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Bombshell
2019
· Movie
· 109 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2517
- IMDb #2618
- Google retired #2770
- Rotten Tomatoes #2017
- Metacritic #2597
- Letterboxd #3526
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2895
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1271
- Metacritic Critics #2006
- Metacritic Audience #3518
- Douban #1472
- Kinopoisk #3493
- AlloCiné #2050
- Trakt #1754
Every rating
58–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 84.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Several women working at a powerful news network face the toxic environment created by its chairman, a powerful media mogul. They grapple with the personal and professional risks of confronting him and the culture of fear and complicity that has protected him for decades. Their decisions to come forward with stories of harassment and abuse threaten to topple an empire and ignite a movement.
Details
- Director
- Jay Roach
- Writer
- Charles Randolph
- Studio
- Lighthouse Management + Media, Denver & Delilah Productions, Bron Studios, Annapurna Pictures
- Released
- 13 December 2019
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $32.0M
- Box office
- $61.4M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 38 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (122) →
Awards & nominations
See all 50 →2 major awards won · 12 wins from 50 nominations across 21 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Makeup | Vivian Baker, Cristina Waltz and Richard Redlefsen | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Acting Ensemble | Bombshell | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup | Vivian Baker, Cristina Waltz and Richard Redlefsen | Winner |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Bombshell | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker | Winner |
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Bombshell | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling | Anne Morgan, Jaime Leigh McIntosh and Adruitha Lee | Winner |
| Best Contemporary Make-Up | Vivian Baker, Cristina Waltz and Richard Redlefsen | Winner |
| Best Special Make-Up Effects | Vivian Baker, Richard Redlefsen and Kazu Hiro | Winner |
AACTA Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Winner |
| Best International Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best International Supporting Actor | John Lithgow | Nominee |
| Best International Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup and Hair | Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro and Anne Morgan | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Adrienne Shelly Award | Bombshell | Winner |
| Best Female Action Heroes | The Women of Bombshell | Nominee |
| Best Movie About Women | Bombshell | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Hair and Makeup | Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker | Winner |
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Winner |
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Bombshell | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| International Star Award, Actress | Charlize Theron | Winner |
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards
4 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Bombshell | Nominee |
| Best Movie for Grownups | Bombshell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Readers' Choice | Bombshell | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress – Drama | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Bombshell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| Actress of the Year | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Supporting Film Performance of the Year — Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Bombshell | Nominee |