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2021
· Movie
· 98 min
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MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
60–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 88, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1920s New York, two childhood friends of Black heritage, Clare and Irene, have a chance reunion. Clare has been "passing" as a white woman, married to a racist who is unaware of her background, while Irene lives life as a Black woman in Harlem. Their renewed friendship becomes increasingly fraught with tension and desire, challenging both women's identities and the carefully constructed lives they lead.
Details
- Director
- Rebecca Hall
- Writer
- Rebecca Hall
- Released
- 27 October 2021
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 16 wins, 57 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 73 →2 major awards won · 16 wins from 73 nominations across 26 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Female | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Cinematography | Eduard Grau | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2022 | Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 | Best Cinematography | Eduard Grau | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 | Best Woman Director | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Eduard Grau | Winner |
| Best Supporting Female | Ruth Negga | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Tessa Thompson | Winner |
| Best Debut Director | Rebecca Hall | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Passing | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
13 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Actress | Tessa Thompson | Winner |
| Outstanding First Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Winner |
| Outstanding Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Edu Grau | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Marci Rodgers | Nominee |
| Outstanding Director | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Outstanding Emerging Director | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Kim Ostroy and Laura Rosenthal | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Rebecca Hall and Margot Hand | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Score | Devonté Hynes | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design | Nora Mendis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | André Holland | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker | Rebecca Hall | Winner |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| British/Irish Actress of the Year | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Director | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
9 nominations
| Best Actress | Tessa Thompson | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Eduard Grau | Nominee |
| Best Director | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Passing | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best Woman Director | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Most Daring Performance | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Feature | Passing | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Tessa Thompson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Tessa Thompson | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Rebecca Hall and Margot Hand | Nominee |
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
Hollywood Creative Alliance
4 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best Director | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Passing | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Tessa Thompson | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best First Film | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rebecca Hall and Nella Larsen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio or Independent (Drama) | Laura Rosenthal and Kimberly Ostroy | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Negga | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Film Adaptation | Rebecca Hall | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Tessa Thompson | Nominee |