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Chariots of Fire
1981
· Movie
· 125 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1529
- IMDb #2004
- Google retired #930
- Rotten Tomatoes #1431
- Metacritic #1249
- Letterboxd #2669
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1663
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1666
- Metacritic Critics #830
- Metacritic Audience #2412
- Criticker #1484
- AlloCiné #1206
Every rating
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Two British athletes prepare for the 1924 Olympics. One is a devout Scottish missionary running for the glory of God, while the other is a determined English Jew running to overcome prejudice. Their contrasting motivations and personal struggles define their paths as they train and compete, each seeking a different form of victory that transcends the race itself.
Details
- Director
- Hugh Hudson
- Writer
- Colin Welland
- Released
- 15 May 1981
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $5.5M
- Box office
- $59.0M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 16 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 33 →8 major awards won · 17 wins from 33 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Picture | David Puttnam | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Costume Design | Milena Canonero | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Original Screenplay | Colin Welland | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Original Score | Vangelis | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1981 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention | Hugh Hudson | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1981 | Best Supporting Actor | Ian Holm | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1981 | Best Foreign Film | Winner | |
| Grammy Awards 1981 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | " Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)" – Ernie Watts | Winner |
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Academy Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Best Costume Design | Milena Canonero | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Vangelis | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Colin Welland | Winner |
| Best Picture | David Puttnam | Winner |
| Best Director | Hugh Hudson | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Terry Rawlings | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ian Holm | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Ian Holm | Winner |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention | Hugh Hudson | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Hugh Hudson | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance | " Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)" – Ernie Watts | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Hugh Hudson | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
11 nominations, 3 won
| Best Costume Design | Milena Canonero | Winner |
| Best Film | David Puttnam | Winner |
| Best Supporting Artist | Ian Holm | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | David Watkin | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Hugh Hudson | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Terry Rawlings | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Vangelis | Nominee |
| Best Production Design/Art Direction | Roger Hall | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Colin Welland | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Clive Winter, Bill Rowe, and Jim Shields | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Artist | Nigel Havers | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Film of the Year | Winner | |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Colin Welland | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | David Watkin | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | Hugh Hudson | Winner |
American Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Ian Holm | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | David Watkin | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominee |