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Rust and Bone
2012
· Movie
· 120 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1073
- IMDb #1297
- Rotten Tomatoes #1590
- Metacritic #987
- Letterboxd #1209
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1946
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1675
- Metacritic Critics #1169
- Metacritic Audience #783
- Kinopoisk #2377
- AlloCiné #849
- Trakt #1640
Every rating
71–88
out of 100
A destitute and brutish man becomes the unlikely guardian of his young son. He finds work as a bouncer and meets a woman who trains killer whales at a marine park. After a tragic accident leaves her physically shattered, they form a fractured, raw relationship built on their mutual damage and a desperate need for connection.
Details
- Director
- Jacques Audiard
- Writers
- Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain
- Based on
- Rust and Bone by Craig Davidson
- Released
- 17 May 2012
- Country
- France, Belgium, Italy
- Language
- French, English
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.4M
- Box office
- $25.8M
- Awards
- 28 wins, 49 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 77 →4 major awards won · 28 wins from 77 nominations across 40 ceremonies
| César Awards 2012 | Most Promising Actor | Matthias Schoenaerts | Winner |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain | Winner |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Editing | Juliette Welfling | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2012 | Palme d'Or | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Director | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
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César Awards
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain | Winner |
| Best Editing | Juliette Welfling | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Most Promising Actor | Matthias Schoenaerts | Winner |
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Stéphane Fontaine | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Brigitte Taillandier, Pascal Villard and Jean-Paul Hurier | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
Étoiles d'Or
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Winner |
| Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Winner |
| Best Male Newcomer | Matthias Schoenaerts | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain | Winner |
Valladolid International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Matthias Schoenaerts | Winner |
| Best Director | Jacques Audiard | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Craig Davidson, Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard | Winner |
Lumière Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Jacques Audiard | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain | Winner |
| Best Actor | Matthias Schoenaerts | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
Globes de Cristal Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Winner |
| Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Winner |
International Cinephile Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress (Runner-up) | Marion Cotillard | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain | Nominee |
| Best Film Not on the English Language | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Magritte Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Bouli Lanners | Winner |
| Best Actor | Matthias Schoenaerts | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film in Coproduction | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign TV Spot – For "Sexy Action" | Rust and Bone | Winner |
| Best Foreign TV Spot – For "Reviews TV:30" | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Hawaii International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Winner |
| Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Rust and Bone | Winner |
| Technical Achievement Award | Alexandre Desplat (music) | Nominee |
BFI London Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Winner |
Cabourg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Winner |
Crested Butte Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Jacques Audiard | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film | Rust and Bone | Winner |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress of the Year | Marion Cotillard | Winner |
Irish Film and Television Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actress | Marion Cotillard | Winner |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress | Marion Cotillard | Winner |
Telluride Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Silver Medallion | Marion Cotillard | Winner |
Georgia Film Critics Association
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Matthias Schoenaerts | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Matthias Schoenaerts | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics Circle
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Matthias Schoenaerts | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Film | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Independent Film | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign-Language Film | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
North Carolina Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Jacques Audiard | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Rust and Bone | Nominee |
Rembrandt Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | Béatrice Bauwens, Cédric Fayolle, Nicolas Rey, Stéphane Thibert | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |