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Sideways
2004
· Movie
· 127 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1001
- IMDb #1030
- Google retired #1230
- Rotten Tomatoes #780
- Metacritic #180
- Letterboxd #1085
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #156
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1717
- Metacritic Critics #80
- Metacritic Audience #862
- Criticker #1104
- Douban #736
- Kinopoisk #2582
- AlloCiné #2631
- Trakt #2116
Every rating
56–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 96, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A struggling writer and his soon-to-be-married best friend embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country. The journey becomes a poignant and comedic examination of midlife crises, failed ambitions, and romantic entanglements, all set against a backdrop of fine wine and personal disappointment.
Details
- Director
- Alexander Payne
- Writers
- Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
- Released
- 22 October 2004
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Armenian, French
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $16.0M
- Box office
- $109.5M
- Awards
- 73 wins, 36 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 109 →11 major awards won · 73 wins from 109 nominations across 34 ceremonies
| 77th Academy Awards 2004 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 2004 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 2004 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Film | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Director | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Male Lead | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Supporting Male | Winner |
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Independent Spirit Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best Director | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Male Lead | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Female | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Male | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominee |
77th Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Director | Nominee | |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
8 nominations, 5 won
| Best Cast | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Nominee | |
| Best Composer | Nominee | |
| Best Director | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Winner | |
| Best Director | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Cast | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner | |
| Top 10 Films | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cast – Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Best Film – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominee | |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Winner | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| Best Director | Nominee | |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominee |
National Board of Review
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Nominee | |
| Best Director | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Film of the Year | Winner | |
| Actor of the Year | Nominee | |
| Director of the Year | Nominee | |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominee |
58th British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| AFI Movie of the Year | Winner |
Argentine Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film, Not in Spanish Language | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best American Film | Winner |
Casting Society of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Winner |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Nominee |
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Nominee |
Czech Lion
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
USC Scripter Award
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Nominee |