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Eighth Grade
2018
· Movie
· 93 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1441
- IMDb #1524
- Google retired #3089
- Rotten Tomatoes #508
- Metacritic #374
- Letterboxd #1320
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #47
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1487
- Metacritic Critics #373
- Metacritic Audience #612
- Criticker #820
- Kinopoisk #3710
- AlloCiné #3740
- Trakt #1806
Every rating
58–99
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99. Critics average 92, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A thirteen-year-old girl endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she finishes her last week of eighth grade. Shy and awkward, she navigates the complexities of social media, school parties, and her relationship with her father. The film captures the acute anxiety and small triumphs of her daily life as she desperately tries to connect with others.
Details
- Director
- Bo Burnham
- Writer
- Bo Burnham
- Studio
- A24, Scott Rudin Productions, IAC Films
- Released
- 19 January 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $13.5M
- Awards
- 36 wins, 37 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (46) →
Awards & nominations
See all 73 →5 major awards won · 36 wins from 73 nominations across 34 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 | Best Young Performer | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America 2019 | First-Time Feature Film | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2019 | Best First Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2019 | Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Sundance London Film Festival 2018 | Audience Favourite | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 | Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Golden Globes 2019 | Best Actress – Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Best Female Lead | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Film | Eli Bush, Scott Rudin, Christopher Storer, Lila Yacoub | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Josh Hamilton | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Young Performer | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Comedy | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| First-Time Feature Film | Bo Burnham | Winner |
Sundance London Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Favourite | Bo Burnham | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Winner |
Golden Globes
1 nomination
| Best Actress – Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Film | Eighth Grade | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Hamilton | Winner |
| Breakthrough | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Director | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Cast | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
| Breakthrough | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
3 nominations, 3 won
| Breakthrough Performer | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
| Debut as Director | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Top 10 | Eighth Grade | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Film | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Special Honorary Award | Bo Burnham, Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Artist | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Breakthrough | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Eighth Grade | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Actor | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
| Breakthrough Director | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Audience Award | Eighth Grade | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Film | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Breakout | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Eighth Grade | Winner |
Seattle International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
| Best Film | Bo Burnham | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Family Film | Eighth Grade | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Breakout Artist | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Breakout Artist | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
| Best Director | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Performer | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | Eighth Grade | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Bo Burnham | Winner |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Under 5 Million Dollars | Joe Rudge | Winner |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Eighth Grade | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Bo Burnham | Winner |
San Francisco International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Bo Burnham | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuoso Award | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Youth Performance | Elsie Fisher | Winner |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Independent Film | A24 | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Elsie Fisher | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Picture | Eighth Grade | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Debut Feature | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Viral Campaign | A24, GrandSon | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Bo Burnham | Nominee |