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Walk the Line
2005
· Movie
· 136 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #885
- IMDb #552
- Google retired #1573
- Rotten Tomatoes #913
- Metacritic #1039
- Letterboxd #1013
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1734
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #504
- Metacritic Critics #1271
- Metacritic Audience #765
- Criticker #940
- Kinopoisk #813
- AlloCiné #393
- Trakt #637
Every rating
58–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 90.
See the most agreed on films →The story of a legendary musician's early life, from his humble beginnings on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame in the music industry. It focuses on his musical partnership and complicated relationship with his fellow singer, a connection that inspires his most iconic songs but is complicated by his personal struggles and his battle with addiction.
Details
- Director
- James Mangold
- Writers
- Gill Dennis, James Mangold
- Based on
- Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash
- Released
- 13 September 2005
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Language
- English, Russian
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $28.0M
- Box office
- $186.8M
- Awards
- 31 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 58 →9 major awards won · 31 wins from 58 nominations across 34 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 2007 | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures, Television or Other Visual Media | Joaquin Phoenix, T-Bone Burnett, and Mike Piersante | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2006 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | David J. Bomba, Rob Simons, and John R. Jensen | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2006 | Best Soundtrack | Walk the Line | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2006 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Walk the Line | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Walk the Line | Winner |
Critics' Choice Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Best Soundtrack | Walk the Line | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Walk the Line | Nominee |
Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Arianne Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Michael McCusker | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, and Peter Kurland | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | David J. Bomba, Rob Simons, and John R. Jensen | Winner |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures, Television or Other Visual Media | Joaquin Phoenix, T-Bone Burnett, and Mike Piersante | Winner |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | James Keach and Cathy Konrad | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Walk the Line | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Gill Dennis and James Mangold | Nominee |
| Best Director | James Mangold | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Best Sound | Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, Peter Kurland, and Donald Sylvester | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | T-Bone Burnett | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Choice Actress – Drama/Action Adventure | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Choice Movie – Drama | Walk the Line | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
ACE Eddie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Michael McCusker | Winner |
Academy of Country Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Tex Ritter Film Award | Walk the Line | Winner |
Amanda Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Walk the Line | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
Camerimage
1 nomination, 1 won
| Camerimage Festival Director Special Award | Phedon Papamichael | Winner |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, and Peter Kurland | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Actor Award | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing – Music – Musical Feature Film | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz, Terry Delsing, Bunny Andrews, and Frank Wolf | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Walk the Line | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor | Ridge Canipe | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama | Walk the Line | Nominee |
| Best Music | Walk the Line | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Performance | Reese Witherspoon | Nominee |
| Best Performance | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Feature Film Casting — Drama | Lisa Beach and Sarah Katzman | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Arianne Phillips | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Nominee |