+ Whiplash accolades J. K. Simmons received many awards and nominations for his performance in the film including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Accolades Award Won NominatedAACTA AwardsAcademy AwardsAfrican-American Film Critics AssociationAlliance of Women Film JournalistsAmerican Cinema EditorsAmerican Film InstituteAustin Film Critics AssociationBelgian Film Critics AssociationBodil AwardsBoston Society of Film CriticsBritish Academy Film AwardsCalgary International Film FestivalCamerimageCannes Film FestivalCasting Society of AmericaChicago Film Critics AssociationCritics' Choice Movie AwardsDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDeauville American Film FestivalDetroit Film Critics SocietyFilm Independent Spirit AwardsFlorida Film Critics CircleGolden Globe AwardsGotham AwardsGrammy AwardsHouston Film Critics SocietyLondon Film Critics CircleLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationMill Valley Film FestivalMotion Picture Sound EditorsMTV Movie AwardsNew York Film Critics CircleNew York Film Critics OnlineNikkan Sports Film AwardOnline Film Critics SocietyPalm Springs International Film FestivalProducers Guild of America AwardsSan Diego Film Critics SocietySan Francisco Film Critics CircleSanta Barbara International Film FestivalSatellite AwardsSaturn AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSt. Louis Film Critics AssociationSundance Film FestivalTallinn Black Nights Film FestivalToronto Film Critics AssociationValladolid International Film FestivalVillage Voice Film PollWashington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationWriters Guild of America AwardsTotals References Whiplash is a 2014 American drama film directed by Damien Chazelle. The screenplay, also written by Chazelle, was partly based on his experiences in the Princeton High School Studio Band. The film stars Miles Teller as an ambitious jazz drummer selected to join a school studio band taught by a cruel music instructor played by J. K. Simmons. Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, and Austin Stowell feature in supporting roles.
The film premiered at the opening night of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014, where it went on to win the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for Dramatic Feature. Sony Picture Classics provided a limited release in United States and Canada on October 10, 2014. The film grossed more than $48million at the worldwide box office on a production budget of $3.3million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 290 reviews and judged 93% to be positive.
Whiplash garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Chazelle's screenplay and direction, Teller and Simmons' performance, and Tom Cross' editing. At the 87th Academy Awards, the film received five nominations with Simmons winning for Best Supporting Actor, Cross for Best Film Editing, and the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing. Whiplash garnered five nominations at the British Academy Film Awards with Simmons winning for Best Supporting Actor, Cross for Best Editing, and the BAFTA Award for Best Sound. Simmons also received awards in the "Best Supporting Actor" category at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the 20th Critics' Choice Awards. The American Film Institute included the film in their list of top ten films of the year.
Accolades AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result AACTA AwardsJanuary 31, 2015 Best International FilmWhiplash Best International Direction Best International Screenplay Best International Supporting Actor Academy AwardsFebruary 22, 2015 Best PictureWhiplash Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Film Editing Best Sound Mixing , Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley African-American Film Critics AssociationDecember 8, 2014 Best Supporting Actor (Tied with Tyler Perry for Gone Girl) Alliance of Women Film JournalistsJanuary 12, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Best Editing American Cinema EditorsJanuary 30, 2015 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic American Film InstituteDecember 9, 2014 Top Ten Movies of the YearWhiplash Austin Film Critics AssociationDecember 17, 2014 Best Supporting Actor Belgian Film Critics AssociationJanuary 9, 2016Grand PrixWhiplash Bodil AwardsMarch 5, 2016Best US FilmWhiplashBoston Society of Film CriticsDecember 7, 2014Best Supporting Actor British Academy Film AwardsFebruary 8, 2015 Best Direction Best Original Screenplay Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Editing Best SoundBen WilkinsThomas Curley Calgary International Film FestivalOctober 1, 2014Audience Choice Narrative Award CamerimageNovember 22, 2014 Best Directorial Debut Cannes Film FestivalMay 24, 2014Queer Palm Casting Society of AmericaJanuary 22, 2015Feature Film Studio or Independent Drama Chicago Film Critics AssociationDecember 15, 2014 Best PictureWhiplash Best Supporting Actor Best Editing Best Original Screenplay Most Promising Filmmaker Critics' Choice Movie AwardsJanuary 15, 2015 Best PictureWhiplash Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay Best Editing Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDecember 15, 2014 Best Supporting Actor Deauville American Film FestivalSeptember 13, 2014 Audience AwardWhiplash Grand Special PrizeWhiplash Detroit Film Critics SocietyDecember 15, 2014 Best FilmWhiplash Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Screenplay Breakthrough Artist Film Independent Spirit AwardsFebruary 21, 2015 Best FilmWhiplash Best Director Best Supporting Male Best Editing Florida Film Critics CircleDecember 19, 2014 Best Supporting Actor Pauline Kael Breakout Award Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 11, 2015 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Gotham AwardsDecember 1, 2014 Best Actor Grammy AwardsFebruary 15, 2016 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Houston Film Critics SocietyJanuary 10, 2015 Best PictureWhiplash Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Screenplay London Film Critics CircleJanuary 18, 2015 Film of the YearWhiplash Screenwriter of the Year Supporting Actor of the Year Technical Achievement Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationDecember 7, 2014 Best Supporting Actor Mill Valley Film FestivalOctober 12, 2014 Audience Award(Best U.S. Feature Film) Motion Picture Sound EditorsFebruary 15, 2015 Feature English Language – Dialogue/ADR Ben Wilkins Joe Schiff Lauren Hadaway Feature Musical Ben Wilkins Richard Henderson MTV Movie AwardsApril 12, 2015 Movie of the Year Best Male Performance Best Musical Moment Best WTF Moment Best Villain New York Film Critics CircleDecember 1, 2014 Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics OnlineDecember 7, 2014 Best Supporting Actor Nikkan Sports Film AwardDecember 28, 2015 Best Foreign Film Whiplash Online Film Critics SocietyDecember 15, 2014 Best PictureWhiplash Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay Best Editing Palm Springs International Film FestivalJanuary 3, 2015 Spotlight Award Producers Guild of America AwardsJanuary 24, 2015 Best Theatrical Motion PictureDavid LancasterHelen Estabrook San Diego Film Critics SocietyDecember 15, 2014 Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics CircleDecember 14, 2014 Best PictureWhiplash Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay Best Editing Santa Barbara International Film FestivalFebruary 1, 2015 Virtuoso Award Satellite AwardsFebruary 16, 2015 Best FilmWhiplash Best Director Best Actor – Motion Picture Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) Ben Wilkins Thomas Curley Saturn AwardsJune 25, 2015 Best Independent FilmWhiplash Best Supporting Actor Best Writing Screen Actors Guild AwardsJanuary 25, 2015 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role St. Louis Film Critics AssociationDecember 15, 2014 Best Arthouse FilmWhiplash Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay Best Music SoundtrackWhiplash Best Scene"Finale drum solo" Sundance Film FestivalJanuary 25, 2014 Audience Award(Dramatic) Grand Jury Prize(Dramatic) Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalNovember 29, 2014 Best North American Independent Film Toronto Film Critics AssociationJanuary 6, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Valladolid International Film FestivalOctober 25, 2014 Pilar Miró Award(Best New Director) Golden Spike(Best Film) Village Voice Film PollDecember 17, 2014 Best FilmWhiplash Best Supporting Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationDecember 8, 2014 Best FilmWhiplash Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay Best Editing Writers Guild of America AwardsFebruary 14, 2015 Best Original Screenplay
See also 2014 in film
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