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Ex Machina
2014
· Movie
· 108 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #811
- IMDb #663
- Google retired #1723
- Rotten Tomatoes #647
- Metacritic #666
- Letterboxd #663
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #721
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #999
- Metacritic Critics #798
- Metacritic Audience #579
- Criticker #478
- Douban #1005
- Kinopoisk #2213
- AlloCiné #884
- Trakt #570
Every rating
64–92
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the most agreed on films →A young, talented programmer is selected to participate in a groundbreaking experiment at the remote estate of his company's reclusive CEO. His task is to interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, which is housed in the body of a humanoid robot, to determine if it possesses true consciousness.
Details
- Director
- Alex Garland
- Writer
- Alex Garland
- Released
- 21 January 2015
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $36.9M
- Awards
- 35 wins, 81 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (12) →
Awards & nominations
See all 116 →3 major awards won · 35 wins from 116 nominations across 52 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Visual Effects | Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Williams Ardington and Sara Bennett | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Ex Machina | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2016 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director | Alex Garland | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2016 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Mark Digby | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016 | Best Visual Effects | Ex Machina | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Ex Machina | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Williams Ardington and Sara Bennett | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director | Alex Garland | Winner |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Mark Digby | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best British Independent Film | Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, and Allon Reich | Winner |
| Best Director | Alex Garland | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Alex Garland | Winner |
| Best Technical Achievement | Andrew Whitehurst (Visual Effects) | Winner |
| Best Technical Achievement | Mark Digby (Production Design) | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Breakthrough Award | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Ex Machina | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Mark Digby, Katrina Mackay, and Denis Schnegg | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Award | Alex Garland | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Film | Alex Garland | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Oscar Isaac | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Artist Award | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Alex Garland | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign TV Spot | "Spritz" | Winner |
| Best Foreign Thriller Trailer | "Human" | Winner |
| Best Thriller | "Human" | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Debut as a Director | Alex Garland | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Feature | Ex Machina | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
6 nominations, 1 won
| Body of Work | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Mark Digby | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Ex Machina | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Oscar Isaac | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Oscar Isaac | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Oscar Isaac | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Ex Machina | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Director | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
Calgary Underground Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | Ex Machina | Winner |
Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer
1 nomination, 1 won
| Jury Prize | Ex Machina | Winner |
Imagine Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Silver Scream Award | Ex Machina | Winner |
International Cinephile Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Oscar Isaac | Winner |
Ivor Novello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Film Score | Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Independent Films | Ex Machina | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
National Film Awards UK
6 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Domhnall Gleeson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Ex Machina | Nominee |
| Best Newcomer | Sonoya Mizuno | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
Saturn Award
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Domhnall Gleeson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Ex Machina | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Williams Ardington and Sara Bennett | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Alex Garland | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Williams Ardington and Sara Bennett | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, and Allon Reich | Nominee |
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Alex Garland | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
4 nominations
| Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Oscar Isaac | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Andrew Whitehurst | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Picture | Ex Machina | Nominee |
| Best Poster | Ex Machina | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
European Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Alex Garland | Nominee |
IFTA Film & Drama Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film | Domhnall Gleeson | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling – Feature-Length Motion Picture | Siân Grigg and Charlotte Rogers | Nominee |
| Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature-Length Motion Picture | Siân Grigg, Charlotte Rogers, and Tristan Versluis | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
2 nominations
| Discovery of the Year | Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow | Nominee |
| Public Choice Award | Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – International | Alex Garland | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Score | Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-American Film | Ex Machina | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Rob Hardy | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Fantasy Film | Sammy Sheldon Differ | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Unsung Film of the Year | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Gopo Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form | Alex Garland | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Female Performance | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Nebula Award
1 nomination
| Ray Bradbury Award | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
1 nomination
| Best Movie of 2015 | Ex Machina | Nominee |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |