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The Pianist
2002
· Movie
· 150 min
A
MEANRANK
88/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #30
- IMDb #46
- Google retired #103
- Rotten Tomatoes #58
- Metacritic #178
- Letterboxd #42
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #389
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #39
- Metacritic Critics #384
- Metacritic Audience #94
- Criticker #174
- Douban #22
- Kinopoisk #42
- AlloCiné #47
- Trakt #38
Every rating
71–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 96.
See the most agreed on films →A brilliant Jewish pianist living in Warsaw sees his world slowly dismantle with the outbreak of World War II and the Nazi invasion of Poland. He is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto and must use his wits and the kindness of a few to survive the devastation of the Holocaust, hiding in the ruins of the city while clinging to his art and his will to live.
Details
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Writer
- Ronald Harwood
- Based on
- The Pianist by Władysław Szpilman
- Released
- 17 September 2002
- Country
- France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, German, Russian
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $120.1M
- Awards
- 46 wins, 53 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 99 →12 major awards won · 46 wins from 99 nominations across 43 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Winner |
| César Awards 2003 | Best Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| César Awards 2003 | Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Winner |
| César Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Winner |
| César Awards 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| César Awards 2003 | Best Sound | Jean-Marie Blondel, Gerard Hardy and Dean Humphreys | Winner |
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César Awards
10 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Winner |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Music | Wojciech Kilar | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Allan Starski | Winner |
| Best Sound | Jean-Marie Blondel, Gerard Hardy and Dean Humphreys | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Anna B. Sheppard | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Hervé de Luze | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation | Ronald Harwood | Nominee |
Academy Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Winner |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Anna B. Sheppard | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Hervé de Luze | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski and Alain Sarde | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Palme d'Or | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Goya Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best European Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Pianist | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Pianist | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
Polish Film Awards
13 nominations, 8 won
| Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Anna B. Sheppard | Winner |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Editing | Hervé de Luze | Winner |
| Best Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Film Score | Wojciech Kilar | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Allan Starski | Winner |
| Best Sound | Jean-Marie Blondel | Winner |
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Emilia Fox | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Stoppard | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Maureen Lipman | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Winner |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Film | The Pianist | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Winner |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Film | The Pianist | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Direction | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Film | Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski and Alain Sarde | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Wojciech Kilar | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Jean-Marie Blondel, Gerard Hardy and Dean Humphreys | Nominee |
Kinema Junpo Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Director – Readers' Choice | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Pianist | Winner |
Mainichi Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Film | The Pianist | Winner |
| Best Foreign Film – Readers' Choice | The Pianist | Winner |
European Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematographer | Paweł Edelman | Winner |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
| Best Film | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
| Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Ronald Harwood | Nominee |
CEC Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Czech Lion Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Fotogramas de Plata Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Globo d'Oro Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best European Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Golden Eagle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | The Pianist | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | The Pianist | Winner |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | The Pianist | Winner |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Pianist | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Pianist | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations
| Best Drama Trailer | The Pianist | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Trailer | The Pianist | Nominee |
| Best of Show | The Pianist | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features | Katia Boutin, Paul Conway and Gerard Hardy | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film – Musical | Suzana Peric | Nominee |
Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
| Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
American Screenwriters Association Awards
1 nomination
| Discover Screenwriting Award | Ronald Harwood | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominee |
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominee |
Fryderyk
1 nomination
| Album of the Year – Solo Music | Janusz Olejniczak | Nominee |
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | The Pianist | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Feature Film | Ronald Harwood | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Realization of a Book Adapted to Film | Ronald Harwood | Nominee |