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Shirley
2020
· Movie
· 107 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Every rating
53–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 53, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 82, everyone else 62.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young couple moves in with the acclaimed horror writer Shirley Jackson and her academic husband. The wife is drawn into Shirley's world as the writer begins to base her new novel on the unsettling dynamics of the young couple's life. The guest becomes a muse, and the lines between fiction and reality dangerously blur.
Details
- Director
- Josephine Decker
- Writer
- Sarah Gubbins
- Studio
- Killer Films, Los Angeles Media Fund
- Released
- 11 September 2020
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $230.4K
- Awards
- 28 wins, 31 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 59 →28 wins from 59 nominations across 30 ceremonies
| Kennedy Center Honors 2013 | — | Winner | |
| AFI Life Achievement Award 2012 | — | Winner | |
| Woman of the Year 2012 | — | Winner | |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie 2009 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Coco Chanel | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film 2008 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Coco Chanel | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Coco Chanel | Nominee |
| Lifetime Achievement Award 2006 | — | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 2005 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | In Her Shoes | Nominee |
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Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Irma la Douce | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | The Apartment | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Guarding Tess | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Used People | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Being There | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Sweet Charity | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Woman Times Seven | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Gambit | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Ask Any Girl | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Madame Sousatzka | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Terms of Endearment | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Children's Hour | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Some Came Running | Nominee |
Best Foreign Actress
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Actress | The Apartment | Winner |
| Best Foreign Actress | Ask Any Girl | Winner |
| Best Foreign Actress | Irma la Douce / What a Way to Go! | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Actress | The Trouble with Harry | Nominee |
Cecil B. DeMille Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| — | Winner | |
| Cecil B. DeMille Award | N/a | Winner |
Honorary Golden Bear
2 nominations, 2 won
| — | Winner | |
| Honorary Golden Bear | N/a | Winner |
Silver Bear for Best Actress
2 nominations, 2 won
| Silver Bear for Best Actress | Desperate Characters | Winner |
| Silver Bear for Best Actress | Ask Any Girl | Winner |
Volpi Cup for Best Actress
2 nominations, 2 won
| Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Madame Sousatzka | Winner |
| Volpi Cup for Best Actress | The Apartment | Winner |
Best Actress
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Terms of Endearment | Winner |
| Best Actress | The Turning Point | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Irma la Douce | Nominee |
| Best Actress | The Apartment | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Some Came Running | Nominee |
Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special | Gypsy in My Soul | Winner |
| Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special | Shirley MacLaine: Where Do We Go from Here? | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special | Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now | Nominee |
AFI Life Achievement Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Career Achievement Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Chaplin Gala Tribute
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Icon Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Kennedy Center Honors
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Legion of Honor
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Lifetime Achievement Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Motion Picture Star at 1617 Vine Street
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
New Star of the Year – Actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Star of the Year – Actress | The Trouble with Harry | Winner |
Silver Medallion Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Special Achievement Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Achievement Award | N/a | Winner |
Woman of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Postcards from the Edge | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Terms of Endearment | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Being There | Nominee |
Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
3 nominations
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Coco Chanel | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Out on a Limb | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | In Her Shoes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Postcards from the Edge | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Steel Magnolias | Nominee |
Best Documentary Feature
1 nomination
| Best Documentary Feature | The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir | Nominee |
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
1 nomination
| Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program | Shirley MacLaine at the Lido | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Coco Chanel | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Coco Chanel | Nominee |
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
1 nomination
| Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Shirley MacLaine...'Every Little Movement' | Nominee |