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My Brilliant Friend
2018–2024
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 4 seasons
A
MEANRANK
88/100
Every rating
83–98
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic users on 83, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the most agreed on TV shows →A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.
Details
- Director
- Laura Bispuri
- Created by
- Saverio Costanzo
- Studio
- Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment Pictures, uMedia
- Released
- 27 November 2018
- Country
- Belgium, Italy, United States
- Language
- Italian
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 34 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 21 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 43 →21 wins from 43 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2025 | Best Foreign Language Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2023 | Best Foreign Language Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2019 | Best Drama Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
| Nastro d'Argento 2025 | Best Actress | Irene Maiorino | Nominee |
| Nastro d'Argento 2025 | Best Supporting Actress | Anna Rita Vitolo | Nominee |
| Nastro d'Argento 2025 | Best Actor | Fabrizio Gifuni | Nominee |
| Nastro d'Argento 2025 | Icon of the Year | Alba Rohrwacher | Winner |
| Nastro d'Argento 2025 | Best TV Series – Drama | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best Drama Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
Serial Awards
12 nominations, 6 won
| Best Director | Alice Rohrwacher | Winner |
| Best Lead Actor | Gaia Girace, Margherita Mazzucco | Winner |
| Best Lead Actor | Gaia Girace, Margherita Mazzucco | Winner |
| Best Villain | Francesco Serpico | Winner |
| Crossing Borders | Saverio Costanzo | Winner |
| Scripted Series of the Year | My Brilliant Friend | Winner |
| Best Director | Daniele Luchetti | Nominee |
| Best Kiss | Gaia Girace, Francesco Serpico | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo | Nominee |
| Look and Feel | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
| Scripted Series of the Year | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Eduardo Scarpetta | Winner |
| Icon of the Year | Alba Rohrwacher | Winner |
| Best Actor | Fabrizio Gifuni | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Irene Maiorino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anna Rita Vitolo | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
| Best TV Series – Drama | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
Sichuan Television Festival
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role for a Television Series | Margherita Mazzucco | Winner |
| Best Screenplay for a Television Series | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role for a Television Series | Anna Rita Vitolo | Nominee |
| Best Television Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
Premi Flaiano
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Daniele Luchetti | Winner |
| Presidency Award | Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti | Winner |
Globo d'oro
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Actress | Ludovica Nasti | Winner |
| Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
Shanghai Television Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Winner |
| Best Foreign TV Miniseries | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
Ciak d'oro
1 nomination, 1 won
| Serial Movie | My Brilliant Friend | Winner |
Diversity Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Italian Series | My Brilliant Friend | Winner |
Il Luogo della Lingua Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Placito Capuano Award | Saverio Costanzo | Winner |
Monte-Carlo Television Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Winner |
Premio Biagio Agnes
1 nomination, 1 won
| Fiction | My Brilliant Friend | Winner |
Premios Ondas
1 nomination, 1 won
| International Television | My Brilliant Friend | Winner |
RdC Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Navicella TV Award | My Brilliant Friend | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-English Language TV Show | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Series – Long Form | My Brilliant Friend | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment | HBO Entertainment in association with Rai Fiction, TIMvision and Wildside, Fandango and Umedia | Nominee |