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Ratched
2020
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 1 season
C
MEANRANK
63/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #396
- IMDb #386
- Metacritic #349
- RatingGraph #345
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #335
- Metacritic Critics #341
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #338
- Criticker #331
- Trakt #349
Every rating
42–76
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 42, highest is RatingGraph on 76.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →In 1947, Mildred Ratched begins working as a nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital. But beneath her stylish exterior lurks a growing darkness.
Details
- Created by
- Evan Romansky
- Based on
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
- Studio
- Fox 21 Television Studios, Ryan Murphy Television, Furthur Films, Lighthouse Management + Media
- Released
- 18 September 2020
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 8 across 1 season
- Awards
- 0 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (20) →
Awards & nominations
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| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Villain in a Series | Finn Wittrock | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Villain in a Series | Sarah Paulson | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Cynthia Nixon | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Television Series – Drama | Ratched | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Sarah Paulson | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Mike Mekash and Silvina Knight (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Sophie Okonedo (for "The Dance") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Period Costumes | Lou Eyrich, Rebecca Guzzi, Allison Agler and Betsy Glick (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Sophie Okonedo (for "The Dance") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Hairstyling | Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Dawn Victoria Dudley, Michelle Ceglia, George Guzman and Helena Cepeda (for "The Dance") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Mike Mekash and Silvina Knight (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period Costumes | Lou Eyrich, Rebecca Guzzi, Allison Agler and Betsy Glick (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Sarah Paulson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Television | Cynthia Nixon | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Ratched | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Super Awards
2 nominations
| Best Villain in a Series | Finn Wittrock | Nominee |
| Best Villain in a Series | Sarah Paulson | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Drama Series | Ratched | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Sarah Paulson | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Series, Limited or Miniseries or New Media Series – Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling | Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Michelle Ceglia and Dawn Victoria Dudley | Nominee |