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Glory
1989
· Movie
· 122 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #610
- IMDb #575
- Google retired #162
- Rotten Tomatoes #160
- Metacritic #1137
- Letterboxd #1154
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #429
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #240
- Metacritic Critics #827
- Metacritic Audience #2001
- Criticker #568
- Douban #605
- Kinopoisk #1439
- AlloCiné #725
- Trakt #867
Every rating
63–96
out of 100
The son of a Boston abolitionist is put in command of the Union Army's first all-Black regiment during the American Civil War. He and his troops face prejudice from their own army and the Confederacy while struggling to prove themselves in battle. The regiment trains for a pivotal assault that will test their courage and solidify their place in history.
Details
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- Writer
- Kevin Jarre
- Based on
- One Gallant Rush
- Released
- 15 December 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $26.8M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 12 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 24 →5 major awards won · 12 wins from 24 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| 33rd Grammy Awards 1989 | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | James Horner | Winner |
| 47th Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| 62nd Academy Awards 1989 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| 62nd Academy Awards 1989 | Best Cinematography | Freddie Francis | Winner |
| 62nd Academy Awards 1989 | Best Sound | Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams II | Winner |
| 47th Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| 47th Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Screenplay | Kevin Jarre | Nominee |
| 47th Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Freddie Fields | Nominee |
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62nd Academy Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Freddie Francis | Winner |
| Best Sound | Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams II | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Norman Garwood, Garrett Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Steven Rosenblum | Nominee |
47th Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Director | Edward Zwick | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Freddie Fields | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Kevin Jarre | Nominee |
33rd Grammy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | James Horner | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards 1989
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Kevin Jarre | Nominee |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1989
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Edward Zwick | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards 1992
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
41st ACE Eddie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film | Winner |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards 1990
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Freddie Francis | Winner |
1989 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
1989 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
1990 Political Film Society Awards
1 nomination
| Human Rights | Nominee |
44th British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Freddie Francis | Nominee |
Casting Society of America Artios Awards 1990
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Mary Colquhoun | Nominee |