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Boyhood
2014
· Movie
· 165 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #438
- IMDb #415
- Google retired #1771
- Rotten Tomatoes #722
- Metacritic #89
- Letterboxd #1005
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #148
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1644
- Metacritic Critics #1
- Metacritic Audience #987
- Criticker #484
- Douban #302
- Kinopoisk #1391
- AlloCiné #249
- Trakt #1000
Every rating
64–100
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Metacritic critics on 100. Critics average 98, everyone else 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The story captures the life of a young boy from childhood to his departure for college. It follows his relationships with his separated parents and older sister, and the small, significant moments that shape his journey over the years. The narrative is a chronicle of family, growing up, and the passage of time itself, seen through his evolving perspective.
Details
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Writer
- Richard Linklater
- Studio
- IFC Productions, Detour Filmproduction
- Released
- 5 June 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Ukrainian, Arabic
- Runtime
- 165 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $4.0M
- Box office
- $48.1M
- Awards
- 97 wins, 91 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 188 →14 major awards won · 97 wins from 188 nominations across 53 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Picture | Boyhood | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Young Performer | Ellar Coltrane | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2015 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Boyhood | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Picture | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Young Performer | Ellar Coltrane | Winner |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Boyhood cast | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Boyhood | Winner |
| Reader Jury of the Berliner Morgenpost | Boyhood | Winner |
| Golden Bear | Boyhood | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Supporting Female | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominee |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Academy Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
César Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Boyhood | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
7 nominations, 6 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Picture | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Technical Achievement | Boyhood | Winner |
| Texas Independent Film Award | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Sandra Adair | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater (tie) | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Youth Performance | Ellar Coltrane | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Winner |
| Best Picture | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Austin Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Picture | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Top Films | Boyhood | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Most Promising Performer | Ellar Coltrane | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Direction | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
5 nominations, 3 won
| Director of the Year | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Film of the Year | Boyhood | Winner |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
Seattle International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominee |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Split the Difference | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Art-House or Festival Film | Boyhood | Nominee |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Soundtrack | Boyhood | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble Cast (to casting director) | Beth Sepko | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Editing | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Denver Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Boyhood | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
AACTA International Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Direction | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Audience Award | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Patricia Arquette | Nominee |
| Best Feature | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Actor | Ellar Coltrane | Nominee |
Irish Film and Television Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Film | Boyhood | Winner |
| Best International Actress | Patricia Arquette | Nominee |
ACE Eddie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Sandra Adair | Winner |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | Boyhood | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Independent Film | Boyhood | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Low Budget Drama | Beth Sepko | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Russell Smith Award | Boyhood | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Boyhood | Winner |
Norwegian International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Norwegian Film Critics Award | Boyhood | Winner |
SXSW Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Louis Black Lone Star Award | Boyhood | Winner |
San Francisco International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Founder’s Directing Award | Richard Linklater | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
7 nominations
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominee |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Nominee |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominee |
| Best Film | Boyhood | Nominee |
| Best Male Newcomer | Ellar Coltrane | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best On-Screen Transformation | Ellar Coltrane | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance | Ellar Coltrane | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Boyhood | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
3 nominations
| Best Screen Couple | Nominee | |
| Best Young Actress | Lorelei Linklater | Nominee |
| The Invisible Woman Award | Patricia Arquette | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Boyhood | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Kari Perkins | Nominee |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Sydney Film Prize | Boyhood | Nominee |