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Life of Pi
2012
· Movie
· 127 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #619
- IMDb #401
- Google retired #277
- Rotten Tomatoes #1080
- Metacritic #614
- Letterboxd #1222
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1421
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1193
- Metacritic Critics #724
- Metacritic Audience #586
- Criticker #1024
- Douban #40
- Kinopoisk #557
- AlloCiné #579
- Trakt #590
Every rating
57–94
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A young man survives a devastating shipwreck and finds himself stranded on a lifeboat in the vast Pacific Ocean. His only companion is a fearsome Bengal tiger. He must use all his wit and will to survive the harsh elements and coexist with the wild predator.
Details
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Writer
- David Magee
- Released
- 20 November 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Hindi, Japanese, French
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $120.0M
- Box office
- $609.0M
- Awards
- 46 wins, 65 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 111 →6 major awards won · 46 wins from 111 nominations across 39 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Original Score | Mychael Danna | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Visual Effects | Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer and Donald R. Elliott | Winner |
| Art Directors Guild 2012 | Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film | David Gropman | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2012 | Best Original Score | Mychael Danna | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Picture | Ang Lee, Gil Netter and David Womark | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
11 nominations, 4 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Mychael Danna | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer and Donald R. Elliott | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Tim Squyres | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri for " Pi's Lullaby " | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Ang Lee, Gil Netter and David Womark | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Production Design: David Gropman ; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Ron Bartlett, D. M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Mychael Danna | Winner |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film | David Gropman | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | Ang Lee | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Ang Lee, Gil Netter, and David Womark | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Richard Parker – Erik-Jan de Boer, Sean Comer, Betsy Asher Hall, Kai-Hua Lan | Winner |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Storm of God – Ryan Clarke, Jose Fernandez, Sean Oharas, Hamish Schumacher | Winner |
| Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Storm of God – Harry Mukhopadhyay, David Stopford, Mark Williams, Derek Wolfe | Winner |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects – Driven Feature Motion Picture | Thomas Fisher, Susan Macleod, Guillaume Rocheron, Bill Westenhofer | Winner |
| VES Visionary Award | Ang Lee | Winner |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Open Ocean – Jason Bayever, Sho Hasegawa, Jimmy Jewell, Walt Jones | Nominee |
| Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Ocean – Jason Bayever, David Horsley, Scott Townsend, Miles Vignol | Nominee |
International 3D Society
4 nominations, 4 won
| 3D Moment of the Year | "Fish Flying Over Boat" | Winner |
| Harold Lloyd Award | Ang Lee | Winner |
| Live Action 3D Feature | Winner | |
| Stereography – Live Action | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Supervising Sound Editors: Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton Supervising ADR Editor: Kenton Jakub | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film | Music Editor: Erich Stratmann Additional Music Editor: Mitch Bederman | Winner |
| Filmmaker Award | Ang Lee | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Supervising Sound Editor: Philip Stockton Sound Designer: Eugene Gearty Supervising Foley Editor: Frank Kern Foley Artist: Marko Constanzo Editors: Kam Chan, Jamie Baker | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Special Visual Effects | Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, Donald R. Elliott | Winner |
| Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark | Nominee |
| Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Editing | Tim Squyres | Nominee |
| Original Music | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
| Production Design | David Gropman, Anna Pinnock | Nominee |
| Sound | Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton, Ron Bartlett, D. M. Hemphill | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2012
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Winner | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | David Gropman/Production Designer; Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Tim Squyres | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Score | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
| Young Actor | Suraj Sharma | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Fantasy Film | Winner | |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Suraj Sharma | Winner |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Tim Squyres | Nominee |
| Best Music | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | David Gropman | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, and Donald R. Elliott | Nominee |
| Best Writing | David Magee | Nominee |
17th Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Sound Mixing & Editing | Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Bill Westenhofer | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner | |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
12th New York Film Critics Online Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Top 10 Films of 2012 | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Director of the Year | Ang Lee | Winner |
| Technical Achievement | Bill Westenhofer | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Tim Squyres | Nominee |
| Best Score | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Winner | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Film Score of the Year | Mychael Danna | Winner |
| Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
| Film Composer of the Year | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
| Film Music Composition of the Year – Pi's Lullaby | Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri | Nominee |
Annie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Tiger – Erik-Jan de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl | Winner |
| Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Orangutan – Erik-Jan de Boer, Amanda Dague, Matt Brown, Mary Lynn Machado, Aaron Grey | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Scared-As-S**T Performance | Suraj Sharma | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Suraj Sharma | Nominee |
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Magee | Nominee |
AFI Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Movies of the Year | Ang Lee, Gil Netter, and David Womark | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Visually Striking Film of the Year | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Winner |
North Texas Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Frederick Loewe Award | Mychael Danna | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Family Film | Life of Pi – Tied with Rise of the Guardians | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
2 nominations
| Best Direction | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Best Film | Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) | Tim Squyres | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
1 nomination
| International Film | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
USC Libraries Scripter Award
1 nomination
| Scripter Award | David Magee | Nominee |