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Society of the Snow
2023
· Movie
· 144 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #541
- IMDb #570
- Google retired #88
- Rotten Tomatoes #688
- Metacritic #922
- Letterboxd #289
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1019
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #838
- Metacritic Critics #1288
- Metacritic Audience #522
- Criticker #834
- Douban #1081
- Kinopoisk #1153
- AlloCiné #255
- Trakt #56
Every rating
60–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A Uruguayan rugby team's chartered flight crashes into a remote, frozen glacier in the heart of the Andes. The survivors are left with scant supplies and face extreme cold, avalanches, and starvation. Forced to make impossible choices to stay alive, they must forge a pact of unity and resilience while waiting for a rescue that may never come.
Details
- Director
- J. A. Bayona
- Based on
- Society of Snow by Pablo Vierci
- Released
- 15 December 2023
- Country
- Spain, United States
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $65.5M
- Box office
- $1.3K
- Awards
- 39 wins, 29 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 68 →12 major awards won · 39 wins from 68 nominations across 32 ceremonies
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best Special Effects | Pau Costa, Félix Bergés, Laura Pedro | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best Director | J. A. Bayona | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best New Actor | Matías Recalt | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best Cinematography | Pedro Luque | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best Editing | Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best Sound | Jorge Adrados, Oriol Tarragó, Marc Orts | Winner |
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Goya Awards
13 nominations, 12 won
| Best Art Direction | Alain Bainée | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Pedro Luque | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Julio Suárez | Winner |
| Best Director | J. A. Bayona | Winner |
| Best Editing | Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí | Winner |
| Best Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, Montse Ribé | Winner |
| Best New Actor | Matías Recalt | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
| Best Production Supervision | Margarita Huguet | Winner |
| Best Sound | Jorge Adrados, Oriol Tarragó, Marc Orts | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | Pau Costa, Félix Bergés, Laura Pedro | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bernat Vilaplana, J.A. Bayona, Jaime Marques-Olarreaga, Nicolás Casariego | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best International Feature Film | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí & Montse Ribé | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
| Best Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | J. A. Bayona and Belén Atienza | Nominee |
Golden Globes Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-English Language Film | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
Platino Awards
7 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor | Enzo Vogrincic | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Pedro Luque | Winner |
| Best Director | José Antonio Bayona | Winner |
| Best Editing | Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí | Winner |
| Best Ibero-American Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
| Best Sound | Jorge Adrados, Oriol Tarragó, Marc Orts | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Matías Recalt | Nominee |
CEC Medals
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marqués, Nicolás Casariego | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Pedro Luque | Winner |
| Best Editing | Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí | Winner |
| Best Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
| Best New Actor | Matías Recalt | Winner |
| Best Director | J.A. Bayona | Nominee |
| Best Music | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Feroz Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | J.A. Bayona | Winner |
| Best Trailer | Harry Eaton | Winner |
| Best Drama Film | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
| Best Original Soundtrack | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
European Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Ana & Belén López-Puigcerver, David Martí & Montse Ribé | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Félix Bergés & Laura Pedro | Winner |
Astra Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Filmmaking Achievement Award | J.A. Bayona | Winner |
| Best International Actor | Enzo Vogrincic | Nominee |
| Best International Feature | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
| Best International Filmmaker | J.A. Bayona | Nominee |
Ariel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ibero-American Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
Carmen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
Gaudí Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best European Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature | Oriol Tarragó, Iosu Martinez, Guillem Giró, Erik Vidal, Kiku Vidal, Sarah Romero, Marc Bech, Brendan Golden, John Finklea | Winner |
Grande Otelo Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ibero-American Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score — Independent Film (Foreign Language) | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
Macondo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ibero-American Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for International Feature | Society of the Snow | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| ¡Viva el cine! - Narrative | Society of the Snow | Winner |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award for Best Film | Society of the Snow | Winner |
Society of Operating Cameramen
1 nomination, 1 won
| Camera Operator of the Year in Film | Society of the Snow (Juanjo Sánchez and Manuel Branáa) | Winner |
Indiana Film Journalists Association
2 nominations
| Best International Movie | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
| Best Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Motion Picture – International | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giaccino | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project | Pau Costa, Carlos Laguna, Guillermo F. Aldunate, Eloy Cervera | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Félix Bergés, Micaela Gagliano, Laura Pedro Ezequiel, Larrú Pau Costa | Nominee |
ALMA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay in a Drama Film | J.A. Bayona, Nicolás Casariego, Jaime Marqués-Olarreaga, Bernat Vilaplana | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Golden Frog | Pedro Luque | Nominee |
Forqué Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Feature | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding International Motion Picture | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Saturn Award for Best International Film | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best International Film in a Non-English Language | Society of the Snow | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Society of the Snow | Nominee |