Marriage Story is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written, directed and produced by Noah Baumbach. The film stars Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, and Wallace Shawn and follows a married couple going through a coast-to-coast divorce. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2019, and began a limited theatrical release on November 6, 2019, followed by digital streaming on December 6.
Marriage Story received critical acclaim, particularly for Baumbach's screenplay and direction, as well as its acting (particularly that of Johansson, Driver, and Dern), and musical score. It was chosen by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review as one of the ten best films of the year. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards, the film received a leading six nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, winning for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. The film received eight nominations at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, and three nominations at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards for the performances of Driver, Johansson, and Dern.
Accolades
Award Date of the ceremony Category Nominee(s) Result AACTA Awards January 3, 2020 Best International Actor Adam Driver Best International Actress Scarlett Johansson AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards January 11, 2020 Best Picture Marriage Story Best Supporting ActressLaura Dern Best DirectorNoah Baumbach Best Screenwriter Readers' Choice Poll Marriage Story Academy Awards February 9, 2020 Best Picture Noah Baumbach, David Heyman Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Best Original Score Randy Newman American Cinema Editors January 17, 2020 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Jennifer Lame American Film Institute December 4, 2019 Top 10 Films of 2019Marriage Story Belgian Film Critics Association January 4, 2020 Grand Prix Marriage Story British Academy Film Awards February 2, 2020 Best Actor in a Leading Role Adam Driver Best Actress in a Leading Role Scarlett Johansson Best Actress in a Supporting Role Laura Dern Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Best Casting Douglas Aibel and Francine Maisler British Independent Film Awards December 1, 2019 Best International Independent Film Marriage Story Casting Society of America January 30, 2020 Feature Studio Or Independent – DramaFrancine Maisler, Douglas Aibel and Kathy Driscoll-Mohler Critics' Choice Movie AwardsJanuary 12, 2020 Best PictureMarriage Story Best Director Noah Baumbach Best Acting Ensemble Marriage Story Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Score Randy Newman Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 16, 2019 Best Picture Marriage Story Best DirectorNoah Baumbach Best Screenplay Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Detroit Film Critics Society December 9, 2019 Best Picture Marriage Story Best Director Noah Baumbach Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Screenplay Noah Baumbach Dorian AwardsJanuary 8, 2020 Screenplay of the Year Noah Baumbach Film Performance of the Year — Actor Adam Driver Film Performance of the Year — Actress Scarlett Johansson Supporting Film Performance of the Year — Actress Laura Dern Florida Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 23, 2019 Best Picture Marriage Story Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Ensemble Marriage Story Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Best Original Score Randy Newman Georgia Film Critics AssociationJanuary 10, 2020 Best Picture Marriage Story Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 5, 2020 Best Motion Picture – Drama Marriage Story Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Adam Driver Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Laura Dern Best Screenplay Noah Baumbach Best Original Score Randy Newman Golden Tomato AwardsJanuary 9, 2020 Best-Reviewed Limited Release Marriage Story Best-Reviewed Drama Gotham Independent Film AwardsDecember 2, 2019 Best Feature Best Actor Adam Driver Best Screenplay Noah Baumbach Audience Award Marriage Story Hollywood Critics Association AwardsJanuary 9, 2020 Best Picture Best Male DirectorNoah Baumbach Best Original Screenplay Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Hollywood Film Awards November 3, 2019 Hollywood Supporting Actress Award Hollywood Film Composer Award Randy Newman Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 20, 2019 Best Original Score in a Feature Film Best Music Supervision – Film George Drakoulias Huading Awards October 29, 2020 Best Global Actress in a Motion Picture Scarlett Johansson Best Global Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Laura Dern Independent Spirit Awards February 8, 2020Best Feature David Heyman and Noah Baumbach Best Screenplay Noah Baumbach Robert Altman Award Noah Baumbach, Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler, Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson and Merritt Wever Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards December 8, 2019 Best Screenplay Noah Baumbach National Board of Review December 3, 2019 Top Ten Films Marriage Story New York Film Critics Circle Awards December 4, 2019 Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern New York Film Critics Online Awards December 7, 2019 Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Online Film Critics Society January 6, 2020 Best Picture Marriage Story Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Best Original Score Randy Newman Producers Guild of America Awards January 18, 2020 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Noah Baumbach and David Heyman Santa Barbara International Film Festival January 17, 2020 Outstanding Performers of the Year Award Adam DriverScarlett Johansson San Diego Film Critics Society December 9, 2019 Best Picture Marriage Story Best Director Noah Baumbach Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Best Editing Jennifer Lame Best Ensemble Marriage Story San Diego International Film Festival November 4, 2019 Audience Choice – Studio Film Satellite Awards February 7, 2020 Best Motion Picture – Drama Best Director Noah Baumbach Best Screenplay – Original Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Adam Driver Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Laura Dern Best Original Score Randy Newman Best Film Editing Jennifer Lame Screen Actors Guild Awards January 19, 2020 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Adam Driver Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Scarlett Johansson Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Laura Dern Seattle Film Critics SocietyDecember 16, 2019Best Picture of the YearMarriage Story Best Actor in a Leading RoleAdam Driver Best Actress in a Leading RoleScarlett Johansson Best Actress in a Supporting RoleLaura Dern Best ScreenplayNoah Baumbach St. Louis Film Critics Association December 15, 2019 Best Film Marriage Story Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Best Score Randy Newman Best Editing Jennifer Lame Best Scene Charlie Sings Apartment fight Toronto International Film Festival September 15, 2019 People's Choice Award Marriage Story Vancouver Film Critics CircleDecember 16, 2019Best Film Best ActressScarlett JohanssonBest ActorAdam Driver Best Supporting ActressLaura Dern Best Screenplay Noah Baumbach Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 8, 2019 Best FilmMarriage Story Best Actor Adam Driver Best Actress Scarlett Johansson Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach Best Original Score Randy Newman Writers Guild of America Awards February 1, 2020 Best Original Screenplay Noah Baumbach
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See also 2019 in film
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