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Some Like It Hot
1959
· Movie
· 121 min
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #56
- IMDb #147
- Google retired #444
- Rotten Tomatoes #123
- Metacritic #31
- Letterboxd #140
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #419
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #156
- Metacritic Critics #22
- Metacritic Audience #180
- Criticker #221
- Douban #106
- Kinopoisk #44
- AlloCiné #129
- Trakt #246
Every rating
70–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 70, highest is Metacritic critics on 98.
See the most agreed on films →Two Chicago musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and must flee the city to escape the mob. Their only way out is to disguise themselves as women and join an all-female jazz band heading to Florida. Complications arise when one of them falls for the band's beautiful singer, while a wealthy playboy pursues the other.
Details
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Writers
- Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond, Michael Logan, Robert Thoeren
- Based on
- Fanfares of Love
- Studio
- The Mirisch Company
- Released
- 19 March 1959
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Budget
- $2.9M
- Box office
- $25.0M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →6 major awards won · 10 wins from 20 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1959 | Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Orry-Kelly | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1959 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1959 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jack Lemmon | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1959 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Marilyn Monroe | Winner |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 1959 | PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures | Robert Evans | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1959 | Best Written American Comedy | Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1959 | Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | Art Direction: Ted Haworth ; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1959 | Best Actor | Jack Lemmon | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jack Lemmon | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Marilyn Monroe | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner |
Academy Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Orry-Kelly | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jack Lemmon | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | Art Direction: Ted Haworth ; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Charles Lang | Nominee |
| Best Director | Billy Wilder | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures | Robert Evans | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Written American Comedy | Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Billy Wilder | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Track Album, Original Cast – Motion Picture or Television | Some Like It Hot | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Jack Lemmon | Winner |
| Best Film from any Source | Billy Wilder | Nominee |
Jules Verne Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Jules Verne Légendaire Award | Billy Wilder | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Winner |
Bambi Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – International | Tony Curtis | Nominee |
Venice International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Lion | Billy Wilder | Nominee |