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Melancholia
2011
· Movie
· 135 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2002
- IMDb #1912
- Google retired #3314
- Rotten Tomatoes #2146
- Metacritic #758
- Letterboxd #1007
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2020
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2825
- Metacritic Critics #617
- Metacritic Audience #1327
- Criticker #886
- Douban #1475
- Kinopoisk #2488
- AlloCiné #2018
- Trakt #2657
Every rating
59–81
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Metacritic critics on 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →During her wedding celebration at a remote estate, a severely depressed woman's erratic behavior creates tension. Meanwhile, a newly discovered planet named Melancholia is on a collision course with Earth. The film is divided into two parts, focusing on the woman's depression and the impending apocalyptic event.
Details
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Writer
- Lars von Trier
- Released
- 16 March 2011
- Country
- Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.4M
- Box office
- $15.9M
- Awards
- 23 wins, 42 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 65 →1 major award won · 23 wins from 65 nominations across 27 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2011 | Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Winner |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
| Goya Awards 2012 | Best European Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2012 | Best International Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2011 | Palme d'Or | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2012 | Best Actress – International | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2012 | Best Screenplay – International | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2012 | Best Direction – International | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
Robert Awards
10 nominations, 10 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kirsten Dunst | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Manuel Alberto Claro | Winner |
| Best Danish Film | Melancholia | Winner |
| Best Director | Lars von Trier | Winner |
| Best Editing | Molly Malene Stensgaard | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Jette Lehmann | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lars von Trier | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Kristian Eidnes Andersen | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Hummer Højmark & Peter Hjort | Winner |
European Film Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematographer | Manuel Alberto Claro | Winner |
| Best Film | Melancholia | Winner |
| Best Production Designer | Jette Lehmann | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
| Best Editor | Molly Malene Stensgaard | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematographer | Manuel Alberto Claro | Winner |
| Best Danish Film | Melancholia | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | John Hurt | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kiefer Sutherland | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Charlotte Rampling | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Winner |
| Best Film | Melancholia | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Justine in the moonlight (tied with Michael Fassbender for Shame ) | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Manuel Alberto Claro | Nominee |
| Best Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Winner |
| Best International Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nominee |
Hamptons International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performer | Alexander Skarsgård | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Pictures of 2011 | Melancholia | Winner |
AACTA Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress – International | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Best Direction – International | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
| Best Film – International | Melancholia | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – International | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
Denver Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
| Best Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Manuel Alberto Claro | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lars von Trier | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Manuel Alberto Claro | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| Actress of the Year | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement in Cinematography | Manuel Alberto Claro | Nominee |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Manon Rasmussen | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
David di Donatello
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
IndieWire Critics Poll
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble | Jesper Christensen, Brady Corbet, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, John Hurt, Udo Kier, Charlotte Rampling, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, and Kiefer Sutherland | Nominee |
Polish Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
Russian Guild of Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Melancholia | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Special Merit (Best Scene) | Melancholia ( for "The Last Scene") | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Manuel Alberto Claro | Nominee |