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Promising Young Woman
2020
· Movie
· 113 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1315
- IMDb #1015
- Google retired #1345
- Metacritic #1389
- Letterboxd #1580
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #966
+7 more
- Metacritic Critics #1250
- Metacritic Audience #1688
- Criticker #1460
- Douban #936
- Kinopoisk #3022
- AlloCiné #1507
- Trakt #602
Every rating
52–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
See the most agreed on films →A once-promising medical student lives a double life, traumatized by a tragic event in her past. By night, she frequents clubs, pretending to be too drunk to stand, and confronts the men who take advantage of her. She is determined to seek a very specific form of revenge against those connected to the incident that derailed her life.
Details
- Director
- Emerald Fennell
- Writer
- Emerald Fennell
- Released
- 13 December 2020
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $20.4M
- Awards
- 31 wins, 57 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 88 →6 major awards won · 31 wins from 88 nominations across 32 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2021 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2021 | Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2021 | Best Female Lead | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2022 | Best European Film | Nominee | |
| Academy Awards 2021 | Best Film Editing | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Nancy Steiner | Nominee |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Nominee | |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Female Lead | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell, and Josey McNamara | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Michael T. Perry | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, and Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best First Feature | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Filmmaker On The Rise | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Cast Ensemble | Promising Young Woman | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominee |
| Best Female Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Hair & Makeup | Promising Young Woman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Bo Burnham | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Outstanding British Film | Emerald Fennell, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, and Josey McNamara | Winner |
| Best Casting | Mary Vernieu and Lindsay Graham Ahanonu | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominee |
| Best Film | Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Ashley Fox, and Josey McNamara | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Anthony Willis | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best First Film | Winner | |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best International Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best International Film | Winner | |
| Best International Direction | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best International Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film Performance – Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 1 won
| Milos Stehlik Award for Promising Filmmaker | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Picture of the Year | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Film | Emerald Fennell | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Soundtrack Album | Winner | |
| Best Music Supervision – Film | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Nancy Steiner | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| International Star Award | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Cinema Vanguard Award | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film | Rae Deslich and Michael T. Perry | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
4 nominations
| Actress of the Year | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |
| British/Irish Actress of the Year | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
2 nominations
| Best Movie | Nominee | |
| Best Performance in a Movie | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
2 nominations
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Daniel Curet, Bryson Conley, and Lee Ann Brittenham | Nominee |
| Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Angela Wells, Brigitte Hennech, and Adam Christopher | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Feature Studio Or Independent – Drama | Mary Vernieu and Lindsay Graham Ahanonu | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best First Feature | Emerald Fennell | Nominee |