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Fences
2016
· Movie
· 139 min
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MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1565
- IMDb #1709
- Google retired #1090
- Rotten Tomatoes #1259
- Metacritic #919
- Letterboxd #1658
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #724
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2139
- Metacritic Critics #723
- Metacritic Audience #1523
- Criticker #1555
- Douban #1500
- Kinopoisk #2871
- AlloCiné #2144
- Trakt #1519
Every rating
51–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 86, everyone else 72.
See the most agreed on films →In 1950s Pittsburgh, a former baseball star now works as a garbage collector, grappling with the racial barriers that prevented him from achieving greatness. He struggles to provide for his family and imposes his hardened worldview on his ambitious son. His complex relationships with his wife and friends are tested when a secret from his past comes to light.
Details
- Director
- Denzel Washington
- Writer
- August Wilson
- Based on
- a work by August Wilson
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, MACRO, Bron Studios
- Released
- 16 December 2016
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $24.0M
- Box office
- $64.4M
- Awards
- 29 wins, 59 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (14) →
Awards & nominations
See all 88 →6 major awards won · 29 wins from 88 nominations across 32 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| BAFTA Award 2017 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Picture | Todd Black, Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington | Nominee |
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The cast of Fences | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of Fences | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Fences | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Todd Black, Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
BAFTA Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Viola Davis | Winner |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | David Gropman | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Todd Black, Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | August Wilson | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male | Jovan Adepo | Nominee |
| Outstanding Director | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | The cast of Fences | Nominee |
| Outstanding Film | Todd Black, Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Score | Marcelo Zarvos | Nominee |
| Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | August Wilson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Jovan Adepo | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Stephen McKinley Henderson | Nominee |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Buddy Picture | Stephen McKinley Henderson and Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Director | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Grownup Love Story | Denzel Washington and Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Intergenerational Film | Fences | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | August Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Stephen McKinley Henderson | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Fences | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Top 12 Films | Fences | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Maltin Modern Master Award | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Virtuosos Award | Stephen McKinley Henderson | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The cast of Fences | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Director | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Film Performance of the Year — Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Film Performance of the Year — Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Winner |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Director | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Film | Fences | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
BET Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Fences | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Viola Davis | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | August Wilson | Nominee |