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The History of Sound
2025
· Movie
· 128 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1963
- Metacritic #2154
- Letterboxd #2508
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2805
- Metacritic Critics #2051
- Metacritic Audience #2424
+1 more
- AlloCiné #1320
Every rating
64–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →During World War I, two young men—a folklorist and a singer—set out on an arduous journey across America to capture the forgotten songs and voices of a nation on the brink of change. Their mission, to create a sonic archive for future generations, becomes a profound shared experience. As they travel from bustling towns to remote homesteads, recording the music and stories of diverse people, they develop a deep bond, finding beauty and connection in their work against the looming backdrop of a world being torn apart by distant conflict.
Details
- Director
- Oliver Hermanus
- Writer
- Ben Shattuck
- Based on
- a work by Ben Shattuck
- Studio
- End Cue, Film4 Productions, Tango Entertainment, Fat City
- Released
- 12 September 2025
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Sweden
- Language
- English, Italian, Latin
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $3.2M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 26 →5 major awards won · 12 wins from 26 nominations across 20 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2021 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Winner | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Winner | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2021 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | Winner | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | Winner | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2021 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Astra Film Awards 2026 | Best Supporting Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominee | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2025 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Nominee |
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | Winner | |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | Winner | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Winner |
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Winner |
Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Winner |
Empire Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Male Newcomer | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Winner |
LesGaiCineMad
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Winner |
Stockholm Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Winner |
British Academy Television Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Nominee | |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| British/Irish Actor of the Year | Nominee | |
| British/Irish Performer of the Year | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominee |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| BAFTA Rising Star Award | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| European Actor | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Nominee |