Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer, and written by Glazer and Walter Campbell as a loose adaptation of Michel Faber's 2000 novel of the same name. It received praise from critics, particularly for Scarlett Johansson's performance, Glazer's directorial style, and Mica Levi's score. It was named one of the best films of 2014 and one of the best films of the decade by many critics and publications.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2014Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or SeductionScarlett Johansson American Society of Cinematographers Awards 15 February 2015Spotlight AwardDaniel Landin ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 9 March 2015Best Film Score Mica Levi BFI London Film Festival 2013Best Film Under the Skin British Academy Film Awards 8 February 2015 Outstanding British FilmBest Original MusicMica Levi British Independent Film Awards8 December 2013Best DirectorJonathan GlazerBest ActressScarlett JohanssonBest Technical AchievementJohnnie Burn (sound design)Mica Levi (music) Chicago Film Critics Association15 December 2014Best FilmUnder the SkinBest ActressScarlett JohanssonBest Adapted ScreenplayJonathan GlazerWalter CampbellBest Original ScoreMica Levi Cinema Eye Honors 2015Heterodex AwardUnder the Skin Critics' Choice Awards 15 January 2015Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Detroit Film Critics Society 2015 Best FilmUnder the SkinBest DirectorJonathan GlazerBest ActressScarlett Johansson Dorian Awards 2015Visually Striking Film of the YearUnder the Skin Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2014Best FilmBest DirectorJonathan GlazerBest ActressScarlett Johansson Empire Awards 29 March 2015 Best Horror FilmUnder the Skin Best British Film European Film Awards 13 December 2014 Best Composer Mica Levi Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2015Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video FilmUnder the SkinBest ActressScarlett JohanssonBest ScoreMica Levi Independent Spirit Awards 21 February 2015 Best International FilmUnder the Skin Florida Film Critics Circle 19 December 2014 Best ScoreMica Levi Golden Schmoe Awards 2015Trippiest Movie of the YearUnder the SkinBest Actress of the YearScarlett JohanssonMost Memorable Scene in a MovieUnder the Skin Gotham Independent Film Awards 1 December 2014 Best Feature Best ActressScarlett Johansson Indiewire Film Critics' Poll 15 December 2014 Best FilmUnder the Skin Best DirectorJonathan GlazerBest Lead ActressScarlett JohanssonBest Original Score or SoundtrackMica LeviBest CinematographyDaniel Landin International Film Music Critics Association Awards 2015Breakthrough Composer of the YearMica Levi Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2014Best CinematographyDaniel Landin Kermode Awards2015 Best Original ScoreMica Levi London Film Critics Circle Awards 18 January 2015Film of the Year Under the SkinBritish Film of the YearActress of the YearScarlett JohanssonDirector of the YearJonathan GlazerTechnical AchievementMica Levi (score) Los Angeles Film Critics Association 7 December 2014 Best Original ScoreMica Levi National Society of Film Critics 3 January 2015 Best Actress Scarlett Johansson New York Film Critics Online Awards 7 December 2014Top Ten PicturesUnder the Skin Online Film Critics Society 15 December 2014Best PictureBest DirectorJonathan GlazerBest Adapted ScreenplayJonathan GlazerWalter CampbellBest CinematographyDaniel Landin San Francisco Film Critics Circle14 December 2014Best FilmUnder the SkinBest DirectorJonathan GlazerBest ActressScarlett Johansson Best CinematographyDaniel LandinBest EditingPaul Watts South Bank Sky Arts Award 2015Best FilmUnder the Skin St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2014Best Art DirectionEmer O'SullivanMartin McNeeBest Music ScoreMica Levi Venice International Film Festival 28 August – 7 September 2013Golden LionUnder the Skin Village Voice Film Poll 2014Best FilmBest ActressScarlett JohanssonBest DirectorJonathan Glazer Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 8 December 2014 Best ActressScarlett Johansson Best CinematographyDaniel Landin Best Original ScoreMica Levi
Legacy Under the Skin appeared on numerous critics' and filmmakers' lists of the decade's best films:
1st – Little White Lies 1st – Robbie Collin, The Telegraph 1st – Tim Robey, The Telegraph 1st – Simon Abrams, RogerEbert.com 1st – Justine Smith, RogerEbert.com 1st – Susannah Gruder, Reverse Shot 1st – La Septième Obsession 2nd – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York 2nd – IndieWire 2nd – Tara Brady and Donald Clarke, The Irish Times 2nd – Patrick Gamble, Kinoscope 2nd – Derek Smith, Slant Magazine 3rd – Geoff Berkshire, The Los Angeles Times 3rd – The Skinny 4th – Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club 4th – Noel Murray, The A.V. Club 4th – Matt Prigge 5th – Jessica Green, Film Comment 5th – Les Inrockuptibles 6th – Time Out 6th – Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club 6th – Paste 7th – RogerEbert.com 7th – HyperAllergic 7th – Consequence of Sound 8th – Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine 9th – Cahiers du Cinéma 9th – Charles Bramesco, The A.V. Club 10th – Justin Chang, The Los Angeles Times 10th – Slant Magazine 10th – Ty Burr, The Boston Globe 9th – The A.V. Club 11th – Film Comment 11th – Adam Kempenaar, Filmspotting 12th – Ashley Clark, Film Comment 14th – The International Cinephile Society 15th – João Pedro Rodrigues, Cahiers du Cinéma 15th – Jesse Hassenger, The A.V. Club 15th – Vulture 17th – Beatriz Loayza, The A.V. Club 18th – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com 20th – Joanna Di Mattia, Seventh Row Unranked – Kleber Mendonça Filho, Cahiers du Cinéma Unranked – Alice Winocour, Cahiers du Cinéma Unranked – Monia Chokri, Cahiers du Cinéma Unranked – Olivier Père, Arte TV
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