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What Maisie Knew
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Lowest is AlloCiné on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the most agreed on films →Six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter and selfish custody battle between her aging rock star mother and her art-dealer father. As her parents become increasingly preoccupied with their new partners and their own lives, Maisie is often treated as an afterthought or a pawn. The story is told entirely from her perspective, observing the adults' irresponsible behavior and finding solace in the kindness of her parents' new partners, who become the most stable and caring figures in her tumultuous young life.
Details
- Directors
- David Siegel, Scott McGehee
- Writers
- Carroll Cartwright, Nancy Doyne
- Released
- 2 May 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $2.7M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 5 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →2 wins from 7 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards 2012 | Best Film | Nominee | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Onata Aprile | Nominee |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards 2012 | British Actor of the Year | Steve Coogan (also for Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, The Look of Love and Philomena ) | Nominee |
| Newport Beach Film Festival 2012 | Outstanding Achievement (Acting) | Onata Aprile | Winner |
| USC Scripter Award 2012 | USC Scripter Award | Carroll Cartwright (screenwriter), Nancy Doyne (screenwriter), Henry James (author) | Nominee |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2012 | Best Young Actress | Onata Aprile | Winner |
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7 awards — What Maisie Knew
×| Outstanding Achievement (Acting) | Onata Aprile | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Onata Aprile | Winner |
| Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Onata Aprile | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
| British Actor of the Year | Steve Coogan (also for Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, The Look of Love and Philomena ) | Nominee |
| USC Scripter Award | Carroll Cartwright (screenwriter), Nancy Doyne (screenwriter), Henry James (author) | Nominee |