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Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
· Movie
· 179 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #211
- IMDb #106
- Google retired #206
- Rotten Tomatoes #275
- Metacritic #1307
- Letterboxd #72
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #702
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #281
- Metacritic Audience #111
- Criticker #61
- Kinopoisk #120
- AlloCiné #298
- Trakt #275
Every rating
60–96
out of 100
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Lowest is Metacritic critics on 60, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the aftermath of World War II, a American judge presides over the trial of four German judges accused of crimes against humanity for their actions under the Nazi regime. The courtroom becomes a tense arena where the complexities of law, morality, and obedience are debated. The proceedings force everyone to confront the haunting question of individual complicity within a corrupt state system.
Details
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Writer
- Abby Mann
- Based on
- Judgment at Nuremberg by Abby Mann
- Released
- 18 December 1961
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, German
- Runtime
- 179 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Box office
- $10.0M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 25 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 40 →5 major awards won · 15 wins from 40 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Actor | Maximilian Schell | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Abby Mann | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Stanley Kramer | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1961 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Stanley Kramer | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1961 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Maximilian Schell | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Motion Picture | Stanley Kramer | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Director | Stanley Kramer | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Actor | Spencer Tracy | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
12 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Maximilian Schell | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Abby Mann | Winner |
| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Stanley Kramer | Winner |
| Best Actor | Spencer Tracy | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | Art Direction: Rudolph Sternad ; Set Decoration: George Milo | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Ernest Laszlo | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Jean Louis | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stanley Kramer | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Frederic Knudtson | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Stanley Kramer | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Montgomery Clift | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Judy Garland | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Maximilian Schell | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Stanley Kramer | Winner |
| Best Film Promoting International Understanding | Nominee | |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Montgomery Clift | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Judy Garland | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Stanley Kramer | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Written American Drama | Abby Mann | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Spencer Tracy | Winner |
| Best Foreign Production | Winner | |
| David Giovani Award | Marlene Dietrich | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Maximilian Schell | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Abby Mann | Winner |
| Best Film | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Stanley Kramer | Winner |
Cinema Writers Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Stanley Kramer | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
Laurel Awards
5 nominations
| Top Cinematography – Black and White | Ernest Laszlo | Nominee |
| Top Drama | Nominee | |
| Top Female Supporting Performance | Judy Garland | Nominee |
| Top Male Dramatic Performance | Maximilian Schell | Nominee |
| Top Male Supporting Performance | Montgomery Clift | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Foreign Actor | Maximilian Schell | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Actor | Montgomery Clift | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Frederic Knudtson | Nominee |