metacritic Critics #172
- Metacritic Audience #857
- Criticker #563
- Douban #402
- Kinopoisk #2557
- AlloCiné #2003
- Trakt #2646
Every rating
63–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Metacritic critics on 90. Critics average 89, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
Details
- Director
- Abdellatif Kechiche
- Writers
- Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
- Released
- 9 October 2013
- Country
- Belgium, France, Spain
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 180 min
- Rated
- NC-17
- Budget
- $4.3M
- Box office
- $19.8M
- Awards
- 39 wins, 48 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (66) →
Awards & nominations
See all 87 →6 major awards won · 39 wins from 87 nominations across 49 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Young Performer | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| César Awards 2014 | Most Promising Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2014 | Best International Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2013 | Palme d'Or | Abdellatif Kechiche, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Léa Seydoux | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2013 | FIPRESCI Prize | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| César Awards 2014 | Best Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
| César Awards 2014 | Best Sound | Jerome Chenevoy, Fabien Pochet, and Jean-Paul Hurier | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| FIPRESCI Prize | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Abdellatif Kechiche, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Léa Seydoux | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Best Young Performer | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
César Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
| Best Actress | Léa Seydoux | Nominee |
| Best Adaptation | Abdellatif Kechiche, and Ghalia Lacroix | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Sofian El Fani | Nominee |
| Best Director | Abdellatif Kechiche | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Camille Toubkis, Albertine Lastera, and Jean-Marie Lengellé | Nominee |
| Best Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Jerome Chenevoy, Fabien Pochet, and Jean-Paul Hurier | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Lumière Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Léa Seydoux | Winner |
| Best Director | Abdellatif Kechiche | Winner |
| Best Female Revelation | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
| Best Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Dorian Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| LGBT Film of the Year | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
| Rising Star Award | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
Magritte Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Film in Coproduction | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Catherine Salée | Winner |
| Most Promising Actress | Mona Walravens | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
| Best Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Léa Seydoux | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Best Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Léa Seydoux | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Actress of the Year | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Best Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Léa Seydoux | Nominee |
Globes de Cristal Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
| Best Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Léa Seydoux | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-American Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Independent Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Dublin Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Newcomer | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best French Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Hamptons International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Variety ' s 10 Actors to Watch | Léa Seydoux | Winner |
Louis Delluc Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Robert Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-American Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Winner |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Léa Seydoux | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
| Rising Star | Léa Seydoux | Nominee |
European Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Abdellatif Kechiche | Nominee |
| Best Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
| Best Youth Performance | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Female Newcomer | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Gaudí Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Gopo Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue & ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Fabien Pochet | Nominee |
Polish Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario
1 nomination
| Best Adaptation | Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalia Lacroix | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Nominee |