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Empire of Light
2022
· Movie
· 115 min
C
MEANRANK
63/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3545
- IMDb #3027
- Google retired #1520
- Metacritic #3606
- Letterboxd #3683
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4085
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #2985
- Metacritic Audience #4201
- Criticker #2752
- Kinopoisk #4275
- AlloCiné #939
- Trakt #3600
Every rating
38–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 38, highest is Google on 88. Critics average 49, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
Details
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Writer
- Sam Mendes
- Released
- 9 December 2022
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $13.5M
- Box office
- $11.4M
- Awards
- 1 win, 23 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 24 →1 win from 24 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2023 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2023 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Olivia Colman | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2023 | Best Grownup Love Story | Empire of Light | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2023 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| American Society of Cinematographers 2023 | Feature Film | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2023 | Outstanding Breakthrough Actor | Micheal Ward | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2023 | Outstanding Supporting Actor | Micheal Ward | Nominee |
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24 awards — Empire of Light
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Olivia Colman | Nominee |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| TIFF Ebert Director Award | Sam Mendes | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Micheal Ward | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Breakthrough Actor | Micheal Ward | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Micheal Ward | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Olivia Colman | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Grownup Love Story | Empire of Light | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Feature Film | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR | Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Music Supervision in a Trailer – Film | Matthew Bailey and Shawn Stevens ("Home") | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score – Feature Film | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| British Actress of the Year | Olivia Colman | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Screen Couple | Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward | Nominee |