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High Art
1998
· Movie
· 101 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
62–79
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Trakt on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 79.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →When Syd, a young editor at an influential art magazine, becomes involved with her neighbor, a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both seek to exploit each other for their respective careers while slowly falling in love with each other.
Details
- Director
- Lisa Cholodenko
- Writer
- Lisa Cholodenko
- Studio
- Antidote Films, October Films, 391 Productions
- Released
- 12 June 1998
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $1.9M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 25 →3 major awards won · 7 wins from 25 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| 14th Independent Spirit Awards 1998 | Producers Award | Susan A. Stover | Winner |
| 14th Independent Spirit Awards 1998 | Best Female Lead | Ally Sheedy | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 1998 | Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award | Lisa Cholodenko | Winner |
| 14th Independent Spirit Awards 1998 | Best First Screenplay | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
| 14th Independent Spirit Awards 1998 | Best First Feature | Lisa Cholodenko, Dolly Hall, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Susan A. Stover | Nominee |
| 14th Independent Spirit Awards 1998 | Best Supporting Female | Patricia Clarkson | Nominee |
| 14th Independent Spirit Awards 1998 | Best Cinematography | Tami Reiker | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 1998 | Golden Camera | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
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14th Independent Spirit Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Female Lead | Ally Sheedy | Winner |
| Producers Award | Susan A. Stover | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Tami Reiker | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Lisa Cholodenko, Dolly Hall, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Susan A. Stover | Nominee |
| Best First Screenplay | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Female | Patricia Clarkson | Nominee |
Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award | Lisa Cholodenko | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Camera | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
Deauville Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Jury Special Prize | Lisa Cholodenko | Winner |
| Grand Special Prize | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ally Sheedy | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Clarkson | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film (Limited Release) | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ally Sheedy | Winner |
Chlotrudis Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Ally Sheedy | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Clarkson | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Ally Sheedy | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Clarkson | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Ally Sheedy | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Director | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
Stockholm Film Festival
1 nomination
| Bronze Horse | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Spike | Lisa Cholodenko | Nominee |