Directed by:
Christopher NolanScreenplay:
Christopher NolanCinematography:
Wally PfisterComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite (more)Plots(1)
Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in an original sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible - inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2011 - Wally Pfister (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 2011 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 2011 - Best Sound Mixing
- 2011 - Best Sound Editing
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2011 - Hans Zimmer (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 2011 - Guy Hendrix Dyas (Best Achievement in Production Design)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2011 - Best Sound
- 2011 - Best Production Design
- 2011 - Best Special Visual Effects
- 2011 - Best Film
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Director)
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2011 - Wally Pfister (Best Cinematography)
- 2011 - Best Editing
- 2011 - Hans Zimmer (Best Music)
César Awards
- 2011 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best American Film)
Amanda Awards
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 2011 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Director)
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Screenplay)
- 2011 - Hans Zimmer (Best Original Score)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2011 - Wally Pfister (Best Cinematography)
- 2011 - Lee Smith (Best Editing)
- 2011 - Best Sound
- 2011 - Douglas A. Mowat, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias (Best Art Direction)
- 2011 - Best Visual Effects
- 2011 - Best Action Movie
- 2011 - Best Picture
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Director)
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2011 - Hans Zimmer (Best Score)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2010 - Christopher Nolan (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2010 - Wally Pfister (Best Cinematography)
- 2010 - Brad Ricker, Guy Hendrix Dyas (Best Art Direction/Production Design)
- 2010 - Best Visual Effects
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2010 - Best Production Design
The Saturn Awards
- 2023 - Best Film Collection Release
- 2018 - Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection
- 2011 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Director)
- 2011 - Christopher Nolan (Best Writing)
- 2011 - Hans Zimmer (Best Music)
- 2011 - Best Special / Visual Effects
- 2011 - Leonardo DiCaprio (Best Actor)
- 2011 - Elliot Page (Best Actress)
- 2011 - Tom Hardy (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2011 - Best Production Design