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The Piano
1993
· Movie
· 121 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #700
- IMDb #1083
- Google retired #2696
- Rotten Tomatoes #802
- Metacritic #232
- Letterboxd #956
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1047
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1014
- Metacritic Critics #225
- Metacritic Audience #527
- Criticker #567
- Douban #563
- Kinopoisk #684
- AlloCiné #371
- Trakt #1860
Every rating
63–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 90, everyone else 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A mute Scottish woman arrives in 19th-century New Zealand for an arranged marriage, bringing her young daughter and her beloved piano. Her husband refuses to transport the piano, leaving it on the beach. A local laborer buys it and offers to return it to her key by key in exchange for piano lessons that become increasingly intimate.
Details
- Director
- Jane Campion
- Writer
- Jane Campion
- Studio
- CiBy 2000, Jan Chapman Productions
- Released
- 18 May 1993
- Country
- Australia, France, New Zealand
- Language
- English, British Sign, Maori
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $40.2M
- Awards
- 60 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1993 | Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1993 | Best Supporting Actress | Anna Paquin | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1993 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1993 | FIPRESCI Prize | Jane Campion / The Piano | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1993 | Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1993 | Palme d'Or | Jane Campion | Winner |
| César Awards 1993 | Best Foreign Film | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1993 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Holly Hunter | Winner |
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Academy Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anna Paquin | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Janet Patterson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Veronika Jenet | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Jan Chapman | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Jane Campion / The Piano | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Jane Campion | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Michael Nyman | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Anna Paquin | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures | Jan Chapman | Winner |
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Jan Chapman | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Jane Campion | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Jane Campion | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Jane Campion | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute Awards
13 nominations, 11 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Harvey Keitel | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Janet Patterson | Winner |
| Best Direction | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Editing | Veronika Jenet | Winner |
| Best Film | Jan Chapman | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score | Michael Nyman | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Andrew McAlpine | Winner |
| Best Sound | Lee Smith, Tony Johnson, Gethin Creagh, Peter Townsend, and Annabelle Sheehan | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sam Neill | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Kerry Walker | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh | Winner |
| Best Director | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anna Paquin | Winner |
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Musical Score | Michael Nyman | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Female | Anna Paquin | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Director | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Picture | Jan Chapman | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Janet Patterson | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Andrew McAlpine | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Veronika Jenet | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jan Chapman and Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Score for a Film | Michael Nyman | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Lee Smith, Tony Johnson, and Gethin Creagh | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner | |
| Best Original Score | Michael Nyman | Winner |
| Best Director | Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anna Paquin | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Director | Jane Campion | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Jane Campion | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Actress of the Year | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Film of the Year | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Jane Campion | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
| Best Director | Jane Campion | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Jane Campion | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-American Film | Jane Campion | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
Camerimage
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Frog (Main Competition) | Stuart Dryburgh | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature | Martin Oswin | Winner |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Kinema Junpo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Jane Campion | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter | Winner |
Robert Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Jane Campion | Winner |
Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Vancouver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular International Film | Jane Campion | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Veronika Jenet | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Stuart Dryburgh | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Stuart Dryburgh | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Director | Jane Campion | Nominee |
Political Film Society Awards
1 nomination
| Democracy | Nominee |