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Shiva Baby
2020
· Movie
· 77 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1860
- IMDb #2051
- Google retired #3216
- Metacritic #938
- Letterboxd #1226
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #284
+7 more
- Metacritic Critics #757
- Metacritic Audience #1601
- Criticker #1326
- Douban #1796
- Kinopoisk #4781
- AlloCiné #2257
- Trakt #1834
Every rating
54–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 88, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A college student attends a shiva with her parents and runs into her sugar daddy, his wife, and their baby, as well as her ex-girlfriend. Trapped in a claustrophobic and crowded house, she is forced to navigate a minefield of awkward conversations, jealousies, and secrets as all the threads of her complicated life collide in real-time.
Details
- Director
- Emma Seligman
- Writer
- Emma Seligman
- Based on
- Shiva Baby
- Released
- 26 March 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $250.0K
- Box office
- $359.2K
- Awards
- 24 wins, 30 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (19) →
Awards & nominations
See all 54 →24 wins from 54 nominations across 42 ceremonies
| Apolo Awards 2022 | Best Original Music | Ariel Marx | Nominee |
| Apolo Awards 2022 | Best Film | Shiva Baby Filmin | Nominee |
| Apolo Awards 2022 | Best Comedy | Shiva Baby | Winner |
| Apolo Awards 2022 | Best New Actress | Rachel Sennott | Nominee |
| Apolo Awards 2022 | Best Ensemble Cast | Shiva Baby Rachel Sennott, Dianna Agron, Polly Draper, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Molly Gordon | Winner |
| Apolo Awards 2022 | Best New Director | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
| Apolo Awards 2022 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Seligman | Winner |
| Apolo Awards 2022 | Best Editing | Hanna Park | Winner |
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Apolo Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Seligman | Winner |
| Best Comedy | Shiva Baby | Winner |
| Best Editing | Hanna Park | Winner |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Shiva Baby Rachel Sennott, Dianna Agron, Polly Draper, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Molly Gordon | Winner |
| Best Film | Shiva Baby Filmin | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Rachel Sennott | Nominee |
| Best New Director | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Ariel Marx | Nominee |
Best Feature Film
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Feature Film | Shiva Baby | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | Shiva Baby | Winner |
Best Narrative Feature
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Shiva Baby | Winner |
| Best Narrative Feature | Shiva Baby | Winner |
Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | Shiva Baby Danny Deferrari, Dianna Agron, Fred Melamed, Jackie Hoffman, Molly Gordon, Polly Draper, Rachel Sennott | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
Golden Brick Awards / Filmspotting
2 nominations, 1 won
| Golden Brick Award: Listeners' Choice | Shiva Baby | Winner |
| Golden Brick Award (Best Overlooked or Underseen Film of the Year) | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Audience Award for Feature Fiction
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Feature Fiction | Shiva Baby | Winner |
Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature | Shiva Baby | Winner |
Best International Cinematography
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Cinematography | Maria Rusche | Winner |
Best Screenwriting
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenwriting | Emma Seligman | Winner |
Breakthrough
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough | Emma Seligman | Winner |
Breakthrough Performance
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance | Rachel Sennott | Winner |
Golden Tomato Awards / Rotten Tomatoes
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy Movie | Shiva Baby | Winner |
Hey Alma
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Jewish Film | Shiva Baby | Winner |
John Cassavetes Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| John Cassavetes Award | Shiva Baby Emma Seligman, Kieran Altmann, Katie Schiller, Lizzie Shapiro | Winner |
Micro Budget – Comedy or Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Micro Budget – Comedy or Drama | Kate Geller | Winner |
Producers Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Producers Award | Lizzie Shapiro | Winner |
Rising Star
1 nomination, 1 won
| Rising Star | Rachel Sennott | Winner |
St. Louis Jewish Light
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by an actress (in a Jewish movie) | Polly Draper | Winner |
The New York Times
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Directing (Comedy) | Emma Seligman | Winner |
Best First Film
2 nominations
| Best First Film | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
| Best First Film | Shiva Baby Emma Seligman | Nominee |
Best Actress
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Rachel Sennott | Nominee |
Best Canadian Feature Film
1 nomination
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Best Debut Feature
1 nomination
| Best Debut Feature | Shiva Baby Emma Seligman | Nominee |
Best Filmmaker
1 nomination
| Best Filmmaker | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
Best Independent Film
1 nomination
| Best Independent Film | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Best Indie Film
1 nomination
| Best Indie Film | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Best LGBTQ Film
1 nomination
| Best LGBTQ Film | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Best Picture
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Best Unsung Film
1 nomination
| Best Unsung Film | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
1 nomination
| Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
Breakthrough Actor
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Actor | Rachel Sennott | Nominee |
Grand Prize
1 nomination
| Grand Prize | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
International Competition
1 nomination
| International Competition | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
International Competition: Feature Film
1 nomination
| International Competition: Feature Film | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
International Narrative
1 nomination
| International Narrative | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
Jordan Ressler First Feature Award
1 nomination
| Jordan Ressler First Feature Award | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
1 nomination
| Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
Most Promising Performer
1 nomination
| Most Promising Performer | Rachel Sennott | Nominee |
Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Emma Seligman | Nominee |
Outstanding Film – Limited Release
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Limited Release | Shiva Baby | Nominee |
The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award
1 nomination
| The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award | Rachel Sennott | Nominee |