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The Last King
2016
· Movie
· 99 min
D
MEANRANK
56/100
Every rating
46–61
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 46, highest is Kinopoisk on 61.
See the most agreed on films →In 13th-century Norway, a civil war known as the Birkebeiner era rages. Two fierce warriors, loyal to the infant king, are tasked with a critical mission. They must transport the child across treacherous mountains during a brutal blizzard to safety, protecting him from the rival faction that seeks to kill him and end his royal bloodline.
Details
- Director
- Nils Gaup
- Writer
- Ravn Lanesskog
- Released
- 12 February 2016
- Country
- Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Norway
- Language
- Norwegian
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.2M
- Awards
- 48 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (23) →
Awards & nominations
See all 75 →4 major awards won · 48 wins from 75 nominations across 47 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016 | Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2016 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2016 | Best Movie for Grownups | Winner | |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2016 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2016 | Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| BET Awards 2016 | Best Actress | Kerry Washington | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock | Winner |
| Outstanding British Film | Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles Steel, Kevin Macdonald, Peter Morgan, and Jeremy Brock | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | James McAvoy | Nominee |
| Best Film | Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, and Charles Steel | Nominee |
British Academy Scotland Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | James McAvoy | Winner |
| Best Film | Lisa Bryer, Andrea Calderwood, Kevin Macdonald, and Charles Steel | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Kevin Macdonald | Winner |
| Best Technical Achievement | Anthony Dod Mantle (for cinematography) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
| Best Actor | James McAvoy | Nominee |
| Best British Independent Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Peter Morgan (also for The Queen ) | Winner |
| Best Technical Achievement | Anthony Dod Mantle (also for Brothers of the Head ) | Winner |
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Actor of the Year | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| British Actor of the Year | James McAvoy | Nominee |
| British Director of the Year | Kevin Macdonald | Nominee |
| British Film of the Year | Nominee | |
| British Producer of the Year | Lisa Bryer, Andrea Calderwood, and Charles Steel | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
BET Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kerry Washington | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Kerry Washington | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Kerry Washington | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Movie for Grownups | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Cinema for Peace Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Most Valuable Film Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Leggio d'oro
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Male Performance | Paolo Buglioni (dubbing for Forest Whitaker) | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Political Film Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Human Rights | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| American Riviera Award | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Winner |
European Film Awards
6 nominations
| European Actor | James McAvoy | Nominee |
| European Cinematographer | Anthony Dod Mantle | Nominee |
| European Composer | Alex Heffes | Nominee |
| European Director | Kevin Macdonald | Nominee |
| European Film | Nominee | |
| People's Choice Award | Nominee |
Gold Derby Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Lead Actor | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR | Christian Conrad, Fabian Schmidt, and Dominik Schleier | Nominee |
Iowa Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| USC Scripter Awards | Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock (screenwriters) ; Giles Foden (author) | Nominee |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay (Feature Film) | Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock | Nominee |