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The Awful Truth
MEANRANK
81/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 90, everyone else 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A married couple, prone to ridiculous misunderstandings, files for divorce based on a series of silly suspicions and mistaken assumptions. During the mandatory waiting period, each tries to sabotage the other's new romantic prospects, leading to hilarious situations that reveal they might still be in love.
Details
- Director
- Leo McCarey
- Writer
- Viña Delmar
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 21 October 1937
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $600.0K
- Box office
- $3.0M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 5 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 7 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1937 | Best Director | Leo McCarey | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1937 | Outstanding Production | Leo McCarey and Everett Riskin ( Columbia ) | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1937 | Best Actress | Irene Dunne | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1937 | Best Supporting Actor | Ralph Bellamy | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1937 | Best Adaptation | Viña Delmar | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1937 | Best Film Editing | Al Clark | Nominee |
| National Film Preservation Board 1937 | National Film Registry | The Awful Truth | Winner |
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7 awards — The Awful Truth
×| Best Director | Leo McCarey | Winner |
| Best Actress | Irene Dunne | Nominee |
| Best Adaptation | Viña Delmar | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Al Clark | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ralph Bellamy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production | Leo McCarey and Everett Riskin ( Columbia ) | Nominee |
| National Film Registry | The Awful Truth | Winner |