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Moulin Rouge!
2001
· Movie
· 127 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1544
- IMDb #1007
- Google retired #1755
- Rotten Tomatoes #1407
- Letterboxd #1038
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2378
+3 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #612
- Criticker #1517
- AlloCiné #1091
Every rating
51–89
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89.
See the most agreed on films →A young English poet moves to Paris and falls into the bohemian lifestyle of the Montmartre district, becoming involved with a cabaret actress and courtesan who is the star of the Moulin Rouge. They begin a secret, passionate love affair, but their romance is threatened by her obligation to a wealthy and jealous duke who finances the theater.
Details
- Director
- Baz Luhrmann
- Writers
- Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox, Bazmark
- Released
- 18 May 2001
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $52.5M
- Box office
- $179.2M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 31 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (127) →
Awards & nominations
See all 55 →6 major awards won · 24 wins from 55 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Catherine Martin ; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Costume Design | Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Original Score | Craig Armstrong | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann | Winner |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2001 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Picture | Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Craig Armstrong | Winner |
| Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Ewan McGregor | Nominee |
| Best Director - Motion Picture | Baz Luhrmann | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " Come What May " Music & Lyrics by David Baerwald | Nominee |
Academy Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Catherine Martin ; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie | Winner |
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Donald McAlpine | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Jill Bilcock | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann | Winner |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Baz Luhrmann | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Marius De Vries, Baz Luhrmann and Anton Monsted | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
14 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Ewan McGregor | Winner |
| Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Annie Beauchamp, Catherine Martin and Ian Gracie | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie | Winner |
| Best Director | Baz Luhrmann | Winner |
| Best Film - Comedy or Musical | Moulin Rouge! | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Craig Armstrong | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor - Comedy or Musical | Jim Broadbent | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Donald McAlpine | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jill Bilcock | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Come What May" by David Baerwald | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Chris Godfrey | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Cinematography | Donald McAlpine | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie | Winner |
| Best Editing | Jill Bilcock | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Catherine Martin | Winner |
| Best Sound | Andy Nelson, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ewan McGregor | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Richard Roxburgh | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Baz Luhrmann | Nominee |
| Best Film | Martin Brown, Fred Baron and Baz Luhrmann | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
12 nominations, 3 won
| Best Original Film Music | Craig Armstrong and Marius De Vries | Winner |
| Best Sound | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics, Gareth Vanderhope and Antony Gray | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jim Broadbent | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Donald McAlpine | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Baz Luhrmann | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jill Bilcock | Nominee |
| Best Film | Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Catherine Martin | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Chris Godfrey, Andy Brown, Nathan McGuinness and Brian Cox | Nominee |
ACE Eddie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Jill Bilcock | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Baz Luhrmann | Winner |