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Darkest Hour
2017
· Movie
· 125 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1233
- IMDb #1226
- Google retired #1747
- Rotten Tomatoes #1263
- Metacritic #1158
- Letterboxd #1925
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1613
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1356
- Metacritic Critics #997
- Metacritic Audience #1507
- Criticker #1831
- Douban #288
- Kinopoisk #1352
- AlloCiné #423
- Trakt #810
Every rating
48–86
out of 100
In May 1940, Winston Churchill is unexpectedly appointed British Prime Minister as Nazi forces overwhelm Western Europe. With the enemy advancing and the nation facing potential invasion, he must navigate political opposition and his own cabinet's push for a negotiated peace with Hitler to rally the country and change the course of world history.
Details
- Director
- Joe Wright
- Writer
- Anthony McCarten
- Released
- 22 November 2017
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, French, German, Italian
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $150.8M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 45 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 69 →6 major awards won · 24 wins from 69 nominations across 35 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Makeup | Darkest Hour | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Production Design | Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Darkest Hour | Winner |
| Best Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski | Nominee |
| Best Score | Dario Marianelli | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Sarah Greenwood | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Hollywood Career Achievement Award | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Hollywood Costume Design Award | Jacqueline Durran | Winner |
| Hollywood Director Award | Joe Wright | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hair | David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick and Kazuhiro Tsuji | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominee |
| Best British Film | Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten, Douglas Urbanski and Joe Wright | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominee |
| Best Film | Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | Dario Marianelli | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
3 nominations, 2 won
| Feature Motion Picture: Best Period and/or Character Makeup | Ivana Primorac and Flora Moody | Winner |
| Feature Motion Picture: Best Special Makeup Effects | Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick | Winner |
| Feature Motion Picture: Best Period and/or Character Hair | Ivana Primorac and Flora Moody | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Valerio Bonelli | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Dario Marianelli | Nominee |
| Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) | Darkest Hour | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Valerio Bonelli | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ben Mendelsohn | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Desert Palm Achievement Award for Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Whistler Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Darkest Hour | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best British Film | Darkest Hour | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Dario Marianelli | Nominee |
IGN Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama Movie | Darkest Hour | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performer in a Movie | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| Actor of the Year | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| British/Irish Actor of the Year | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance of the Year – Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Craig Berkey, Becki Ponting, Michael Maroussas | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Stephane Naze, Warwick Hewitt, Guillaume Terrien and Benjamin Magana | Nominee |