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Django Unchained
2012
· Movie
· 165 min
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #95
- IMDb #35
- Google retired #269
- Rotten Tomatoes #567
- Metacritic #272
- Letterboxd #87
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1304
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #298
- Metacritic Critics #614
- Metacritic Audience #80
- Criticker #247
- Douban #120
- Kinopoisk #82
- AlloCiné #15
- Trakt #48
Every rating
69–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 69, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. The hunter mentors him in the trade, and together they traverse the antebellum South. Their mission is a dangerous one, forcing them to navigate a world of extreme prejudice and cruelty to reunite the man with the love of his life.
Details
- Director
- Quentin Tarantino
- Writer
- Quentin Tarantino
- Released
- 25 December 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, German, French, Italian
- Runtime
- 165 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $100.0M
- Box office
- $425.4M
- Awards
- 26 wins, 74 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 100 →4 major awards won · 26 wins from 100 nominations across 39 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2013 | Best Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
| César Awards 2014 | Best Foreign Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2014 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Django Unchained – Various Artists | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Sound Editing | Wylie Stateman | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Wylie Stateman | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Winner |
| Best Director | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Drama Motion Picture | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | J. Michael Riva | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Django Unchained – Various Artists | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Reginald Hudlin, Stacey Sher, Pilar Savone | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Music | Django Unchained | Winner |
| Best Scene | Django Unchained | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jamie Foxx | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Ensemble | Django Unchained – Victoria Thomas | Winner |
| Outstanding Original or Adapted Song | "Who Did That to You" – John Legend, Paul Epworth | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Samuel L. Jackson | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor | Jamie Foxx | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Kerry Washington | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Winner |
| Best Direction | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Fred Raskin | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Mark Ulano, Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Wylie Stateman | Nominee |
NAACP Image Award
4 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Samuel L. Jackson | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Kerry Washington | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Jamie Foxx | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Django Unchained | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best 'WTF' Moment | "Candieland Gets Smoked" | Winner |
| Best Fight | Jamie Foxx vs. Candieland Henchmen | Nominee |
| Best Kiss | Kerry Washington and Jamie Foxx | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Jamie Foxx | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Duo | Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Django Unchained | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Music TV Spot | "Unchained BET" – The Weinstein Company, Ignition Creative | Winner |
| Best Action Poster | Django Unchained – The Weinstein Company, Ignition Creative | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Graphics in a Trailer | "International" – Columbia Pictures, Greenhaus GFX | Nominee |
| Best Music | "Justice" – The Weinstein Company, Ignition Creative | Nominee |
| Most Original Trailer | "Who Did That?" – The Weinstein Company, Trailer Park, Inc. | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble Performance | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Django Unchained | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Writing | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
| Best Action or Adventure Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Best Costume | Sharen Davis | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
| Best Picture | Django Unchained | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Winner |
| Best Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
AACTA International Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Django Unchained | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Movies of the Year | Django Unchained | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Django Unchained | Winner |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Screenwriter of the Year | Quentin Tarantino | Winner |
Dublin Film Critics Circle
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Director | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " Ancora qui " – Ennio Morricone and Elisa Toffoli | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |
| Best Director | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Director | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Django Unchained | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
2 nominations
| Best Music in a Feature Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
| Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
Taurus World Stunt Awards
2 nominations
| Best Speciality Stunt | Wagon explosion | Nominee |
| Best Stunt Coordinator and/or second Unit Director | Jeff Dashnaw | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |
Amanda Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Feature Film | Django Unchained | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best US Feature | Django Unchained | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Screenwriter of the Year | Quentin Tarantino | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Nominee |