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Ed Wood
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #693
- IMDb #566
- Rotten Tomatoes #531
- Metacritic #815
- Letterboxd #546
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #795
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #739
- Metacritic Critics #1410
- Metacritic Audience #254
- Criticker #377
- Douban #509
- Kinopoisk #1134
- AlloCiné #871
- Trakt #1571
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the most agreed on films →The story of an enthusiastic and eternally optimistic filmmaker, notorious for creating films that are considered among the worst ever made. Undeterred by a complete lack of critical success or financial backing, he pursues his passion with unwavering belief. The narrative follows his chaotic production process, his friendship with a fading horror movie star, and his relentless drive to see his artistic visions realized on screen, no matter the obstacle.
Details
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Writers
- Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander
- Released
- 28 September 1994
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $5.9M
- Awards
- 18 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 26 →3 major awards won · 18 wins from 26 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Makeup | Rick Baker, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Golden Globes 1995 | Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Golden Globes 1995 | Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Ed Wood | Nominee |
| Golden Globes 1995 | Best Actor – Comedy or Musical | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America 1995 | Best Original Screenplay | Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1996 | Best Makeup | Rick Baker, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1996 | Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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26 awards — Ed Wood
×| Best Makeup | Rick Baker, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Best Actor – Comedy or Musical | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Ed Wood | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Best Make-Up | Ve Neill and Rick Baker | Winner |
| Best Music | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Best Fantasy Film | Ed Wood | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Stefan Czapsky | Winner |
| Best Music | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Stefan Czapsky | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Stefan Czapsky | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Stefan Czapsky | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Johnny Depp | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Rick Baker, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Nominee |
| Grand Prix | Ed Wood | Nominee |