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Maria Full of Grace
2004
· Movie
· 101 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
69–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 92, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.
Details
- Director
- Joshua Marston
- Writer
- Joshua Marston
- Released
- 2 April 2004
- Country
- Colombia, United States
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Box office
- $12.5M
- Awards
- 23 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 40 →3 major awards won · 23 wins from 40 nominations across 23 ceremonies
| 20th Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best First Screenplay | Joshua Marston | Winner |
| 20th Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Female Lead | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2004 | Audience Award Dramatic | Joshua Marston | Winner |
| 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Nominee |
| 20th Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Film | Paul Mezey | Nominee |
| 20th Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Supporting Female | Yenny Paola Vega | Nominee |
| 20th Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Director | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
| 77th Academy Awards 2004 | Best Actress | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Nominee |
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20th Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Female Lead | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Winner |
| Best First Screenplay | Joshua Marston | Winner |
| Best Director | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
| Best Film | Paul Mezey | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Female | Yenny Paola Vega | Nominee |
Sundance Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award Dramatic | Joshua Marston | Winner |
11th Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Nominee |
77th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Nominee |
Deauville Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Grand Prix | Joshua Marston | Winner |
| Prix de la Critique Internationale | Joshua Marston | Winner |
| Prix du Public | Joshua Marston | Winner |
54th Berlin Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Alfred Bauer Award | Joshua Marston | Winner |
| Silver Bear | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Winner |
| Golden Bear | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
14th Gotham Independent Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Actor | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Winner |
| Breakthrough Director | Joshua Marston | Winner |
Cartagena Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Golden India Catalina for Best Actress | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Joshua Marston | Winner |
10th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Russell Smith Award | Joshua Marston | Winner |
| Best Actress | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
8th Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
17th Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Promising Performer | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Winner |
30th Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Generation Award | Catalina Sandino Moreno and Joshua Marston | Winner |
3rd San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Joshua Marston | Winner |
3rd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Joshua Marston | Winner |
70th New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Joshua Marston | Winner |
76th National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Foreign Films | Joshua Marston | Winner |
8th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Joshua Marston | Winner |
Argentine Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ibero-American Film | Joshua Marston | Winner |
Seattle International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Winner |
9th Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress - Drama | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
| Best Film – Drama | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
10th Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Joshua Marston | Nominee |
26th London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Actress of the Year | Catalina Sandino Moreno | Nominee |
5th Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Joshua Marston | Nominee |