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The Theory of Everything
2014
· Movie
· 123 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #934
- IMDb #668
- Google retired #126
- Rotten Tomatoes #1362
- Metacritic #1219
- Letterboxd #1680
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1922
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1217
- Metacritic Critics #1348
- Metacritic Audience #1007
- Criticker #1529
- Douban #346
- Kinopoisk #385
- AlloCiné #233
- Trakt #428
Every rating
51–96
out of 100
A brilliant astrophysics student at Cambridge University falls in love with a fellow student. Just as his groundbreaking research into cosmology begins and his future looks bright, he receives a devastating medical diagnosis. The story explores their relationship as they defy odds, building a life and family together while facing the immense challenges of a progressive motor neuron disease.
Details
- Director
- James Marsh
- Writer
- Anthony McCarten
- Based on
- The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking
- Studio
- Working Title, Working Title Films
- Released
- 7 November 2014
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, French, Ukrainian
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $123.7M
- Awards
- 19 wins, 73 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 92 →4 major awards won · 19 wins from 92 nominations across 40 ceremonies
| Academy Award 2015 | Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2015 | Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2015 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 2016 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2015 | Best Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2015 | Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2015 | Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Award
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Drama Motion Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
Academy Award
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Charlie Cox, Felicity Jones, Simon McBurney, Eddie Redmayne, David Thewlis, Emily Watson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Award
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
| Best Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | John Paul Kelly | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Winner |
| Best British Film | The Theory of Everything | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Steven Noble | Nominee |
| Best Direction | James Marsh | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jinx Godfrey | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
| Best Make-up & Hair | Jan Sewell | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Top Ten Pictures | The Theory of Everything | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| The Invisible Woman Award | Felicity Jones | Winner |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
| Grand Prize | James Marsh | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | The Theory of Everything | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Performance of the Year by an Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| World Cinema Gold Award | The Theory of Everything | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Desert Palm Achievement Award | Eddie Redmayne | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Cinema Vanguard Award | Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones | Winner |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | The Theory of Everything | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
5 nominations
| Actor of the Year | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| British Actor of the Year | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| British Actress of the Year | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| British Film of the Year | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | John Paul Kelly | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best British Film | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Drama Movie | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Drama Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Drama Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Studio or Independent Drama | Nina Gold | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Steven Noble | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Theory of Everything | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Drama | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominee |
MPSE Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Glenn Freemantle, Gillian Dodders, Paul Wrightson | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best On-Screen Transformation | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne | Nominee |
USC Scripter Award
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jane Wilde Hawking and Anthony McCarten | Nominee |