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Tom Jones
1963
· Movie
· 128 min
C
MEANRANK
62/100
Every rating
39–83
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 83. Critics average 80, everyone else 57.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A foundling raised by a benevolent squire grows into a handsome and good-natured but impulsive young man. His romantic adventures and misadventures with various women lead to comic complications, jealousy, and a falling out with his adoptive father, threatening his inheritance.
Details
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Writer
- John Osborne
- Based on
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
- Studio
- Woodfall Film Productions
- Released
- 24 August 1963
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 20 wins, 19 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 39 →8 major awards won · 20 wins from 39 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1963 | Best Picture | Tony Richardson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1963 | Best Director | Tony Richardson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1963 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | John Osborne | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1963 | Best Music Score – Substantially Original | John Addison | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1963 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Tony Richardson | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1963 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1963 | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Albert Finney | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1963 | Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show | John Addison | Winner |
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Tony Richardson | Winner |
| Best Music Score – Substantially Original | John Addison | Winner |
| Best Picture | Tony Richardson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | John Osborne | Winner |
| Best Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction – Color | Art Direction: Ralph W. Brinton, Ted Marshall, and Jocelyn Herbert ; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hugh Griffith | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Diane Cilento | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Edith Evans | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Joyce Redman | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Albert Finney | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Tony Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film – English-Language | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Hugh Griffith | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Joan Greenwood | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Tony Richardson | Winner |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show | John Addison | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best British Film | Winner | |
| Best British Screenplay | John Osborne | Winner |
| Best Film from any Source | Winner | |
| Best British Actor | Hugh Griffith | Nominee |
| Best British Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Best British Actress | Edith Evans | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Tony Richardson | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Albert Finney | Winner |
| Best Director | Tony Richardson | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
Laurel Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Top Comedy | Winner | |
| Top Female Supporting Performance | Diane Cilento | Nominee |
| Top Male Comedy Performance | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Top Male Supporting Performance | Hugh Griffith | Nominee |
Venice International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Albert Finney | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Tony Richardson | Nominee |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best British Comedy Screenplay | John Osborne | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Antony Gibbs | Nominee |