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The Truman Show
1998
· Movie
· 103 min
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #78
- IMDb #115
- Google retired #85
- Rotten Tomatoes #371
- Metacritic #77
- Letterboxd #194
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #506
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #592
- Metacritic Critics #192
- Metacritic Audience #57
- Criticker #421
- Douban #11
- Kinopoisk #72
- AlloCiné #74
- Trakt #69
Every rating
65–96
out of 100
An insurance salesman living an idyllic life begins to notice strange occurrences and repetitions in his daily routine. He slowly uncovers the terrifying truth that his entire life is a constructed reality television show, broadcast around the clock to a global audience, and everyone he knows is an actor playing a part.
Details
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Writer
- Andrew Niccol
- Released
- 4 June 1998
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $60.0M
- Box office
- $264.1M
- Awards
- 32 wins, 54 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 86 →3 major awards won · 32 wins from 86 nominations across 37 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Original Score | Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ed Harris | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1998 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1998 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Peter Weir | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ed Harris | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Peter Weir | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
17 nominations, 3 won
| Best Drama Score | Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass | Winner |
| Best Titles Sequence | Winner | |
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Cinematic Moment | "Truman Decides His Fate After Talking to Christof" | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Peter Biziou | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Drama Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Drama Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Drama Picture | Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Film Editing | William M. Anderson and Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Nancy Haigh | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Direction | Peter Weir | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Peter Biziou | Nominee |
| Best Film | Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Craig Barron, and Peter Chesney | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Director of the Year | Peter Weir | Winner |
| Film of the Year | Winner | |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
Saturn Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Fantasy Film | Winner | |
| Best Writing | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Burkhard Dallwitz | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Editing | William M. Anderson and Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Drama | Ed Harris | Winner |
| Best Actor – Drama | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Drama | Laura Linney | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Performance | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| Best Movie | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Dubbing | Roberto Pedicini (for the dubbing of Jim Carrey) | Winner |
| Best Foreign Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass | Winner |
Australian Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Peter Weir and Scott Rudin | Winner |
European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Peter Weir | Winner |
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Winner |
Fotogramas de Plata
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Peter Weir and Andrew Niccol | Winner |
Movieguide Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grace Award | Jim Carrey | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Winner |
Robert Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best American Film | Peter Weir | Winner |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Art Direction | Dennis Gassner | Winner |
American Comedy Awards
1 nomination
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Australasian Performing Right Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Score | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Peter Biziou | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Costume Design for Film | Marilyn Matthews | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature | Lee Smith, Karin Whittington, Rick Lisle, Peter Townend, Tim Jordan, Andrew Plain, Nicholas Breslin, and Maureen Rodbard-Bean | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Spike | Peter Weir | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Family Feature Film – Drama | Nominee |