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Tootsie
1982
· Movie
· 116 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #807
- IMDb #1261
- Google retired #941
- Rotten Tomatoes #985
- Metacritic #290
- Letterboxd #1271
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #939
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1545
- Metacritic Critics #254
- Metacritic Audience #646
- Criticker #1133
- Douban #603
- Kinopoisk #485
- AlloCiné #1155
- Trakt #1840
Every rating
56–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Google on 92. Critics average 90, everyone else 77.
See the most agreed on films →A talented but difficult actor cannot find work due to his perfectionism. In desperation, he disguises himself as a woman and lands a role on a popular soap opera. He quickly becomes a national sensation, but his new identity leads to increasingly complicated situations, especially when he falls for a female co-star while another male cast member falls for his female persona.
Details
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Writers
- Don McGuire, Elaine May, Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal
- Released
- 17 December 1982
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $21.0M
- Box office
- $177.2M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 25 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 49 →5 major awards won · 24 wins from 49 nominations across 20 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Supporting Actress | Jessica Lange | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1982 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Jessica Lange | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1982 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1982 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1982 | Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen | Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Picture | Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Director | Sydney Pollack | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Jessica Lange | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Sydney Pollack | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal | Nominee |
Academy Awards
10 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jessica Lange | Winner |
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Owen Roizman | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sydney Pollack | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " It Might Be You " Music by Dave Grusin ; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Teri Garr | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen | Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal | Winner |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Dave Grusin | Nominee |
| Best Instrumental Composition | "An Actor's Life" – Dave Grusin | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Sydney Pollack | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Sydney Pollack | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Murray Schisgal and Larry Gelbart | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jessica Lange | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Sydney Pollack | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Murray Schisgal and Larry Gelbart | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jessica Lange | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Make-Up Artist | Dorothy Pearl, George Masters, C. Romaina Ford and Allen Weisinger | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Jessica Lange | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Teri Garr | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Ruth Morley | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Sydney Pollack | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards | Nominee |
| Best Original Song Written for a Film | "It Might Be You" Music by Dave Grusin; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jessica Lange | Winner |
Bambi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film – International | Jessica Lange (also for The Postman Always Rings Twice ) | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Sydney Pollack | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Jessica Lange | Winner |
Kinema Junpo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Sydney Pollack | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Actress | Jessica Lange | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp | Nominee |