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Bugsy
1991
· Movie
· 136 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
67–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Letterboxd on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84. Critics average 82, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
Details
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Writer
- James Toback
- Released
- 10 December 1991
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $49.1M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 39 →3 major awards won · 11 wins from 39 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Dennis Gassner ; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Costume Design | Albert Wolsky | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1991 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Picture | Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson, and Warren Beatty | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Director | Barry Levinson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Actor | Warren Beatty | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Supporting Actor | Harvey Keitel | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Dennis Gassner ; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Albert Wolsky | Winner |
| Best Actor | Warren Beatty | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Allen Daviau | Nominee |
| Best Director | Barry Levinson | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Ennio Morricone | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson, and Warren Beatty | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | James Toback | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Harvey Keitel | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Warren Beatty | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Annette Bening | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Barry Levinson | Nominee |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Ennio Morricone | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | James Toback | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Harvey Keitel | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Bear | Barry Levinson | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Barry Levinson | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | James Toback | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Barry Levinson | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | James Toback | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Harvey Keitel | Winner |
| Best Actor | Warren Beatty | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Annette Bening | Nominee |
| Best Director | Barry Levinson | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | James Toback | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Allen Daviau | Winner |
Bambi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film – International | Ben Kingsley | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Warren Beatty | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Harvey Keitel (also for Mortal Thoughts and Thelma & Louise ) | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Warren Beatty | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Allen Daviau | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Harvey Keitel | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Ellen Chenoweth | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Kiss | Warren Beatty and Annette Bening | Nominee |