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Nickel Boys
2024
· Movie
· 140 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2028
- IMDb #2531
- Google retired #3722
- Metacritic #495
- Letterboxd #639
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #743
+5 more
- Metacritic Critics #145
- Metacritic Audience #2137
- Douban #2358
- Kinopoisk #4571
- AlloCiné #3962
Every rating
56–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 92, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Based on the novel, the story follows a conscientious Black boy in the 1960s Jim Crow South who is unjustly sentenced to a brutal reform school called the Nickel Academy. The institution is a nightmare of systemic abuse and corruption masquerading as justice. He must learn to navigate its horrors, holding onto his dignity and friendship with another boy as they dream of escape and survival against all odds.
Details
- Director
- RaMell Ross
- Writers
- Joslyn Barnes, RaMell Ross
- Based on
- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
- Released
- 13 December 2024
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $23.2M
- Box office
- $3.0M
- Awards
- 40 wins, 60 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (41) →
Awards & nominations
See all 100 →1 major award won · 40 wins from 100 nominations across 35 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2025 | Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2025 | Best Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2025 | Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2025 | Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2025 | Best Supporting Actress | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2025 | Best Director | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2025 | Best Picture | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2025 | Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Winner |
| Best Feature | Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and David Levine | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
5 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
13 nominations, 6 won
| Outstanding Breakthrough Screenwriter | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Winner |
| Outstanding Director | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Outstanding Emerging Director | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Outstanding Film | Nickel Boys | Winner |
| Outstanding Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Winner |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance | Brandon Wilson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance | Ethan Herisse | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Victoria Thomas | Nominee |
| Outstanding Hairstyling & Makeup | Iganica Soto-Aguilar and Shandrea Williams | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design | Nora Mendis, Elizabeth Herberg and Monique Champagne | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Brandon Wilson | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Winner |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Best Editing | Nicolas Monsour | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Editing | Nicholas Monsour | Winner |
| Best First Feature | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film | Jomo Fray | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Winner |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture | Brandon Wilson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Gen Next Award | Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse | Winner |
| Karen & Stanley Kramer Social Justice Award | Nickel Boys | Winner |
| Spotlight Award | RaMell Ross | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Winner |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Best Film | Nickel Boys | Winner |
Gotham Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performer | Brandon Wilson | Winner |
| Best Feature | RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and David Levine | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Winner |
| Editing | Nicholas Monsour | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nickel Boys | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Winner |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Winner |
Georgia Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Winner |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Vanguard Award | RaMell Ross | Winner |
Denver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Directing Award | RaMell Ross | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award | RaMell Ross | Winner |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Winner |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Bronze Horse | Nickel Boys | Winner |
Winter IndieWire Honors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Auteur Award | RaMell Ross | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
4 nominations
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes and Colson Whitehead | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
4 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
4 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nickel Boys | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
| Best Director | RaMell Ross | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Feature Studio or Independent Film (Drama) | Victoria Thomas; Jennifer Yoo, Meagan Lewis | Nominee |
Astra Creative Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Jomo Fray | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Director's Debut Competitions | Jomo Fray | Nominee |