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The Great Beauty
2013
· Movie
· 141 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #481
- IMDb #732
- Google retired #883
- Rotten Tomatoes #1000
- Metacritic #309
- Letterboxd #418
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #903
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1571
- Metacritic Critics #332
- Metacritic Audience #515
- Criticker #273
- Douban #489
- Kinopoisk #673
- AlloCiné #717
- Trakt #1075
Every rating
69–92
out of 100
An aging socialite and journalist named Jep Gambardella has spent decades drifting through the extravagant and decadent nightlife of Rome. Having achieved fame in his youth with a single novel, he now lives a life of empty glamour. On his 65th birthday, he is prompted to reflect on his past, his lost loves, and the meaning of his existence, leading him on a melancholic tour through the city's beauty and his own spiritual emptiness.
Details
- Director
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Writers
- Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
- Studio
- France 2 Cinéma, Indigo Film, Babe Films, Pathé
- Released
- 21 May 2013
- Country
- France, Italy
- Language
- Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, French, Latin, German, English
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Budget
- $9.2M
- Box office
- $24.9M
- Awards
- 36 wins, 40 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 76 →3 major awards won · 36 wins from 76 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| 53rd Italian Golden Globe 2013 | Best Cinematography | Luca Bigazzi | Winner |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards 2013 | Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| 86th Academy Awards 2013 | Best International Feature Film | Italy | Winner |
| 19th Critics' Choice Awards 2013 | Best Foreign Language Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| 28th Goya Awards 2013 | Best European Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| 29th Independent Spirit Awards 2013 | Best Foreign Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| 39th César Awards 2013 | Best Foreign Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| 53rd Italian Golden Globe 2013 | Best Directing | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
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53rd Italian Golden Globe
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Luca Bigazzi | Winner |
| Best Directing | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| Best Leading Actor | Toni Servillo | Nominee |
| Best Music | Lele Marchitelli | Nominee |
71st Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
86th Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Feature Film | Italy | Winner |
19th Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
28th Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
29th Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
39th César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
66th Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
59th David di Donatello Awards
18 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Toni Servillo | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Luca Bigazzi | Winner |
| Best Costumes | Daniela Ciancio | Winner |
| Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Best Hairstyling | Aldo Signoretti | Winner |
| Best Make-up | Maurizio Silvi | Winner |
| Best Producer | Francesca Cima and Francesca Cima | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Stefania Cella | Winner |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Rodolfo Migliari and Luca Della Grotta | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Carlo Verdone | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sabrina Ferilli | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Galatea Ranzi | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Cristiano Travaglioli | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nicola Giuliano and Francesca Cima | Nominee |
| Best Score | Lele Marchitelli | Nominee |
| Best Script | Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Emanuele Cecere | Nominee |
| David Giovani Award | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
29th Ciak d'oro
13 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor | Toni Servillo | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Luca Bigazzi | Winner |
| Best Costumes | Daniela Ciancio | Winner |
| Best Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Best Producer | Nicola Giuliano and Francesca Cima | Winner |
| Best Sets and Decorations | Stefania Cella | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Carlo Verdone | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sabrina Ferilli | Winner |
| Best Editing | Cristiano Travaglioli | Nominee |
| Best Movie Poster | Anna Di Cintio, Matteo Desogus, Fabrizio Caperna and Geo Ceccarelli | Nominee |
| Best Music | Lele Marchitelli | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Emanuele Cecere and Francesco Sabez | Nominee |
67th Silver Ribbon Awards
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Cinematography | Luca Bigazzi | Winner |
| Best Sound | Emanuele Cecere | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Carlo Verdone | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sabrina Ferilli | Winner |
| Best Costumes | Daniela Ciancio | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| Best Producer | Nicola Giuliano and Francesca Cima | Nominee |
| Best Score | Lele Marchitelli | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello | Nominee |
26th European Film Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Toni Servillo | Winner |
| Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Best Editor | Cristiano Travaglioli | Winner |
| Best Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello | Nominee |
17th Hollywood Film Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Independent Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Best International Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Best New Screenplay | Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello | Winner |
| Best Actor | Toni Servillo | Nominee |
| Breakout Performance | Toni Servillo | Nominee |
17th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Grand Prix | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Jury Prix | Luca Bigazzi | Winner |
15th Cinemanila International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Lino Brocka Award for Best Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
34th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
67th British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
34th London Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations
| Best Film | Nicola Giuliano and Francesca Cima | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
11th International Cinephile Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
16th British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Independent Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
18th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
18th Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
20th Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
60th Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |