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Whiplash
2014
· Movie
· 106 min
A
MEANRANK
89/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #14
- IMDb #44
- Google retired #77
- Rotten Tomatoes #156
- Metacritic #76
- Letterboxd #36
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #465
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #154
- Metacritic Critics #208
- Metacritic Audience #34
- Douban #223
- Kinopoisk #56
- AlloCiné #51
- Trakt #34
Every rating
84–96
out of 100
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. The teacher's ruthless methods push the student to the brink of his ability and his sanity, straining his personal relationships and his passion for music.
Details
- Director
- Damien Chazelle
- Writer
- Damien Chazelle
- Based on
- a work by Damien Chazelle
- Released
- 10 October 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.3M
- Box office
- $50.3M
- Awards
- 48 wins, 65 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 113 →10 major awards won · 48 wins from 113 nominations across 51 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Film Editing | Tom Cross | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Sound Mixing | Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Male | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | Best Editing | Tom Cross | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
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Academy Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Film Editing | Tom Cross | Winner |
| Best Sound Mixing | Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Whiplash | Nominee |
Film Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing | Tom Cross | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Director | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Film | Whiplash | Nominee |
Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award (Dramatic) | Damien Chazelle | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) | Damien Chazelle | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Editing | Tom Cross | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Whiplash | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Queer Palm | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Justin Hurwitz | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Jason Blum David Lancaster Helen Estabrook | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Editing | Tom Cross | Winner |
| Best Sound | Craig Mann Ben Wilkins Thomas Curley | Winner |
| Best Direction | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Editing | Tom Cross | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Damien Chazelle | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Whiplash | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Breakthrough Artist | Damien Chazelle | Winner |
| Best Director | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Film | Whiplash | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) | Craig Mann Ben Wilkins Thomas Curley | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Miles Teller | Nominee |
| Best Director | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Film | Whiplash | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Arthouse Film | Whiplash | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Music Soundtrack | Whiplash | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Scene | "Finale drum solo" | Nominee |
Deauville American Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | Whiplash | Winner |
| Grand Special Prize | Whiplash | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Damien Chazelle | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Director | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Tom Cross | Nominee |
| Best Film | Whiplash | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best International Direction | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Whiplash | Nominee |
| Best International Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Director | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Whiplash | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| Supporting Actor of the Year | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Film of the Year | Whiplash | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Tom Cross | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Independent Film | Whiplash | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Editing | Tom Cross | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Pilar Miró Award (Best New Director) | Damien Chazelle | Winner |
| Golden Spike (Best Film) | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
Village Voice Film Poll
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
| Best Film | Whiplash | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons (Tied with Tyler Perry for Gone Girl ) | Winner |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Movies of the Year | Whiplash | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
Calgary International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Choice Narrative Award | Damien Chazelle | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award (Best U.S. Feature Film) | Damien Chazelle | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
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| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
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| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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| Virtuoso Award | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Winner |
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| Best Musical Moment | Miles Teller | Nominee |
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| Movie of the Year | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
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| Best Original Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Whiplash | Nominee |
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| Best Editing | Tom Cross | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Whiplash | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
2 nominations
| Feature English Language – Dialogue/ADR | Craig Mann Ben Wilkins Joe Schiff Lauren Hadaway | Nominee |
| Feature Musical | Craig Mann Ben Wilkins Richard Henderson | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Tom Cross | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Whiplash | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best US Film | Whiplash | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Best Directorial Debut | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Feature Film Studio or Independent Drama | Terri Taylor | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Miles Teller | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | J. K. Simmons | Nominee |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best North American Independent Film | Damien Chazelle | Nominee |