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The Sound of Music
1965
· Movie
· 174 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #388
- IMDb #226
- Google retired #128
- Metacritic #1237
- Letterboxd #153
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1774
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- Metacritic Critics #2196
- Metacritic Audience #197
- Criticker #882
- Douban #49
- Kinopoisk #224
- AlloCiné #676
- Trakt #242
Every rating
59–99
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 99.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A free-spirited postulant becomes a governess for the seven children of a strict, widowed naval captain in pre-World War II Austria. She brings music and joy back into their home, melting the father's cold exterior. Their newfound happiness is threatened by the looming Nazi annexation of Austria.
Details
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Writers
- Ernest Lehman, Maria von Trapp
- Based on
- The Sound of Music
- Released
- 29 March 1965
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, German
- Runtime
- 174 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $8.2M
- Box office
- $286.2M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 8 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →9 major awards won · 15 wins from 23 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1965 | Best Picture | Robert Wise | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1965 | Best Director | Robert Wise | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1965 | Best Film Editing | William H. Reynolds | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1965 | Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment | Irwin Kostal | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1965 | Best Sound | James Corcoran and Fred Hynes | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1965 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Robert Wise | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1965 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Sound of Music | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1965 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Julie Andrews | Winner |
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Robert Wise | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | William H. Reynolds | Winner |
| Best Picture | Robert Wise | Winner |
| Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment | Irwin Kostal | Winner |
| Best Sound | James Corcoran and Fred Hynes | Winner |
| Best Actress | Julie Andrews | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction – Color | Art Direction: Boris Leven ; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Ruby R. Levitt | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography – Color | Ted D. McCord | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design – Color | Dorothy Jeakins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Peggy Wood | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Julie Andrews | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Sound of Music | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Robert Wise | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Peggy Wood | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Robert Wise | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Written American Musical | Ernest Lehman | Winner |
Laurel Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Top Female Musical Performance | Julie Andrews | Winner |
| Top General Entertainment | The Sound of Music | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film | William H. Reynolds | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress | Julie Andrews | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | The Sound of Music | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | The Sound of Music | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best British Actress | Julie Andrews | Nominee |