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Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
· Movie
· 121 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #427
- IMDb #287
- Google retired #606
- Rotten Tomatoes #372
- Metacritic #466
- Letterboxd #900
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #849
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #299
- Metacritic Critics #907
- Metacritic Audience #114
- Criticker #867
- Douban #526
- Kinopoisk #504
- AlloCiné #180
- Trakt #97
Every rating
59–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 92.
See the most agreed on films →A space adventurer is hunted by ruthless bounty hunters after he steals a mysterious orb. To avoid prison, he is forced into an uneasy truce with a group of disparate cosmic misfits. They must learn to work together to stop a fanatical warlord from using the orb to destroy entire planets.
Details
- Director
- James Gunn
- Writers
- James Gunn, Nicole Perlman
- Based on
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Studio
- Marvel Studios
- Released
- 30 July 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $170.0M
- Box office
- $772.8M
- Awards
- 23 wins, 60 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 83 →3 major awards won · 23 wins from 83 nominations across 38 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2015 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Charles Wood | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Makeup | David White | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Action Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Action Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
| Best Makeup | David White | Winner |
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Charles Wood | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Chris Pratt | Winner |
| Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
| Best Director | James Gunn | Winner |
| Best Make-up | David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Winner |
| Best Costume | Alexandra Byrne | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Fred Raskin, Craig Wood, and Hughes Winborne | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Charles Wood | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
| Best Writing | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Comedy Film | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
| Best Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
| Best Scene | Prison Break | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot | "World" (MOCEAN) | Winner |
| Best Music | "Outlaws" (MOCEAN) | Winner |
| Best Fantasy Adventure | "Outlaws" (MOCEAN) | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Winner |
| Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | David White | Winner |
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Hollywood Blockbuster Award | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
| Make-Up and Hairstyling Award | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White | Winner |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Soundtrack Album | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Winner |
| Best Music Supervision – Film | Dave Jordan | Nominee |
| Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Tyler Bates | Nominee |
3D Creative Arts Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Feature Film – Live Action | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
| Best Stereoscopic Feature Film – Live Action | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Female Newcomer | Karen Gillan | Winner |
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 Million | Dave Jordan | Winner |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Winner |
Nebula Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Films of the Year | Guardians of the Galaxy | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
8 nominations
| Best Comedic Performance | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
| Best Hero | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
| Best Musical Moment | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Duo | Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Transformation | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
| Best Shirtless Performance | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
4 nominations
| Favorite Female Action Star | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
| Favorite Male Action Star | Chris Pratt | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
| Favorite Villain | Lee Pace | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Favorite Action Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
| Favorite Action Movie Actress | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Billboard Music Awards
2 nominations
| Top Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Nominee |
| Top Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actress | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
| Best Voice Performance | Vin Diesel | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Makeup and Hair | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, and Nicolas Aithadi | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore | Steve Durkee, Darrell Hall, and Will Kaplan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Christopher Boyes, Matthew Wood, David Acord, Kevin Sellers, David Chrastka, Kyrsten Mate, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Dee Selby, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Picture | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
| Best Poster | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Kevin Spruce, Rachel Williams, Laurie Brugger, and Mark Wilson for " Rocket " | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Stephane Ceretti, Susan Pickett, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi, and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, and Craig Wood | Nominee |
American Music Awards
1 nomination
| Top Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Kevin Spruce, Dale Newton, Sidney Kombo, Chris Mullins, and Brad Silby | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Comedy) | Sarah Finn, Reg Poerscout-Edgerton, and Tamara Hunter | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action | Simon Hayes, Lora Hirschberg, Christopher Boyes, Gustavo Borner, Doc Kane, and Chris Manning | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Fantasy Film | Alexandra Byrne | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Editing – Feature Film | Fred Raskin and Craig Wood | Nominee |
ICG Publicists Awards
1 nomination
| Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti | Nominee |
Young Hollywood Awards
1 nomination
| Super Superhero | Chris Pratt | Nominee |