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Lion
2016
· Movie
· 118 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #630
- IMDb #319
- Google retired #101
- Rotten Tomatoes #842
- Metacritic #1160
- Letterboxd #689
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1619
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #434
- Metacritic Critics #1515
- Metacritic Audience #606
- Criticker #1059
- Douban #1345
- Kinopoisk #97
- AlloCiné #56
- Trakt #177
Every rating
57–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 57, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from his home. He is adopted by an Australian couple and grows up in Tasmania. Twenty-five years later, using nascent satellite technology and fragmented memories, he embarks on a quest to find his lost family and his first home.
Details
- Director
- Garth Davis
- Writer
- Luke Davies
- Based on
- A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley
- Released
- 24 November 2016
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Hindi, Bengali
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Box office
- $140.3M
- Awards
- 31 wins, 55 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 86 →1 major award won · 31 wins from 86 nominations across 38 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2017 | Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Garth Davis | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Original Score | Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Picture | Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Dev Patel | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2017 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Chris Kennedy | Nominee |
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Directors Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Garth Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Garth Davis | Nominee |
Academy Awards
6 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dev Patel | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
6 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Lion | Nominee |
| Best Score | Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dev Patel | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer | Sunny Pawar | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Lion | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Dev Patel | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Dev Patel | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Chris Kennedy | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
17 nominations, 14 won
| Best Actor | Sunny Pawar | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Cappi Ireland | Winner |
| Best Direction | Garth Davis | Winner |
| Best Editing | Alexandre de Franceschi | Winner |
| Best Film | Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman | Winner |
| Best International Supporting Actor | Dev Patel | Winner |
| Best International Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score | Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O’Halloran | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Chris Kennedy | Winner |
| Best Sound | James Ashton, Nakul Kamte, Robert Mackenzie, Glenn Newnham, Andrew Ramage, Mario Vaccaro | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dev Patel | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best International Direction | Garth Davis | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Lion | Nominee |
| Best International Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Dev Patel | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Special Mention: Grand Jury Prize | Sunny Pawar | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Dev Patel | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| International Film of the Year | Lion | Winner |
| Best Actor | Dev Patel | Nominee |
ASE Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Editing in a Feature Film | Alexandre de Franceschi | Winner |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Greig Fraser | Winner |
Austin Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Marquee Audience Award | Lion | Winner |
Camerimage
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Frog Award for Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Winner |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Lion | Winner |
Denver Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | Lion | Winner |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Garth Davis | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Supporting Actress Award | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Overall Audience Favorite | Lion | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| International Star Award | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Dev Patel | Winner |
Virginia Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | Lion | Winner |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alexandre de Franceschi | Nominee |
| Best Film | Lion | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dev Patel | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
3 nominations
| Best Intergenerational Film | Lion | Nominee |
| Best Movie for Grownups | Lion | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Picture | Lion | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dev Patel | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Garth Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Independent Picture | Lion | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dev Patel | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
| Best Youth Performance | Sunny Pawar | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Luke Davies | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Cappi Ireland | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score – Feature Film | Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Film | Hugo Cran, Harsh Dave and Sandeep Rudra | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Independent Film | Lion | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Luke Davies | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor | Sunny Pawar | Nominee |