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Syriana
2005
· Movie
· 128 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2773
- IMDb #2617
- Google retired #2896
- Rotten Tomatoes #2431
- Metacritic #1418
- Letterboxd #2779
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2525
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2810
- Metacritic Critics #930
- Metacritic Audience #2539
- Criticker #1526
- Douban #1409
- Kinopoisk #4091
- AlloCiné #3596
- Trakt #3541
Every rating
51–78
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Google on 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A complex narrative weaves together the stories of a CIA operative, an energy analyst, a Washington lawyer, and a migrant Pakistani worker. Their lives intersect within the corrupt world of the oil industry, involving corporate mergers, political intrigue, and terrorist repercussions in the Middle East, painting a grim picture of the global oil business and its human cost.
Details
- Director
- Stephen Gaghan
- Writer
- Stephen Gaghan
- Based on
- See No Evil by Robert Baer
- Studio
- Participant, 4M, Section Eight, FilmWorks
- Released
- 23 November 2005
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, French, Mandarin
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $94.0M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (47) →
Awards & nominations
See all 29 →2 major awards won · 11 wins from 29 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | George Clooney | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | George Clooney | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Original Screenplay | Stephen Gaghan | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2006 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Dan Weil | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | George Clooney | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2006 | Best Acting Ensemble | Syriana | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | George Clooney | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | George Clooney | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Stephen Gaghan | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | George Clooney | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | Syriana | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | George Clooney | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Dan Weil | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | George Clooney | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Stephen Gaghan | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Stephen Gaghan | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Syriana | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | George Clooney | Winner |
| Best Picture | Syriana | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Movies of the Year | Syriana | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ensemble Cast | Syriana | Winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Stephen Gaghan | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Casting Director Award | Avy Kaufman | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 9 Films | Syriana | Winner |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Overrated Film | Syriana | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Feature Film Casting — Drama | Avy Kaufman, Lora Kennedy, and Lucinda Syson | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Syriana | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | George Clooney | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Louise Frogley | Nominee |
Environmental Media Awards
1 nomination
| Feature Film | Syriana | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama | Syriana | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film | Syriana | Nominee |
Robert Awards
1 nomination
| Best American Film | Syriana | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| USC Scripter Award | Stephen Gaghan and Robert Baer | Nominee |