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Memoir of a Snail
2024
· Movie
· 95 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #47
- IMDb #83
- Google retired #129
- Metacritic #66
- Letterboxd #45
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #85
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- Metacritic Critics #67
- Metacritic Audience #86
- Douban #76
- Kinopoisk #121
- AlloCiné #63
Every rating
78–95
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is IMDb on 78, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95.
See the most agreed on films →An animated tale about an anxious, hoarding snail who feels profoundly out of step with the fast-paced world. She retreats into her shell, collecting interesting objects and memories. Through a series of unexpected events and friendships with other quirky creatures, she embarks on a slow but profound journey of self-acceptance, learning that her unique perspective and pace are not weaknesses but strengths.
Details
- Director
- Adam Elliot
- Writer
- Adam Elliot
- Studio
- Arenamedia, MIFF Premiere Fund
- Released
- 17 October 2024
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $4.3M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 32 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 39 →7 wins from 39 nominations across 23 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2025 | Best Animated Feature | Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2025 | Best Animated Feature | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2025 | Best Animated Feature Film | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Film | Liz Kearney, Adam Elliot | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Editing | Bill Murphy | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Cinematography | Gerald Thompson | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Supporting Actress | Jacki Weaver | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Lead Actress | Sarah Snook | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Lead Actress | Sarah Snook | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jacki Weaver | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Gerald Thompson | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Adam Elliot | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Bill Murphy | Nominee |
| Best Film | Liz Kearney, Adam Elliot | Nominee |
| Best Lead Actor | Kodi Smit-McPhee | Nominee |
| Best Original Music Score | Elena Kats-Chernin | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Adam Elliot | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay in Film | Adam Elliot | Nominee |
| Best Sound | David Williams, Andy Wright, Lee Yee, Dylan Burgess | Nominee |
Ottawa International Animation Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Grand Prize for Animated Feature – Special Mention | Memoir of a Snail | Winner |
| Grand Prize for Animated Feature | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Cristal Award for a Feature Film | Memoir of a Snail | Winner |
BFI London Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Memoir of a Snail | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| MVFF Animation Award | Memoir of a Snail | Winner |
Sitges Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature Film | Memoir of a Snail | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations
| Best Animated Film | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
| Best Animated/Voice Performance | Sarah Snook | Nominee |
| Best Animated/Voice Performance | Jacki Weaver | Nominee |
Annie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature — Independent | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Adam Elliot | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Animated Film | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
| Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance | Sarah Snook | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film | IFC Films / Intermission Film (for "Meet Pinky") | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Animation/Family | Madman Films / Intermission Film (for "Official Trailer") | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination
| Best Animation | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Memoir of a Snail | Nominee |