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Don't Look Up
2021
· Movie
· 138 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2882
- IMDb #1852
- Google retired #2910
- Metacritic #3313
- Letterboxd #3801
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3491
+7 more
- Metacritic Critics #3466
- Metacritic Audience #2786
- Criticker #2246
- Douban #1001
- Kinopoisk #1296
- AlloCiné #863
- Trakt #1691
Every rating
43–78
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 43, highest is AlloCiné on 78. Critics average 52, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two low-level astronomers discover a comet on a direct collision course with Earth. They embark on a frantic media tour to warn a distracted and indifferent world of the planet-ending threat. They must navigate a culture obsessed with celebrity and political polarization while trying to convince the President and the public to take the impending disaster seriously.
Details
- Director
- Adam McKay
- Writers
- Adam McKay, David Sirota
- Studio
- Hyperobject Industries
- Released
- 8 December 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $75.0M
- Box office
- $791.9K
- Awards
- 12 wins, 50 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 62 →1 major award won · 12 wins from 62 nominations across 33 ceremonies
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay and David Sirota | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Original Score | Nicholas Britell | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Film Editing | Hank Corwin | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Picture | Adam McKay and Kevin Messick | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay and David Sirota | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2022 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Clayton Hartley | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2022 | Best Picture | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2022 | Best Score | Nicholas Britell | Nominee |
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Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay and David Sirota | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
6 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
| Best Comedy | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay and David Sirota | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
| Best Score | Nicholas Britell | Nominee |
| Best Song | " Just Look Up " | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Film Editing | Hank Corwin | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Nicholas Britell | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay and David Sirota | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Adam McKay and Kevin Messick | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Super Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Adam McKay | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Clayton Hartley | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Adam McKay and Kevin Messick | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Adam McKay | Winner |
| Best Director | Adam McKay | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
| Best Film | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score in a Feature Film | Nicholas Britell | Winner |
| Best Original Song in a Feature Film | " Just Look Up " | Nominee |
| Song – Onscreen Performance | Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi (for " Just Look Up ") | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Ensemble | Don't Look Up | Winner |
| Best Comedic Performance | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay | Nominee |
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production | " Just Look Up " | Winner |
| Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film | Nicholas Britell | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Adam McKay | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Don't Look Up | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget – Comedy | Francine Maisler, Kathy Driscoll-Mohler, Carolyn Pickman, Matt Bouldry, Kyle Crand, and Molly Rose | Winner |
Lumiere Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Voices For The Earth Award | Adam McKay | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Don't Look Up | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Don't Look Up | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Adam McKay and David Sirota | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Film | Adam McKay and Kevin Messick | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Nicholas Britell | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best Original Song | " Just Look Up " | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Adam McKay | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2 nominations
| Best Editing | Hank Corwin | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Comedy Film | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
| Best Score | Nicholas Britell | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Hank Corwin | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Susan Matheson | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Just Look Up " | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cast Ensemble | Don't Look Up | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | Nicholas Britell | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Liz Bernstrom, Julie LeShane, Claudia Moriel, and Joe Dulude II | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Adam McKay and David Sirota | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film | Tara Pavoni and Clayton Hartley | Nominee |