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Hidden Figures
2016
· Movie
· 127 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #391
- IMDb #551
- Google retired #97
- Rotten Tomatoes #246
- Metacritic #1086
- Letterboxd #746
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #585
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #231
- Metacritic Critics #1077
- Metacritic Audience #1158
- Criticker #1144
- Douban #94
- Kinopoisk #334
- AlloCiné #126
- Trakt #83
Every rating
56–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The story of a team of brilliant female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role at NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. Their calculations were essential for several landmark missions, as they navigated the challenges of both the space race and racial discrimination.
Details
- Director
- Theodore Melfi
- Writers
- Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi
- Released
- 10 December 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $236.0M
- Awards
- 35 wins, 56 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 91 →2 major awards won · 35 wins from 91 nominations across 44 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2017 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Wynn Thomas | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 2018 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2018 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Hidden Figures: The Album – Pharrell Williams | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Picture | Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Wynn Thomas | Winner |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Hidden Figures: The Album – Pharrell Williams | Nominee |
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Best Female Images in a Movie | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Best Movie about Women | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Invisible Woman Award | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Josephine Baker Award | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Karen Morley Award | Hidden Figures | Winner |
BET Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Mahershala Ali | Winner |
| Best Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Best Movie | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Best Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Outstanding Song – Traditional | "I See a Victory" ( Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams ) | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Best Song | "I See a Victory" ( Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams ) | Winner |
| Breakout Performance 2017 | Janelle Monáe | Winner |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Fight Against the System | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Best Hero | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Movie | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Hollywood Production Design Award | Wynn Thomas | Winner |
| Hollywood Spotlight Award | Janelle Monáe | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cast | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Hidden Figures | Winner |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cast | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
| Best Film | Hidden Figures | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Runnin'" ( Pharrell Williams ) | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Janelle Monáe | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Score | Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Song | "Surrender" ( Lalah Hathaway and Pharrell Williams ) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Breakthrough Award | Mahershala Ali | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Nominee |
| Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Action or Adventure Film | Hidden Figures | Winner |
| Best Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Big Budget – Drama | Victoria Thomas, Jackie Burch and Bonnie Grisan | Winner |
Christopher Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Films | Hidden Figures | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Period Film | Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | Winner |
Heartland International Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Hidden Figures | Winner |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Winner |
Location Managers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Locations in Period Film | Wes Hagan and Dan Gorman | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Ensemble Performance Award | Hidden Figures Cast | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Janelle Monáe | Winner |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations
| Best Drama | 20th Century Fox and Giaronomo Productions (for "Trailer C") | Nominee |
| Best Drama Poster | 20th Century Fox and Ignition (for "Domestic One-Sheet") | Nominee |
| Best International Poster | 20th Century Fox and Ignition (for "International One-Sheet") | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Kevin Costner | Nominee |
| Best Time Capsule | Hidden Figures | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards
2 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
| Most Promising Performer | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Hollywood Professional Association Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film | Natasha Leonnet | Nominee |
| Outstanding Editing – Feature Film | Peter Teschner | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Original Song | "Runnin'" ( Pharrell Williams ) | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Choice Movie Actress – Drama | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Choice Movie – Drama | Hidden Figures | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue/ADR | Wayne Lemmer, Derek Vanderhost, Susan Dawes, Helen Luttrell and RJ Kizer | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song – Feature Film | "Runnin'" ( Pharrell Williams ) | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Hidden Figures | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi (adapted from Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly ) | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "Runnin'" ( Pharrell Williams ) | Nominee |