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The Aviator
2004
· Movie
· 170 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1146
- IMDb #996
- Google retired #1499
- Rotten Tomatoes #1353
- Metacritic #723
- Letterboxd #1264
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1428
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1708
- Metacritic Critics #861
- Metacritic Audience #605
- Criticker #1269
- Douban #554
- Kinopoisk #1087
- AlloCiné #1100
- Trakt #1493
Every rating
54–88
out of 100
This story follows the life of a pioneering and obsessive aviation tycoon and film producer from the late 1920s through the 1940s. It depicts his grand ambitions in both Hollywood and the aviation industry, including the construction of massive airplanes and the daring flights that broke records. The narrative also delves into his highly publicized romances and his intense, debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, which threatens to erode his vast empire and brilliant mind even as he achieves his greatest triumphs.
Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writer
- John Logan
- Released
- 17 December 2004
- Country
- United States, Canada, Germany
- Language
- English, Persian
- Runtime
- 170 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $110.0M
- Box office
- $213.7M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 33 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 57 →24 wins from 57 nominations across 54 ceremonies
| Best Actor 2004 | Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role 2004 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2004 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Alan Alda | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Drama 2004 | Best Actor – Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2004 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama 2004 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction 2004 | Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Winner |
| Best Art Direction & Production Design 2004 | Best Art Direction & Production Design | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Nominee |
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Best Cinematography
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson (tied with Christopher Doyle for Ying xiong ) | Winner |
Best Film
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film | Sandy Climan, Charles Evans Jr., Graham King, and Michael Mann | Winner |
| Best Film | The Aviator | Nominee |
Best Visual Effects
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner, Robert Legato, Bruce Steinheimer, and Peter Travers (tied with Andy Brown and Kirsty Millar for House of Flying Daggers ) | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner, Robert Legato, R. Bruce Steinheimer and Peter Travers | Nominee |
Best Actor – Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor – Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Winner |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
Best Art Direction
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Winner |
Best Composer
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Composer | Howard Shore | Winner |
Best Costume Design
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Winner |
Best Editing – Drama Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Editing – Drama Film | Thelma Schoonmaker | Winner |
Best Film Editing
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Winner |
Best Foreign Language Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Aviator | Winner |
Best Makeup and Hair
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Makeup and Hair | Kathryn Blondell, Sian Grigg, and Morag Ross | Winner |
Best Motion Picture – Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Aviator | Winner |
Best Original Score
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Winner |
Best Production Design
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Winner |
Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Sound Effects & Foley
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Sound Effects & Foley | Winner |
Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
Motion Picture Producer of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| Motion Picture Producer of the Year | Graham King and Michael Mann | Winner |
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
Outstanding Models and Miniatures
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Models and Miniatures | Adam Gelbart, Matthew Gratzner, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob and Scott Schneider (for the XF11 crash) | Winner |
Outstanding Sound Mixing
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Sound Mixing | Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal | Winner |
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner Robert Spurlock, Bruce Steinheimer and Richard Stutsman | Winner |
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects | Ron Ames, Robert Legato, Matthew Gratzner and Peter Travers | Winner |
Best Actor
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Alan Alda | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
Best Art Direction & Production Design
1 nomination
| Best Art Direction & Production Design | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Nominee |
Best Director
1 nomination
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
Best Editing
1 nomination
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominee |
Best Film Music
1 nomination
| Best Film Music | Howard Shore | Nominee |
Best Film – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Film – Drama | The Aviator | Nominee |
Best Original Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | John Logan | Nominee |
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
1 nomination
| Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Howard Shore | Nominee |
Best Picture
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Graham King and Michael Mann | Nominee |
Best Score Soundtrack Album – Film, Television or Other Visual Media
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack Album – Film, Television or Other Visual Media | Howard Shore | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | John Logan | Nominee |
Best Screenplay – Original
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Original | John Logan | Nominee |
Best Sound
1 nomination
| Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Petur Hliddal, and Philip Stockton | Nominee |
Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – ADR & Dialogue
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – ADR & Dialogue | Nominee |
Best Sound Editing – Music Film
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Music Film | Jennifer Dunnington | Nominee |
Best Sound Mixing
1 nomination
| Best Sound Mixing | Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Alan Alda | Nominee |
Best Writer
1 nomination
| Best Writer | John Logan | Nominee |
Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
Excellence in Production Design – Fantasy or Period Film
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design – Fantasy or Period Film | Nominee |
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Outstanding Actor or Actress – Visual Effects Film
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actor or Actress – Visual Effects Film | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Outstanding Cast
1 nomination
| Outstanding Cast | The Aviator | Nominee |
Outstanding Cinematography
1 nomination
| Outstanding Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominee |
Outstanding Directing
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
Outstanding Directing – International Film
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – International Film | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
Outstanding Single Visual Effect of the Year
1 nomination
| Outstanding Single Visual Effect of the Year | Ron Ames, Robert Legato, David Seager and Peter Travers (for the Hell's Angels) | Nominee |
Soundtrack Composer of the Year
1 nomination
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Howard Shore | Nominee |