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The Dressmaker
2015
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2905
- IMDb #2233
- Google retired #1742
- Rotten Tomatoes #2946
- Metacritic #3289
- Letterboxd #2517
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3362
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2923
- Metacritic Critics #3705
- Metacritic Audience #2403
- Criticker #1969
- Kinopoisk #1549
- AlloCiné #1311
- Trakt #2146
Every rating
47–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 47, highest is Google on 86. Critics average 53, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A glamorous and talented dressmaker returns to her small, dusty Australian outback hometown after many years in Paris, caring for her ailing, eccentric mother. She was accused of a murder as a child and is now determined to uncover the truth of what happened that day. Using her sewing machine and impeccable style as weapons, she transforms the local women and confronts the town's hypocritical residents who mistreated her and her mother.
Details
- Director
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Writers
- Jocelyn Moorhouse, P.J. Hogan
- Based on
- The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham
- Released
- 29 October 2015
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Budget
- $11.9M
- Box office
- $25.0M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 32 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (40) →
Awards & nominations
See all 49 →17 wins from 49 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Australian Directors Guild 2015 | Best Direction in a Feature Film | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Nominee |
| Australian Movie Convention 2016 | Highest Grossing Australian Film | Sue Maslin | Winner |
| Casting Guild of Australia 2016 | Best Casting in a Feature Film | Christine King | Nominee |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards 2016 | Excellence in Period Film | Marion Boyce and Margot Wilson | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2016 | Best Campy Film of the Year | Sue Maslin | Winner |
| San Diego Film Critics Society 2016 | Best Costume Design | Marion Boyce and Margot Wilson | Nominee |
| Screen Music Awards 2016 | Feature Film Score of the Year | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Screen Music Awards 2016 | Best Soundtrack Album | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
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Australian Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Best Direction in a Feature Film | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Nominee |
AACTA Awards ( 5th )
13 nominations, 5 won
| Best Costume Design | Marion Boyce and Margot Wilson | Winner |
| Best Lead Actress | Kate Winslet | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hugo Weaving | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Judy Davis | Winner |
| People's Choice Award for Favourite Australian Film | Sue Maslin | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Donald McAlpine | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jill Bilcock | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sue Maslin | Nominee |
| Best Original Music Score | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Roger Ford | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Andrew Ramage, Glenn Newnham, Chris Goodes, David Williams, Mario Vaccaro and Alex Francis | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Snook | Nominee |
Australian Film Critics Association
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Jocelyn Moorhouse and P.J. Hogan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hugo Weaving | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Judy Davis | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Doanld McAlpine | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sue Maslin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Snook | Nominee |
Film Critics Circle of Australia
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Judy Davis | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Donald McAlpine | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Nominee |
| Best Editor | Jill Bilcock | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sue Maslin | Nominee |
| Best Music | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Roger Ford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hugo Weaving | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Snook | Nominee |
Australian Screen Sound Guild
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film Sound Mixing | Chris Goodes | Winner |
| Best Film Sound Recording | Andrew Ramage, Dan Giles and Paradox Delilah | Winner |
Australian Movie Convention
1 nomination, 1 won
| Highest Grossing Australian Film | Sue Maslin | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Campy Film of the Year | Sue Maslin | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Favorite, Silver Award – Mind the Gap: Women | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Winner |
Screen Producers Australia
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film of the Year | Sue Maslin | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
4 nominations
| Best Comedic Actress | Judy Davis | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Dressmaker | Nominee |
| Best Movie by a Woman | The Dressmaker | Nominee |
| Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie By Or About Women | Sue Maslin | Nominee |
Screen Music Awards
2 nominations
| Best Soundtrack Album | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
| Feature Film Score of the Year | David Hirschfelder | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards ( 5th )
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Judy Davis | Nominee |
Casting Guild of Australia
1 nomination
| Best Casting in a Feature Film | Christine King | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Marion Boyce and Margot Wilson | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| British Actress of the Year | Kate Winslet (also for Steve Jobs and A Little Chaos ) | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Costume Design | Marion Boyce and Margot Wilson | Nominee |