is a 2021 Japanese drama film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and written by Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe. It is based on the short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami from his 2014 collection, Men Without Women, while taking inspiration from "Scheherazade" and "Kino", two other stories from the collection. Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tōko Miura, Masaki Okada, and Reika Kirishima, the film follows Yūsuke Kafuku (Nishijima) as he directs a production of Uncle Vanya, while still grieving over the death of his wife.
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 11 July 2021, in competition for the Palme d'Or, and was released in Japan on 20 August. It grossed $15.3million worldwide, including $8.6million in Japan and $2.3million in the United States and Canada. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator surveyed 215 reviews and judged 97% to be positive.
Drive My Car received numerous awards and nominations, particularly for Hamaguchi's direction, Nishijima's performance, and the screenplay. Hamaguchi and Oe became the first Japanese writers to win Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film also won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won Best International Feature Film. It was the first Japanese film to receive a Best Picture nomination. The film won nine awards at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Picture of the Year, Director of the Year, and Screenplay of the Year. It also garnered ten nominations at the 2022 Mainichi Film Awards, winning Best Film and Best Director.
Accolades
+ Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AACTA Awards Best Asian Film Drive My Car AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Foreign Film Drive My Car Academy Awards Best Picture Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay Best International Feature Film Japan Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Non-English-Language Film Drive My Car Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Feature Film Drive My Car Achievement in Directing Best Performance by an Actor Best Screenplay Asian Film Awards Best Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Screenplay Best Editing Best Original Music Best Sound Austin Film Critics Association Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay Best International Film Drive My Car Belgian Film Critics Association Grand Prix Drive My Car Blue Ribbon Awards Best Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Bodil Awards Best Non-American Film Drive My Car Boston Society of Film Critics Best Picture Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Screenplay British Academy Film Awards Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay Best Film Not in the English Language Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Drive My Car Best Screenplay FIPRESCI Prize Drive My Car Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Drive My Car César Awards Best Foreign Film Drive My Car Chicago Film Critics Association Best Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Editing Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo Jury Prize Drive My Car Audience Choice Award for International Feature Drive My Car Chlotrudis Awards Best Movie Drive My Car Best Adapted Screenplay Critics' Choice Awards Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car David di Donatello Best Foreign FilmDrive My Car Denver Film Festival Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Best Feature Film Drive My Car Dorian Awards Best Film Drive My Car Best Non-English Language Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Screenplay Florida Film Critics Circle Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Georgia Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Best Adapted Screenplay Golden Globe Awards Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Golden Trailer Awards Best Foreign Trailer Drive My Car Gotham Independent Film Awards Best International Feature Drive My Car Hochi Film Awards Best Picture Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Hollywood Critics Association Best International FilmDrive My Car Houston Film Critics Society Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Huading Awards Best Global Picture Drive My Car Best Global Director Best Global Screenplay Best Global Actor in a Leading Role Independent Spirit Awards Best International Film Drive My Car IndieWire Critics Poll Best Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Performance Best Screenplay Drive My Car Best International Film Drive My Car International Cinephile Society Best Picture Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Ensemble The cast of Drive My Car Best Adapted Screenplay Japan Academy Film Prize Picture of the Year Drive My Car Director of the Year Screenplay of the Year Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Best Film Editing Newcomer of the Year Japanese Movie Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Best Adapted Screenplay Drive My Car Best Foreign Film Drive My Car Kinema Junpo Awards Best Film of the Year Drive My Car Best Director Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actress Readers' Choice Award for Best Director Location Managers Guild Awards Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film Drive My Car London Film Critics Circle Film of the Year Drive My Car Director of the Year Screenwriter of the Year Foreign Language Film of the Year Drive My Car Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Screenplay Mainichi Film Awards Best Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Music Best Sound Recording National Society of Film Critics Best Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Best Film Drive My Car New York Film Critics Online Best Foreign Language Feature Drive My Car Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Film Drive My Car Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Best Picture Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Film Not in the English Language Drive My Car Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Paris Film Critics Awards Best Picture Drive My Car Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Robert Awards Best Non-English Language Film Drive My Car San Diego Film Critics Society Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Picture Drive My Car Best Director Best Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car San Sebastián International Film Festival FIPRESCI Grand Prix Drive My Car Santa Barbara International Film Festival Outstanding Directors of the Year Satellite Awards Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Seattle Film Critics Society Best Picture Drive My Car Best Director Best Screenplay Best Film Editing Best Film Not in the English Language Drive My Car St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay Best International Film Drive My Car Toronto Film Critics Association Best Film Drive My Car Best Director Best Screenplay Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Turkish Film Critics Association Best Foreign Film Released in Theaters Drive My Car Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film Drive My Car Women Film Critics Circle Best Foreign Film by or About Women Drive My Car World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year Yokohama Film Festival Best Film Drive My Car Best Supporting Actress
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