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Boogie Nights
1997
· Movie
· 155 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #501
- IMDb #421
- Google retired #1539
- Rotten Tomatoes #526
- Metacritic #179
- Letterboxd #208
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #892
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #628
- Metacritic Critics #293
- Metacritic Audience #173
- Criticker #325
- Douban #1065
- Kinopoisk #1523
- AlloCiné #1193
- Trakt #827
Every rating
67–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young, naive dishwasher is discovered by a prolific adult film director in the San Fernando Valley of the 1970s. He is brought into the world of filmmaking and quickly becomes a famous star under the name "Dirk Diggler." The film follows his rapid rise and subsequent fall amidst the drug-fueled excesses of the industry.
Details
- Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Writer
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Based on
- The Dirk Diggler Story
- Released
- 7 October 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $43.1M
- Awards
- 27 wins, 37 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 64 →1 major award won · 27 wins from 64 nominations across 30 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 1997 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Burt Reynolds | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Thomas Jane, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, Nicole Ari Parker, John C. Reilly, Burt Reynolds, Robert Ridgely, Mark Wahlberg, and Melora Walters | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Thomas Jane, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, Nicole Ari Parker, John C. Reilly, Burt Reynolds, Robert Ridgely, Mark Wahlberg, and Melora Walters | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Burt Reynolds | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
11 nominations, 3 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Winner |
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Drama Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Best Drama Picture | Paul Thomas Anderson, Lloyd Levin, John S. Lyons, and JoAnne Sellar | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Film Editing | Dylan Tichenor | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Bob Ziembicki and Sandy Struth | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Drama | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Drama | Julianne Moore | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Mark Wahlberg | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Dylan Tichenor | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Winner |
| New Generation Award | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cast | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Heather Graham | Winner |
| Best Dance Sequence | Mark Wahlberg – "Machine Gun" | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Christine Sheaks | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Paul Thomas Anderson (also for Hard Eight ) | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
PEN America Literary Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Winner |
Society of Camera Operators
1 nomination, 1 won
| Historical Shot | Andy Shuttleworth | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Metro Media Award | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Burt Reynolds | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Screen International Award | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Film of the Year | Nominee |
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Burt Reynolds | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Worst On-Screen Couple | Mark Wahlberg and his fake 13-inch appendage | Nominee |