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Pieces of a Woman
2020
· Movie
· 127 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2274
- IMDb #2247
- Google retired #3065
- Rotten Tomatoes #1649
- Metacritic #2196
- Letterboxd #2089
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2305
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1289
- Metacritic Critics #1811
- Metacritic Audience #2853
- Criticker #1875
- Kinopoisk #2769
- AlloCiné #1616
- Trakt #1564
Every rating
48–84
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 48, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 84.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A heartbreaking home birth tragedy shatters the lives of a Boston couple. In the subsequent weeks and months, they navigate the overwhelming grief and trauma in vastly different ways, straining their relationship to its breaking point. The mother embarks on a deeply personal and painful journey through her sorrow, while a legal battle threatens to reduce her profound loss to a simple case of blame.
Details
- Director
- Kornél Mundruczó
- Writer
- Kata Wéber
- Released
- 30 December 2020
- Country
- Canada, Hungary, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins, 25 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →3 wins from 28 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2021 | Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2021 | Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2021 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2021 | Most Daring Performance Award | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2021 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2021 | Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
Venice International Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Winner |
| Young Cinema Award | Kornél Mundruczó | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Kornél Mundruczó | Nominee |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Awards | Vanessa Kirby | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Grand Dame Award for defying ageism | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Most Daring Performance Award | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
3 nominations
| Best British/Irish Actress | Vanessa Kirby (Also for The World to Come ) | Nominee |
| Best Lead Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Artist | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Feature Studio Or Independent – Drama | Jessica Kelly | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score in a Feature Film | Howard Shore | Nominee |