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Ernest & Celestine
2012
· Movie
· 80 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #59
- IMDb #85
- Rotten Tomatoes #55
- Metacritic #59
- Letterboxd #42
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #32
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #106
- Metacritic Critics #37
- Metacritic Audience #141
- Criticker #31
- Kinopoisk #32
- AlloCiné #28
- Trakt #145
Every rating
66–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the most agreed on films →In a world where mice live underground and bears live above, a young mouse artist named Celestine befriends a poor, struggling bear musician named Ernest. Their forbidden friendship challenges the deeply ingrained prejudices of their respective societies, forcing them to go on the run from the law and proving that harmony can exist between natural enemies.
Details
- Directors
- Benjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
- Writer
- Daniel Pennac
- Based on
- Ernest et Célestine by Gabrielle Vincent
- Released
- 12 December 2012
- Country
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg
- Language
- French, English
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $12.5M
- Box office
- $8.2M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →2 major awards won · 10 wins from 23 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2012 | Prix SACD (Directors' Fortnight) - Special Mention | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Winner |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Animated Film | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner, Henri Magalon | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Animated Feature | Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2012 | Art Cinema Award (Directors' Fortnight) | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2012 | Prix SACD (Directors' Fortnight) | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Nominee |
| Amsterdam Cinekid Festival 2012 | Best Picture | Winner | |
| Annie Awards 2012 | Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Daniel Pennac | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2012 | Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Fabienne Alvarez-Giro | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 1 won
| Prix SACD (Directors' Fortnight) - Special Mention | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Winner |
| Art Cinema Award (Directors' Fortnight) | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Nominee |
| Prix SACD (Directors' Fortnight) | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner, Henri Magalon | Winner |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner | Nominee |
Magritte Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Sound | Frédéric Demolder, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Luc Thomas, Franco Piscopo | Winner |
Amsterdam Cinekid Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Picture | Winner |
Dubai International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | Winner |
Portland International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award For Best Animated Feature | Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Winner |
Seattle International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Youth Jury Award | Winner |
Annie Awards
6 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production | Patrick Imbert | Nominee |
| Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner | Nominee |
| Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Fabienne Alvarez-Giro | Nominee |
| Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Zaza, Zyk | Nominee |
| Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Daniel Pennac | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Nominee |
Gijón International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Enfant terrible Prize for Best Feature Film | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Nominee |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination
| People's Choice Award for Best Drama Feature Film | Nominee |