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The Hours
2002
· Movie
· 110 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1061
- IMDb #1053
- Google retired #2157
- Rotten Tomatoes #1471
- Metacritic #487
- Letterboxd #889
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2107
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1222
- Metacritic Critics #680
- Metacritic Audience #420
- Criticker #1129
- Douban #189
- Kinopoisk #1154
- AlloCiné #1464
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Every rating
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The stories of three women from different eras are connected by the novel "Mrs. Dalloway." A writer in 1923 struggles with her work and mental health, a housewife in 1951 questions her life choices, and a literary editor in 2001 cares for her friend dying of AIDS. Each woman grapples with feelings of confinement and a yearning for something more.
Details
- Director
- Stephen Daldry
- Writer
- David Hare
- Based on
- The Hours by Michael Cunningham
- Released
- 27 December 2002
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $108.8M
- Awards
- 25 wins, 63 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (24) →
Awards & nominations
See all 88 →5 major awards won · 25 wins from 88 nominations across 35 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2003 | Silver Bear for Best Actress | Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2003 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Hours | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2003 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2003 | Best Adapted Screenplay | David Hare | Winner |
| César Awards 2004 | Best Foreign Film | The Hours | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2004 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Philip Glass | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Hours | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | David Hare | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ed Harris | Nominee |
Academy Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Hare | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Ann Roth | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Peter Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Scott Rudin and Robert Fox | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Silver Bear for Best Actress | Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Golden Bear for Best Film | The Hours | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Hare | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Hours | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ed Harris | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | The Hours | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | The Hours | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Philip Glass | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Winner |
| Best Film | The Hours | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Toni Collette | Winner |
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Winner |
| Best Film Music | Philip Glass | Winner |
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Hare | Nominee |
| Best British Film | The Hours | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Peter Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Hours | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Jo Allen, Conor O'Sullivan, Ivana Primorac | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
6 nominations, 1 won
| British Screenwriter of the Year | David Hare | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| British Director of the Year | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| British Film of the Year | The Hours | Nominee |
| British Supporting Actor of the Year | Stephen Dillane | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | The Hours | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenwriter | David Hare | Winner |
| Best Intergenerational Film | The Hours | Nominee |
| Best Movie for Grownups | The Hours | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Toni Collette | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | John C. Reilly | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Drama | The Hours and Giaronomo Productions | Winner |
| Best of Show | The Hours and Giaronomo Productions | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Winner |
| Best Music | Philip Glass | Nominee |
Amanda Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Feature Film | The Hours | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Movies of the Year | The Hours | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama Film Casting | Daniel Swee | Winner |
Deutscher Filmpreis
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | The Hours | Winner |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Technical Achievement | Seamus McGarvey | Winner |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | The Hours | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | The Hours | Winner |
Outfest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Meryl Streep | Winner |
Robert Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best American Film | The Hours | Winner |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | David Hare and Michael Cunningham | Winner |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stephen Daldry | Nominee |
| Best Film – Drama | The Hours | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | The Hours | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Hours | Nominee |
| Best Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Philip Glass | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Score of the Year | Philip Glass | Nominee |
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Philip Glass | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Peter Boyle | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | The Hours | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best American Film | The Hours | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Hare | Nominee |