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The Whale
2022
· Movie
· 117 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1481
- IMDb #829
- Google retired #1679
- Rotten Tomatoes #1866
- Metacritic #2034
- Letterboxd #1577
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3079
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #485
- Metacritic Critics #2417
- Metacritic Audience #1342
- Criticker #1303
- Douban #730
- Kinopoisk #974
- AlloCiné #418
- Trakt #316
Every rating
54–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91. Critics average 62, everyone else 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A reclusive, severely obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. He is desperate to find redemption for the mistakes of his past, hoping to finally do one thing right in his life from the confines of his small apartment.
Details
- Director
- Darren Aronofsky
- Writer
- Samuel D. Hunter
- Based on
- The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter
- Studio
- A24, Protozoa Pictures
- Released
- 9 December 2022
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Box office
- $57.6M
- Awards
- 23 wins, 49 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 72 →8 major awards won · 23 wins from 72 nominations across 41 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2023 | Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2022 | Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award for Best Foreign Film | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2022 | 10th Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2022 | Leoncino d'Oro Award | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2022 | Premio CinemaSarà Award | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
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Venice Film Festival
6 nominations, 4 won
| 10th Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Leoncino d'Oro Award | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Premio CinemaSarà Award | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award for Best Foreign Film | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Queer Lion | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hong Chau | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | The Whale | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Sadie Sink | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Hong Chau | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Jeremy Dawson, Ari Handel and Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hong Chau | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
Denver Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Rare Pearl Award | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley | Winner |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Special Make-Up Effects | Adrien Morot, Kathy Tse and Chris Gallaher | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Favorite – US Cinema | The Whale | Winner |
Montclair Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Junior Jury Prize | The Whale | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Hong Chau | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Award | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| American Riviera Award | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Tribute Actor Award | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Hong Chau | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
| Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance | Sadie Sink | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Hong Chau | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
| Best Make Up & Hair | Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations
| Best Drama | "People" (Woollen & Associates) | Nominee |
| Best Independent TV Spot | "Acclaim" (GrandSon) | Nominee |
| Best Independent Trailer | "People" (Woollen & Associates) | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
| Best Youth Performance | Sadie Sink | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hong Chau | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| Film Performance of the Year | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Supporting Film Performance of the Year | Hong Chau | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Hong Chau | Nominee |
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2 nominations
| Actor of the Year | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Hong Chau | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Samuel D. Hunter | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Studio or Independent – Drama | Lindsay Graham, Bret Howe and Mary Vernieu | Nominee |
Cinema for Peace Awards
1 nomination
| Cinema for Peace Dove for the Most Valuable Film of the Year | The Whale | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score in an Independent Film | Rob Simonsen | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film | Rob Simonsen | Nominee |
Tromsø International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Aurora Award | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |