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Silver Linings Playbook
2012
· Movie
· 122 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #804
- IMDb #653
- Google retired #329
- Rotten Tomatoes #635
- Metacritic #369
- Letterboxd #1316
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #729
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #964
- Metacritic Critics #609
- Metacritic Audience #224
- Criticker #1204
- Douban #907
- Kinopoisk #1912
- AlloCiné #1102
- Trakt #775
Every rating
55–94
out of 100
After spending eight months in a mental health facility, a man with bipolar disorder moves back in with his parents. He is determined to rebuild his life and reconcile with his estranged wife. He meets a mysterious young widow with her own emotional struggles. They form an unlikely connection and make a deal: she will deliver a letter to his wife if he partners with her in a demanding dance competition.
Details
- Director
- David O. Russell
- Writer
- David O. Russell
- Studio
- The Weinstein Company
- Released
- 16 November 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Hindi
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $21.0M
- Box office
- $236.4M
- Awards
- 44 wins, 44 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 88 →11 major awards won · 44 wins from 88 nominations across 26 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 | Best Comedy | Silver Linings Playbook | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 | Best Acting Ensemble | Silver Linings Playbook | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 | Best Actor in a Comedy | Bradley Cooper | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2013 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2013 | Best Film | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2013 | Best Screenplay | David O. Russell | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
10 nominations, 4 won
| Best Acting Ensemble | Silver Linings Playbook | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Comedy | Bradley Cooper | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Comedy | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Comedy | Silver Linings Playbook | Winner |
| Best Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robert De Niro | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Female Lead | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Film | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Male Lead | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
Academy Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti and Jonathan Gordon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robert De Niro | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jacki Weaver | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | David O. Russell | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Robert De Niro | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | Jessie J and Diane Warren (for " Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You) ") | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti and Jonathan Gordon | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best International Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best International Direction | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best International Film | Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti and Jonathan Gordon | Winner |
| Best International Supporting Actor | Robert De Niro | Winner |
| Best International Supporting Actress | Jacki Weaver | Winner |
| Best International Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best International Screenplay | David O. Russell | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Film | Silver Linings Playbook | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robert De Niro | Winner |
| Best Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Bradley Cooper | Winner |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Editing | Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers | Winner |
| Best Film | Silver Linings Playbook | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Robert De Niro | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Female Performance | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Kiss | Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Male Performance | Bradley Cooper | Winner |
| Best Musical Moment | Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Actor of the Year | Bradley Cooper | Winner |
| Director of the Year | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Robert De Niro | Winner |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Bradley Cooper | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David O. Russell | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David O. Russell | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Film | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Film Composer of the Year | Danny Elfman (also for Dark Shadows, Frankenweenie, Men in Black 3, Hitchcock and Promised Land ) | Winner |
| Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| AFI Movies of the Year | Silver Linings Playbook | Winner |
Austin Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award – Marquee Feature | David O. Russell | Winner |
Hamptons International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature | David O. Russell | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performer of the Year | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | David O. Russell | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominee |
| Best Film | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Ensemble | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David O. Russell | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble Performance | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominee |