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Winter's Bone
2010
· Movie
· 100 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1243
- IMDb #1940
- Google retired #2849
- Metacritic #341
- Letterboxd #2241
- Metacritic Critics #185
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #1157
- Criticker #800
- AlloCiné #2129
Every rating
60–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 92, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A resilient teenage girl in the rural Ozarks is responsible for her younger siblings and mentally ill mother. When her drug-dealing father puts their house up as collateral for his bail and disappears, she must find him to avoid losing her home. Her search leads her through the dangerous, clannish world of meth cookers.
Details
- Director
- Debra Granik
- Writers
- Anne Rosellini, Debra Granik
- Based on
- Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
- Released
- 11 June 2010
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $13.8M
- Awards
- 29 wins, 49 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (23) →
Awards & nominations
See all 78 →6 major awards won · 29 wins from 78 nominations across 28 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best Supporting Female | Dale Dickey | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best Supporting Male | John Hawkes | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2010 | Reader Jury of the "Tagesspiegel" | Debra Granik | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2010 | C.I.C.A.E. Award (Forum) | Debra Granik | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2010 | Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2010 | Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Film | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Picture | Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Female | Dale Dickey | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male | John Hawkes | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michael McDonough | Nominee |
| Best Director | Debra Granik | Nominee |
| Best Female Lead | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Film | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| C.I.C.A.E. Award (Forum) | Debra Granik | Winner |
| Reader Jury of the "Tagesspiegel" | Debra Granik | Winner |
Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Film | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Winner |
| Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Winner |
Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Female Actor – Leading Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Outstanding Male Actor – Supporting Role | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress Motion Picture Drama | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
11 nominations, 3 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Woman Director | Debra Granik | Winner |
| This Year's Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry | Debra Granik | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Michael McDonough | Nominee |
| Best Director | Debra Granik | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Winter's Bone | Nominee |
| Best Film | Winter's Bone | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Debra Granik | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Jennifer Lawrence, Casey MacLaren, Dale Dickey, Tate Taylor, Shelley Waggener, Kevin Breznahan, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee, John Hawkes | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Director | Debra Granik | Nominee |
| Best Film | Alix Madigan-Yorkin & Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Stockholm Film Festival Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Film | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Award | Debra Granik | Winner |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Ensemble | Jennifer Lawrence, Casey MacLaren, Dale Dickey, Tate Taylor, Shelley Waggener, Kevin Breznahan, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee, John Hawkes | Winner |
| Best Feature | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Winner |
| Audience Award | Winter's Bone | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Actor | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Performance | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Winner |
Seattle International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director | Debra Granik | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
6 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Performer | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Director | Debra Granik | Nominee |
| Best Film | Winter's Bone | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Winter's Bone | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best 10 Movies | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Winner |
Hollywood Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Film | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Writer | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress — Drama | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Director | Debra Granik | Nominee |
| Best Film — Drama | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay — Adapted | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Artistic/Creative Film | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Top 10 Films | Winter's Bone | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Winter's Bone | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Anne Rosellini | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Newcomer | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominee |