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The Danish Girl
2015
· Movie
· 119 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2145
- IMDb #1913
- Google retired #1096
- Rotten Tomatoes #2530
- Metacritic #2173
- Letterboxd #2539
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2967
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2402
- Metacritic Critics #1809
- Metacritic Audience #2808
- Criticker #2179
- Douban #404
- Kinopoisk #2684
- AlloCiné #689
- Trakt #1268
Every rating
44–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 44, highest is Google on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1920s Copenhagen, a respected landscape artist is married to a fellow painter. Their loving marriage is profoundly tested when he gradually realizes he is a woman trapped in a man's body, and begins to live as Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of gender confirmation surgery.
Details
- Director
- Tom Hooper
- Writer
- Lucinda Coxon
- Based on
- The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
- Released
- 27 November 2015
- Country
- Belgium, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $64.2M
- Awards
- 20 wins, 49 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 69 →3 major awards won · 20 wins from 69 nominations across 32 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Production Design | Production Design: Eve Stewart ; Set Decoration: Michael Standish | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Costume Design | Paco Delgado | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2016 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Eve Stewart | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2016 | Best British Film | The Danish Girl | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Paco Delgado | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | The Danish Girl | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Eve Stewart, and Michael Standish | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Paco Delgado | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Production Design: Eve Stewart ; Set Decoration: Michael Standish | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best British Film | The Danish Girl | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Paco Delgado | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Jan Sewell | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Eve Stewart | Nominee |
Apolo Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Costuming | Paco Delgado | Winner |
| Best Hair and Make-Up | Jan Sewell | Winner |
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Eve Stewart and Michael Standish | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Movie You Wanted To Love, But Just Couldn't | The Danish Girl | Winner |
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Breakthrough | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Hollywood Breakout Actress Award | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Hollywood Director Award | Tom Hooper | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| The Invisible Woman Award | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Lucinda Coxon | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Eve Stewart | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Paco Delgado | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tom Hooper | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | The Danish Girl | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Body of Work | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Period Film | Paco Delgado | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Rising Star Award | Alicia Vikander | Winner |
Venice International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Queer Lion | Tom Hooper | Winner |
Dorian Awards
3 nominations
| LGBTQ Film of the Year | The Danish Girl | Nominee |
| Performance of the Year – Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Visually Striking Film of the Year | The Danish Girl | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – International | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – International | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best International Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best International Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Feature Film Studio or Independent Drama | Nina Gold | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | The Danish Girl | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |