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Shine
1996
· Movie
· 105 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #673
- IMDb #911
- Rotten Tomatoes #496
- Metacritic #391
- Letterboxd #1432
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #949
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #544
- Metacritic Critics #298
- Metacritic Audience #950
- Criticker #655
- Kinopoisk #574
- AlloCiné #1331
- Trakt #1419
Every rating
62–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91.
See the most agreed on films →Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Details
- Director
- Scott Hicks
- Writers
- Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks
- Based on
- Love You to Bits and Pieces by Gillian Murray
- Studio
- Film Victoria, Australian Film Finance Corporation, BBC Film, South Australian Film Corporation
- Released
- 15 August 1996
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Yiddish
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $5.5M
- Box office
- $35.9M
- Awards
- 43 wins, 43 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (60) →
Awards & nominations
See all 86 →5 major awards won · 43 wins from 86 nominations across 37 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Australian Writers Guild Awards 1996 | Feature Film – Original | Jan Sardi | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 1996 | Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1996 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1996 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Picture | Jane Scott | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Director | Scott Hicks | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Supporting Actor | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Director | Scott Hicks | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Pip Karmel | Nominee |
| Best Original Dramatic Score | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Jane Scott | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Screenplay by Jan Sardi ; Story by Scott Hicks | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Scott Hicks | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Jan Sardi | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | John Gielgud, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Lynn Redgrave, Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, and Googie Withers | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Noah Taylor | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Australian Writers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film – Original | Jan Sardi | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Scott Hicks | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Jane Scott | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute Awards
11 nominations, 8 won
| Best Achievement in Cinematography | Geoffrey Simpson | Winner |
| Best Achievement in Editing | Pip Karmel | Winner |
| Best Achievement in Sound | Toivo Lember, Roger Savage, Livia Ruzic, and Gareth Vanderhope | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Direction | Scott Hicks | Winner |
| Best Film | Jane Scott | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score | David Hirshfelder | Winner |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Jan Sardi | Winner |
| Best Achievement in Costume Design | Louise Wakefield | Nominee |
| Best Achievement in Production Design | Vicki Niehus | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Noah Taylor | Nominee |
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor – Male | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Male | Noah Taylor | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Sound | Jim Greenhorn, Toivo Lember, Livia Ruzic, Roger Savage, and Gareth Vanderhope | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | John Gielgud | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Lynn Redgrave | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Scott Hicks | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Pip Karmel | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jane Scott and Scott Hicks | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Original | Jan Sardi | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Drama Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Director | Scott Hicks | Nominee |
| Best Drama Picture | Jane Scott | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Jane Scott | Nominee |
| Best Score | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Jan Sardi | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Winner |
| Best Director | Scott Hicks | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Original | Jan Sardi | Nominee |
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor (President Award) | Noah Taylor | Winner |
| Best Film (Jury Award) | Scott Hicks | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best film | Winner | |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Metro Media Award | Scott Hicks | Winner |
| People's Choice Award | Scott Hicks | Winner |
Camerimage Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Bronze Frog | Geoffrey Simpson | Winner |
| Golden Frog | Geoffrey Simpson | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Australian Performing Rights Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film Score | David Hirschfelder | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
Fantasporto Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Scott Hicks | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
Hawaii International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Scott Hicks | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actor of the Year | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
Rotterdam International Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Scott Hicks | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Winner |
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
St. Louis International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Choice Award | Scott Hicks | Winner |
Yoga Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Worst Foreign Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Pip Karmel | Nominee |
Art Film Festival Awards
1 nomination
| Art Fiction: Best Director | Scott Hicks | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Noah Taylor | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Feature Film Category | Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominee |