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Lantana
2001
· Movie
· 121 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
66–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 87, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.
Details
- Director
- Ray Lawrence
- Writer
- Andrew Bovell
- Based on
- a work by Andrew Bovell
- Studio
- MBP, Jan Chapman Productions, Australian Film Finance Corporation, New South Wales Film & Television Office
- Released
- 4 October 2001
- Country
- Germany, Australia
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $15.7M
- Awards
- 35 wins, 23 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (35) →
Awards & nominations
See all 58 →35 wins from 58 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) 2001 | Best Film | Jan Chapman | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) 2001 | Best Director | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) 2001 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) 2001 | Harpers Bazaar AFI Screenwriting Prize | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) 2001 | Best Actor | Anthony LaPaglia | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) 2001 | Best Actress | Kerry Armstrong | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Vince Colosimo | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachael Blake | Winner |
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AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards)
16 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor | Anthony LaPaglia | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kerry Armstrong | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
| Best Director | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Film | Jan Chapman | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Vince Colosimo | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rachael Blake | Winner |
| Harpers Bazaar AFI Screenwriting Prize | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Margot Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Karl Sodersten | Nominee |
| Best Original Music Score | Paul Kelly | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Kim Buddee | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Syd Butterworth | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Andrew Plain | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Robert Sullivan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Daniela Farinacci | Nominee |
Inside Film Awards
10 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Anthony LaPaglia | Winner |
| Best Actress | The ensemble female cast | Winner |
| Best Direction | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | Jan Chapman | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Script | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
| Box Office Achievement | Winner | |
| Best Cinematography | Mandy Walker | Nominee |
| Best Music | Paul Kelly | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Andrew Plain | Nominee |
FCCA Awards
13 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor — Female | Kerry Armstrong | Winner |
| Best Actor — Male | Anthony LaPaglia | Winner |
| Best Film | Jan Chapman | Winner |
| Best Screenplay — Adapted | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor — Female | Daniela Farinacci | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Mandy Walker | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ray Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Karl Sodersten | Nominee |
| Best Music Score | Paul Kelly | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor — Female | Rachael Blake | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor — Female | Leah Purcell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor — Male | Vince Colosimo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor — Male | Peter Phelps | Nominee |
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Jury Award for Best Director | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
| Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast | Winner | |
| Jury Award for Best Film | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
| Jury Award for Best Script | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
Festival du Film Policier de Cognac
2 nominations, 2 won
| Critics Award | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Screenwriter of the Year | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
| Actress of the Year | Kerry Armstrong | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Jan Chapman | Nominee |
ARIA Music Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Soundtrack Album | Paul Kelly | Winner |
ASSG Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film — Location Sound Recording | Syd Butterworth | Winner |
AWGIE Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Writing in a Feature Film — Adapted | Andrew Bovell | Winner |
Australian Cinematographers Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Award of Distinction — Feature Productions Cinema | Mandy Walker | Winner |
BIFA
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Independent Film — English Language | Jan Chapman | Winner |
Durban International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Anthony LaPaglia | Winner |
Melbourne International Film Festival Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular Feature Film | Ray Lawrence | Winner |
National Board of Review, USA
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking | Winner |
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Silver Ribbon for Best Foreign Director | Ray Lawrence | Nominee |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Seashell | Ray Lawrence | Nominee |