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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2001
· Movie
· 95 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #467
- IMDb #772
- Rotten Tomatoes #306
- Metacritic #396
- Letterboxd #422
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #783
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #256
- Metacritic Critics #403
- Metacritic Audience #686
- Kinopoisk #2019
- AlloCiné #1686
- Trakt #919
Every rating
72–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93.
See the most agreed on films →Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.
Details
- Director
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Writer
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Based on
- a work by John Cameron Mitchell
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, Killer Films
- Released
- 20 July 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $3.7M
- Awards
- 22 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 29 →3 major awards won · 22 wins from 29 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 2001 | Best Feature Film (Teddy Award) | Winner | |
| Sundance Film Festival 2001 | Audience Award (Dramatic) | Winner | |
| Sundance Film Festival 2001 | Directing Award (Dramatic) | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | John Cameron Mitchell | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2002 | Best Feature | Nominee | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2002 | Best Male Lead | John Cameron Mitchell | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2002 | Best First Screenplay | John Cameron Mitchell | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2002 | Best Director | John Cameron Mitchell | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award (Dramatic) | Winner | |
| Directing Award (Dramatic) | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film (Teddy Award) | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Frank G. DeMarco | Nominee |
| Best Director | John Cameron Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Feature | Nominee | |
| Best First Screenplay | John Cameron Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | John Cameron Mitchell | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | John Cameron Mitchell | Nominee |
Deauville Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| CineLive Award | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
| Critics Award | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
| Grand Special Prize | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Songs | Winner | |
| Newcomer of the Year | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
L.A. Outfest
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Miriam Shor | Winner |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film (Limited Release) | Winner |
Gijón International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Open Palm Award (Best Debut Director) | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Generation Award | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
Montreal Comedy Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Jury Prize | Winner |
National Board of Review, USA
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Debut Director | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music | Winner |
Provincetown International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature | Winner |
San Francisco International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | Winner |
San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Feature | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
Seattle International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | John Cameron Mitchell | Winner |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Honorable Mention | Winner |