Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary, for A Band Apart and Jersey Films. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, and Bruce Willis. The plot is told out of chronological order and features three main interrelated stories with different protagonists: Vincent Vega (Travolta), a hitman; Butch Coolidge (Willis), a prizefighter; and Jules Winnfield (Jackson), Vincent's business partner. The film was produced by Lawrence Bender, shot with cinematographer Andrzej Sekuła, and edited by Sally Menke on an $8 million production budget. It was theatrically released by Miramax on October 14, 1994, and was a commercial success, grossing $213.9 million worldwide.
At the 67th Academy Awards, Pulp Fiction nominated in seven categories and won Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary). At the 52nd Golden Globe Awards it received six nominations and won Best Screenplay – Motion Picture. At the 48th British Academy Film Awards it received nine nominations and won two, including those for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson). At the 47th Cannes Film Festival it won Palme d'Or award.
It became one of the seven films to win Best Picture from three out of four major U.S. film critics' groups (Los Angeles Film Critics, National Board of Review Award, New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics) along with Nashville, All the President's Men, Terms of Endearment, Goodfellas, The Hurt Locker, and Drive My Car.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards 27 March 1995 Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen and Best Film Editing British Academy Film Awards 1995 Best Film and Best Direction Best Original Screenplay and Roger Avary Best Cinematography Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Supporting Actor Best Sound , , and Best Editing Cannes Film Festival 12–23 May 1994 Palme d'Or David di Donatello Awards 3 June 1995 Best Foreign Film Golden Globe Awards 21 January 1995 Best Director Best Motion Picture – Drama Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Independent Spirit Awards 25 March 1995 Best Feature Best Director Best Male Lead Best Screenplay and Roger Avary Best Supporting Male Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 10 December 1994 Best Film Pulp Fiction Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay and Roger Avary MTV Movie & TV Awards 10 June 1995 Best Movie Pulp Fiction Best Dance Sequence and Best Female Performance Best Male Performance Best On-Screen Duo and Best Movie Song For the song "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" National Board of Review Awards 27 February 1995 Best Film Pulp Fiction Best Director Top Ten Films Pulp Fiction National Society of Film Critics 3 January 1995 Best Film Best Director Best Screenplay and Saturn Awards 26 June 1995 Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Pulp Fiction Screen Actors Guild Awards February 25, 1995 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role John Travolta Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Samuel L. Jackson Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Uma Thurman
Year-end lists
1st – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 1st – Janet Maslin, The New York Times 1st – Michael MacCambridge, Austin American-Statesman 1st – James Berardinelli, ReelViews 1st – National Board of Review 1st – Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News 1st – Yardena Arar, Los Angeles Daily News 1st – David Stupich, The Milwaukee Journal 1st – Scott Schuldt, The Oklahoman 1st – Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times 1st – Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune 1st – Robert Denerstein, Rocky Mountain News 1st – Michael Mills, The Palm Beach Post 2nd – Gene Siskel, The Chicago Tribune 2nd – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times 2nd – Desson Howe, The Washington Post 2nd – Christopher Sheid, The Munster Times 3rd – Mack Bates, The Milwaukee Journal 3rd – Dan Craft, The Pantagraph 4th – Stephen Hunter, The Baltimore Sun 5th – Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News 5th – Douglas Armstrong, The Milwaukee Journal 6th – Todd Anthony, Miami New Times 9th – John Hurley, Staten Island Advance 10th – Joan Vadeboncoeur, Syracuse Herald American Top 7 (not ranked) – Duane Dudek, Milwaukee Sentinel Top 9 (not ranked) – Dan Webster, The Spokesman-Review Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Mike Clark, USA Today Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Matt Zoller Seitz, Dallas Observer Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Mike Mayo, The Roanoke Times Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Bob Ross, The Tampa Tribune Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Eleanor Ringel, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News Top 10 (not ranked) – Howie Movshovitz, The Denver Post Top 10 (not ranked) – Betsy Pickle, Knoxville News-Sentinel Top 10 (not ranked) – George Meyer, The Ledger Top 10 (not ranked) – Dennis King, Tulsa World Top 10 (not ranked) – Bob Carlton, The Birmingham News Honorable mention – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Honorable mention – David Elliott, The San Diego Union-Tribune
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