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Shame
2011
· Movie
· 101 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1973
- IMDb #1665
- Rotten Tomatoes #1893
- Metacritic #1091
- Letterboxd #1325
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2098
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2136
- Metacritic Critics #1262
- Metacritic Audience #866
- Criticker #702
- Douban #1328
- Kinopoisk #3811
- AlloCiné #1772
- Trakt #2950
Every rating
61–79
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 79.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A successful New Yorker in Manhattan maintains a carefully ordered life that is dominated by his secret, self-destructive sexual addiction. His meticulously controlled routine is shattered when his troubled younger sister arrives, forcing an intrusion that threatens to expose the profound emptiness and shame fueling his compulsions.
Details
- Director
- Steve McQueen
- Writers
- Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen
- Released
- 2 October 2011
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- NC-17
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $3.9M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 29 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 41 →12 wins from 41 nominations across 34 ceremonies
| Grand Prix 2013 | Grand Prix | Shame | Nominee |
| Actor of the Year 2012 | Actor of the Year | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
| Best Actor 2012 | Best Actor | Michael Fassbender (Also for Jane Eyre ) | Winner |
| Best Actor 2012 | Best Actor | Michael Fassbender | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film 2012 | Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film | Michael Fassbender | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role 2012 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 2012 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
| Best Actress 2012 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
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Best Actor
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Michael Fassbender (Also for Jane Eyre ) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Michael Fassbender | Winner |
| Best Actor | Michael Fassbender (Also for A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, and X-Men: First Class ) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film | Michael Fassbender | Winner |
Best Cinematographer
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematographer | Sean Bobbitt | Winner |
Best Editor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Editor | Joe Walker | Winner |
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Michael Fassbender | Winner |
British Actor of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Actor of the Year | Michael Fassbender (Also for A Dangerous Method ) | Winner |
CinemAvvenire Award for Best Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| CinemAvvenire Award for Best Film | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman | Winner |
FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman | Winner |
Spotlight Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Award | Michael Fassbender (Also for A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, and X-Men: First Class ) | Winner |
Volpi Cup for Best Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Michael Fassbender | Winner |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
Best Director
2 nominations
| Best Director | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
Best Film
2 nominations
| Best Film | Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman | Nominee |
| Best Film | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Actor of the Year
1 nomination
| Actor of the Year | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
Best Actress
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Best British Independent Film
1 nomination
| Best British Independent Film | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman | Nominee |
Best Editing
1 nomination
| Best Editing | Joe Walker | Nominee |
Best Film – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Film – Drama | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman | Nominee |
Best Foreign Film
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman | Nominee |
Best Original Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan | Nominee |
Best Score
1 nomination
| Best Score | Harry Escott | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Best Technical Achievement – Cinematography
1 nomination
| Best Technical Achievement – Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt | Nominee |
Best Technical Achievement – Editing
1 nomination
| Best Technical Achievement – Editing | Joe Walker | Nominee |
British Actress of the Year
1 nomination
| British Actress of the Year | Carey Mulligan (Also for Drive ) | Nominee |
British Film of the Year
1 nomination
| British Film of the Year | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman | Nominee |
Golden Lion for Best Film
1 nomination
| Golden Lion for Best Film | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
Grand Prix
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Shame | Nominee |
London Film Museum Award for Technical Achievement
1 nomination
| London Film Museum Award for Technical Achievement | Sean Bobbitt | Nominee |
Outstanding British Film
1 nomination
| Outstanding British Film | Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan | Nominee |
PCA for Best European Film
1 nomination
| PCA for Best European Film | Steve McQueen | Nominee |