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In the Bedroom
2001
· Movie
· 131 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
67–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 90, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.
Details
- Director
- Todd Field
- Writers
- Robert Festinger, Todd Field
- Based on
- a work by Andre Dubus
- Released
- 23 November 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.7M
- Box office
- $44.8M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 30 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 54 →5 major awards won · 24 wins from 54 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Actress – Motion Picture, Drama | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Female Lead | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Male Lead | Tom Wilkinson | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best First Feature | Todd Field | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival Awards 2001 | Special Jury Prize – Dramatic Acting | Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Actor | Tom Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Picture | Graham Leader, Ross Katz and Todd Field | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Female Lead | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best First Feature | Todd Field | Winner |
| Best Male Lead | Tom Wilkinson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Robert Festinger and Todd Field | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Motion Picture, Drama | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Graham Leader, Ross Katz, Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
Sundance Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Jury Prize – Dramatic Acting | Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson | Winner |
Academy Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Robert Festinger and Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Graham Leader, Ross Katz and Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | William Mapother, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, Celia Weston, Tom Wilkinson, William Wise | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Sissy Spacek | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Wilkinson | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sissy Spacek | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress – Drama | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best Film – Drama | Graham Leader, Ross Katz, Todd Field | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Robert Festinger and Todd Field | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Drama | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Tom Wilkinson | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best First Film | Todd Field | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Actress of the Year | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Graham Leader, Ross Katz, Todd Field | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Tom Wilkinson | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best Film | Graham Leader, Ross Katz, Todd Field | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Todd Field | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Robert Festinger and Todd Field | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best Film | Graham Leader, Ross Katz, Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
| Best Actor | Tom Wilkinson | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
7 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Director | Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Film | Graham Leader, Ross Katz, Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Robert Festinger and Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek | Nominee |
| Best Film | Graham Leader, Ross Katz, Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
USC Scripter Award
1 nomination
| USC Scripter Award | Robert Festinger and Todd Field (screenwriters) and Andre Dubus (author) | Nominee |