1917 is a 2019 epic war film co-written and directed by Sam Mendes. The film stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Based in part on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred Mendes, it chronicles the story of two young British soldiers in the spring of 1917 during World War I, who are given a mission to deliver a message warning of an ambush, soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich. Thomas Newman composed the film's musical score, while Roger Deakins was the cinematographer. Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales were responsible for the production design, and Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson were responsible for the sound effects.
After debuting at the Royal Film Performance on 4 December 2019, Universal Pictures initially gave the film a limited release in eleven cinemas in the United States and Canada on 25 December. The film was later given a wide release in the United States and the United Kingdom on 10 January 2020. 1917 grossed a worldwide total of $385 million on a production budget of $95 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 472 reviews and judged 88% to be positive.
The film garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction, cinematography, sound effects, score, and visual effects. It garnered ten nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mendes. The film went on to win three awards, including Best Cinematography (Deakins), Best Sound Mixing (Taylor and Wilson), and Best Visual Effects. At the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, 1917 received nine nominations and won seven awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design. The film received three nominations at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, winning two, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director.
At the 31st Producers Guild of America Awards, 1917 won for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. Mendes won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 72nd Directors Guild of America Awards. At the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, the film was nominated for eight awards. It won three, including Best Director (tied with Bong Joon-ho for Parasite), Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. In addition, both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review selected 1917 as one of the top ten films of the year.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result AACTA Awards 4 January 2020 Best International Direction AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards 19 January 2020 Best Director Academy Awards 9 February 2020 Best Picture , Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal Best Director Best Original Screenplay and Krysty Wilson-Cairns Best Cinematography Best Makeup and Hairstyling , Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole Best Original Score Best Production Design and Lee Sandales Best Sound Editing and Rachael Tate Best Sound Mixing and Stuart Wilson Best Visual Effects , Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy American Society of Cinematographers 25 January 2020 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Art Directors Guild Awards 1 February 2020 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Austin Film Critics Association 6 January 2020 Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Original Score Belgian Film Critics Association 28 December 2020 Grand Prix British Academy Film Awards 2 February 2020 Best Film , Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes and Jayne-Ann Tenggren Outstanding British Film , Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Krysty Wilson-Cairns Best Director Best Original Score Best Cinematography Best Makeup and Hair Best Production Design and Lee Sandales Best Sound , Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson Best Special Visual Effects , Guillaume Rocheron and Dominic Tuohy Casting Society of America 30 January 2020 Feature Big Budget – Drama César Awards 12 March 2021 Best Foreign Film Chicago Film Critics Association 14 December 2019 Best Art Direction and Lee Sandales Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Original Score Best Use of Visual Effects Cinema for Peace 23 February 2020 Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year , Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal Critics' Choice Awards 12 January 2020 Best Picture Best Director Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Original Score Best Production Design and Lee Sandales Best Visual Effects , Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Best Action Movie Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 16 December 2019 Best Film Best Director Best Cinematography Best Musical Score David di Donatello 11 May 2021 Best Foreign Film Detroit Film Critics Society 9 December 2019 Best Use of Music Directors Guild of America Awards 25 January 2020 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Dorian Awards 8 January 2020 Director of the Year Visually Striking Film of the Year Florida Film Critics Circle 23 December 2019 Best Film Best Director Best Cinematography Best Art Direction / Production and Lee Sandales Best Score Georgia Film Critics Association 10 January 2020 Best Picture Best Director Best Cinematography Best Production Design and Lee Sandales Best Original Score Golden Globe Awards 5 January 2020 Best Picture – Drama Best Director Best Original Score Golden Eagle Award22 January 2021Best Foreign Language Film Golden Reel Awards 19 January 2020 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR and Rachael Tate Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects and Foley , Michael Fentum, James Harrison, Hugo Adams, Sue Harding and Andrea King Grammy Awards March 14, 2021 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Thomas Newman Hollywood Critics Association Awards 9 January 2020 Best Picture Best Action / War Film Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Score Best Stunt Work Best Visual Effects , Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Houston Film Critics Society 2 January 2020 Best Picture Best Director Best Cinematography Best Original Score Best Visual Effects , Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy IGN Awards 21 December 2019 Best Movie of the Year Best Action Movie of the Year Best Director Best Lead Performer IndieWire Critics Poll 16 December 2019 Best Film Best Director Best Cinematography International Cinephile Society 4 February 2020 Best Cinematography Best Sound Design , Rachel Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson International Film Music Critics Association 20 February 2020 Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Film Music Composition of the Year by Thomas Newman Film Score of the Year Location Managers Guild Awards 24 October 2020 Outstanding Locations in a Period Film Emma Pill London Film Critics' Circle 30 January 2020 Film of the Year British/Irish Film of the Year: The Attenborough Award Director of the Year Best British/Irish Actor Best Young British/Irish Performer Technical Achievement Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association 8 December 2019 Best Cinematography Best Music Movieguide Awards 24 January 2020 Best Movie for Mature Audiences National Board of Review3 December 2019Top 10 Films Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography New York Film Critics Online 7 December 2019 Top 10 Films Best Cinematography Online Film Critics Society 6 January 2020 Best Picture Best Director Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Original Score Producers Guild of America Awards 18 January 2020 Best Theatrical Motion Picture , Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal Robert Awards 6 February 2021 Best English-language Feature San Diego Film Critics Society 9 December 2019 Best Picture Best Director Best Cinematography Best Production Design Best Visual Effects , Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 16 December 2019 Best Film Best Director Best Cinematography Best Production Design Best Film Editing Best Original Score Santa Barbara International Film Festival 18 January 2020 Virtuosos Award Satellite Awards 19 December 2019 Best Motion Picture, Drama Best Director Best Actor, Drama Best Art Direction and Production Design and Lee Sandales Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Original Score Best Sound , Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan and Mark Taylor Saturn Awards 26 October 2021 Best Action or Adventure Film Best Music Seattle Film Critics Society 16 December 2019 Best Picture Best Action Choreography Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Original Score Best Production Design and Lee Sandales Best Visual Effects , Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy St. Louis Film Critics Association 15 December 2019 Best Film Best Director Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Production Design Best Visual Effects , Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Best Music Score Best Action Film Vancouver Film Critics Circle 16 December 2019 Best Director Visual Effects Society Awards 29 January 2020 Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature , Sona Pak, Greg Butler, Vijay Selvam and Dominic Tuohy Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 8 December 2019 Best Film Best Director Best Production Design and Lee Sandales Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Original Score World Soundtrack Awards 24 October 2020 Film Composer of the Year Writers Guild of America Awards 1 February 2020 Best Original Screenplay and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
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2019 in film
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