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Loving
2016
· Movie
· 123 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
62–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 84, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who married in Washington, D.C., in 1958. Upon returning to their home state of Virginia, they were arrested and sentenced to prison for violating the state's laws against interracial marriage. Their legal battle against this injustice eventually led to a landmark Supreme Court case.
Details
- Director
- Jeff Nichols
- Writer
- Jeff Nichols
- Released
- 4 November 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $9.0M
- Box office
- $9.0M
- Awards
- 18 wins, 56 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 74 →1 major award won · 18 wins from 74 nominations across 36 ceremonies
| Producers Guild of America 2017 | Stanley Kramer Award | Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Sarah Green, Nancy Buirski, Marc Turtletaub, and Peter Saraf | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2017 | Best Female Lead | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2017 | Best Director | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2016 | Palme d'Or | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
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Producers Guild of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Stanley Kramer Award | Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Sarah Green, Nancy Buirski, Marc Turtletaub, and Peter Saraf | Winner |
Critics' Choice Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Loving | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
| Best Female Lead | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Equality of the Sexes | Loving | Winner |
| Best Male Images in a Movie | Loving | Winner |
| Best Screen Couple | Loving | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Best Female Images in a Movie | Loving | Nominee |
| Josephine Baker Award | Loving | Nominee |
| Karen Morley Award | Loving | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Bravest Performance | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Breakthrough Performer | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Top 12 Films | Loving | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Body of Work | Michael Shannon (also for Nocturnal Animals, Midnight Special and Elvis & Nixon ) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga (tied with Isabelle Huppert for Elle ) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Film | Loving | Nominee |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Movies for Grownups | Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Nancy Buirski, Sarah Green, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf | Winner |
| Best Time Capsule | Loving | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Outstanding Film | Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Nancy Buirski, Sarah Green, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
Hamptons International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Victor Rabinowitz & Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice | Loving | Winner |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Loving | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Rising Star Award | Ruth Negga | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Ruth Negga | Winner |
Texas Film Hall of Fame
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame | Jeff Nichols (also for Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud and Midnight Special ) | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
5 nominations
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Outstanding Independent Picture | Loving | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Loving | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Alano Miller | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Best Austin Film | Loving | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jeff Nichols | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Best Portrayal of Washington D.C. | Loving | Nominee |
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
2 nominations
| Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling | Kenneth Walker, Elizabeth Paschall | Nominee |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup | Julia Lallas, Katie Middleton | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Rising Star | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Studio or Independent – Drama | Francine Maisler, Erica Arvold, Anne N. Chapman, and Michelle Kelly | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| British/Irish Actress of the Year | Ruth Negga (also for Iona ) | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Fight Against the System | Loving | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |