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Hotel Rwanda
2004
· Movie
· 121 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #294
- IMDb #220
- Google retired #181
- Rotten Tomatoes #296
- Metacritic #531
- Letterboxd #888
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #879
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #151
- Metacritic Critics #734
- Metacritic Audience #415
- Criticker #427
- Douban #93
- Kinopoisk #569
- AlloCiné #419
- Trakt #349
Every rating
65–96
out of 100
As the Rwandan genocide erupts around him, a hotel manager of a four-star establishment uses his wit and courage to shelter over a thousand Tutsi refugees from the Hutu militias slaughtering them outside his gates. He must use all his connections and resources to keep the temporary sanctuary secure.
Details
- Director
- Terry George
- Writers
- Keir Pearson, Terry George
- Released
- 22 December 2004
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa
- Language
- English, French, Kinyarwanda
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $17.5M
- Box office
- $38.0M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 38 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 52 →2 major awards won · 14 wins from 52 nominations across 33 ceremonies
| 2005 Berlin International Film Festival 2005 | Out of Competition | Winner | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2004 2004 | Stanley Kramer Award | Winner | |
| 2006 Grammy Awards 2006 | Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Nominee |
| 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004 | Best Ensemble Acting | Nominee | |
| 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004 | Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
| 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Okonedo | Nominee |
| 62nd Golden Globe Awards 2004 | Best Original Song | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Nominee |
| 62nd Golden Globe Awards 2004 | Best Picture – Drama | Nominee |
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2005 Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Out of Competition | Winner |
Producers Guild of America Awards 2004
1 nomination, 1 won
| Stanley Kramer Award | Winner |
11th Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble Acting | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Okonedo | Nominee |
62nd Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor – Drama | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Nominee |
| Best Picture – Drama | Nominee |
77th Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Okonedo | Nominee |
2006 Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards 2004
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominee |
Golden Satellite Awards 2004
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Don Cheadle | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture Drama | Winner | |
| Best Original Song | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominee |
2005 3rd Irish Film & Television Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Terry George | Winner |
| Best Script for Film | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Winner |
Black Reel Awards of 2005
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Drama | Sophie Okonedo | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
2004 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
2004 Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | Terry George | Winner |
2005 18th European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Composer | Rupert Gregson-Williams, Andrea Guerra | Winner |
2005 Humanitas Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Humanitas Prize | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards 2004
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Audience Award | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004
1 nomination, 1 won
| Body of Work | Don Cheadle | Winner |
2004 Political Film Society Awards
3 nominations
| Exposé | Nominee | |
| Human Rights | Nominee | |
| Peace | Nominee |
2005 36th NAACP Image Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Sophie Okonedo | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards 2005
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
| Best British Director | Terry George | Nominee |
| Best British Supporting Actress | Sophie Okonedo | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2005
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
2005 Bet Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
2005 David Di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
2005 Movieguide Awards
1 nomination
| Most Inspiring Movie Acting | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
2006 Nastro d'Argento Silver Ribbon Award
1 nomination
| Best Score | Andrea Guerra | Nominee |
2006 Robert Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-American Film | Terry George | Nominee |
31st Japan Academy Prize Ceremony
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
59th British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominee |
Discover Screenwriting Award 2004
1 nomination
| Discover Screenwriting Award | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2004
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2004
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2004
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards 2005
1 nomination
| Best Original Song Written for a Film | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Nominee |