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The Fabelmans
2022
· Movie
· 151 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #953
- IMDb #1057
- Google retired #3061
- Rotten Tomatoes #867
- Metacritic #574
- Letterboxd #578
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #708
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1390
- Metacritic Critics #367
- Metacritic Audience #1346
- Criticker #732
- Douban #1240
- Kinopoisk #1247
- AlloCiné #229
- Trakt #818
Every rating
61–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 88, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young boy growing up in post-World War II Arizona discovers a breathtaking family secret and explores how the power of films helps him see the truth about his dysfunctional family and those around him. He falls in love with moviemaking, using his camera to frame his world, which ultimately helps him process the complexities of his parents' crumbling marriage and his own artistic destiny.
Details
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Writers
- Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
- Released
- 11 November 2022
- Country
- United States, India
- Language
- English, Hebrew
- Runtime
- 151 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Box office
- $45.6M
- Awards
- 21 wins, 120 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (83) →
Awards & nominations
See all 141 →3 major awards won · 21 wins from 141 nominations across 44 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2023 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Gabriel LaBelle | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2023 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Fabelmans | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2023 | Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 2024 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | John Williams | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Production Design | Production Design: Rick Carter ; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Fabelmans | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
11 nominations, 1 won
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Gabriel LaBelle | Winner |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara | Nominee |
| Best Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |
Academy Awards
7 nominations
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Production Design: Rick Carter ; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Jeannie Berlin, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, David Lynch, Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Paul Dano | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Rick Carter | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | John Williams | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
National Board of Review
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Gabriel LaBelle | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | The Fabelmans | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association
6 nominations, 2 won
| Artisan Achievement Award | Rick Carter | Winner |
| Star on the Rise Award | Gabriel LaBelle | Winner |
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| King Vidor Award | Rick Carter | Winner |
| Spotlight Award | Judd Hirsch | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
10 nominations, 1 won
| Best Youth Performance | Gabriel LaBelle | Winner |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara | Nominee |
| Best Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Scene | Sam Fabelman meets one of his idols on the studio lot | Winner |
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Winner |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Intergenerational Film | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Movie for Grownups | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Time Capsule | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of the Year | The Fabelmans | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Big Budget - Drama | Cindy Tolan and Nicholas Petrovich (associate casting director) | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | The Fabelmans | Winner |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Steven Spielberg | Winner |
Miami International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Precious Gem Award | Paul Dano | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of 2022 | The Fabelmans | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Chairman's Vanguard Award | Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | The Fabelmans | Winner |
Satellite Awards
9 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Rick Carter | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Paul Dano | Nominee |
Paris Film Critics Association Awards
8 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Male Revelation | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
7 nominations
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
6 nominations
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Score | John Williams | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
5 nominations
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Musical Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music | John Williams | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
5 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
4 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
3 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| "We're Wilde About You!" Rising Star Award | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| Film of the Year | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominee |
California On Location Awards
1 nomination
| Location Team of the Year - Studio Feature Film | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
Cinema for Peace Awards
1 nomination
| Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year 2023 | The Fabelmans | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominee |
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film | Michael Hatzer | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Period Feature Film | Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Pablo Helman, Jennifer Mizener, Cernogorods Aleksei, Jeff Kalmus, Mark Hawker | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Film Composer of the Year | John Williams | Nominee |