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Laurence Anyways
2012
· Movie
· 168 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1067
- IMDb #960
- Rotten Tomatoes #1507
- Metacritic #1014
- Letterboxd #525
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1678
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1792
- Metacritic Critics #1215
- Metacritic Audience #816
- Criticker #522
- Kinopoisk #1163
- AlloCiné #264
- Trakt #740
Every rating
64–84
out of 100
In the 1990s, a male novelist reveals to his girlfriend that he is a woman trapped in a man's body and intends to transition. The film chronicles the tumultuous decade that follows, focusing on their passionate and painful struggle to maintain their love against the pressures of society and their own identities.
Details
- Director
- Xavier Dolan
- Writer
- Xavier Dolan
- Studio
- Lyla Films, ARTE France Cinéma, MK2 Productions
- Released
- 18 May 2012
- Country
- Canada, France
- Language
- French, English, Latin
- Runtime
- 168 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $9.5M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 35 →2 major awards won · 11 wins from 35 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2012 | Un Certain Regard - Best Actress | Suzanne Clément | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2012 | Queer Palm | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2012 | Un Certain Regard Award | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Film | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2012 | Best Motion Picture | Lyse Lafontaine | Nominee |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2012 | Best Director | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Melvil Poupaud | Nominee |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Suzanne Clément | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Queer Palm | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Un Certain Regard - Best Actress | Suzanne Clément | Winner |
| Un Certain Regard Award | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
Jutra Award
11 nominations, 3 won
| Best Art Direction | Anne Pritchard | Winner |
| Best Hairstyling | Michelle Côté, Martin Lapointe | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Kathy Kelso, Colleen Quinton | Winner |
| Best Actress | Suzanne Clément | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Yves Bélanger | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| Best Film | Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz, Lyse Lafontaine | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nathalie Baye | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Monia Chokri | Nominee |
| Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
Canadian Screen Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Costume Design | Xavier Dolan, François Barbeau | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Colleen Quinton, Kathy Kelso, Michelle Côté, Martin Lapointe | Winner |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Anne Pritchard | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Melvil Poupaud | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Suzanne Clément | Nominee |
| Best Director | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Lyse Lafontaine | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Noia | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Sylvain Brassard, Stéphane Cadotte, Isabelle Favreau and Philippe Racine | Nominee |
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois
2 nominations, 2 won
| Film of the Decade (2021) | Laurence Anyways | Winner |
| Film of the Year (2013) | Laurence Anyways | Winner |
RiverRun International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Jury Prize - Best Actress | Suzanne Clément | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Melvil Poupaud | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Canadian Film | Suzanne Clément | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Film of the Year | Laurence Anyways | Nominee |
Guldbagge Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
Lumière Awards
1 nomination
| Best French-Language Film | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best North American Independent Film | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |