The Celebration
1998
· Movie
· 101 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #342
- IMDb #349
- Rotten Tomatoes #312
- Metacritic #398
- Letterboxd #105
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #942
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #172
- Metacritic Audience #363
- Criticker #72
- Douban #446
- Kinopoisk #1426
- AlloCiné #636
- Trakt #694
Every rating
74–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the most agreed on films →At a family patriarch's 60th birthday party, the eldest son delivers a toast that accuses the father of sexually abusing him and his twin sister, who recently committed suicide. The accusation throws the lavish celebration into chaos, as family secrets are violently unearthed and the gathered guests are forced to choose sides.
Details
- Director
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Writers
- Mogens Rukov, Thomas Vinterberg
- Studio
- DR, SVT, Nimbus Film
- Released
- 19 June 1998
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden
- Language
- Danish, German, English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.3M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (49) →
Awards & nominations
See all 9 →3 wins from 9 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 1999 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Denmark | Nominee |
| Silver nugget 1999 | the best foreign film | Winner | |
| 11th European Film Awards 1998 | Best Film | Thomas Vinterberg | Nominee |
| 11th European Film Awards 1998 | Best Film | DR | Nominee |
| 11th European Film Awards 1998 | Best Film | SVT Drama | Nominee |
| 11th European Film Awards 1998 | Best Actor | Ulrich Thomsen | Nominee |
| 11th European Film Awards 1998 | European Discovery of the Year | Thomas Vinterberg | Winner |
| 11th European Film Awards 1998 | Best Film | Nimbus Film | Nominee |
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International Submission to the Academy Awards
1 nomination
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Denmark | Nominee |
11th European Film Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| European Discovery of the Year | Thomas Vinterberg | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ulrich Thomsen | Nominee |
| Best Film | Thomas Vinterberg | Nominee |
| Best Film | DR | Nominee |
| Best Film | SVT Drama | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nimbus Film | Nominee |
Amanda Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Nordic Feature Film | Winner |
Silver nugget
1 nomination, 1 won
| the best foreign film | Winner |