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Sicario
2015
· Movie
· 121 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #716
- IMDb #664
- Google retired #1713
- Rotten Tomatoes #787
- Metacritic #401
- Letterboxd #574
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #860
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1098
- Metacritic Critics #541
- Metacritic Audience #376
- Criticker #546
- Douban #804
- Kinopoisk #1877
- AlloCiné #618
- Trakt #760
Every rating
63–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91.
See the most agreed on films →An idealistic FBI agent is recruited by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico. She is plunged into a dark and morally ambiguous world where the lines between right and wrong are increasingly blurred.
Details
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Writer
- Taylor Sheridan
- Studio
- Lionsgate, Black Label Media, Thunder Road
- Released
- 17 September 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Ukrainian
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $85.0M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 63 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 71 →8 wins from 71 nominations across 29 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Sound Editing | Alan Robert Murray | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Award 2015 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Patrice Vermette | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2015 | Palme d'Or | Sicario | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2015 | Best Picture | Sicario | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2015 | Best Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2015 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
5 nominations
| Best Action Movie | Sicario | Nominee |
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Sicario | Nominee |
| Best Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Alan Robert Murray | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Award
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Patrice Vermette | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Sicario | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Picture | Basil Iwanyk, Edward L. McDonnell, Molly Smith | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Spotlight Award for Outstanding Collaborative Vision | Sicario | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Sicario | Winner |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film Editing | Joe Walker | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sicario | Nominee |
| Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) | Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Jon Reitz, William Sarokin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Joe Walker | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sicario | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Sicario | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music in a Film | Sicario | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film | S. Todd Christensen and Shani Orona | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Sicario | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
6 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Director | Denis Villeneuve | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Joe Walker | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Sicario | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Sicario | Nominee |
| Best Poster | Sicario theatrical poster | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
4 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Joe Walker | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Donald Mowat | Nominee |
| Best Music | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Best Thriller Film | Sicario | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Benicio Del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | Sicario | Nominee |
| Best Thriller | Sicario | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations
| British / Irish Actress of the Year | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Benicio Del Toro | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Tom Ozanich (sound design) | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Film | Sicario | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Joe Walker | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best US Film | Sicario | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |