USA,
2014, 134 min
Directed by:
Bennett MillerCinematography:
Greig FraserComposer:
Rob SimonsenCast:
Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall, Vanessa Redgrave, Tara Subkoff, John W. Iwanonkiw, Samara Lee (more)Plots(1)
Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is struggling in obscurity and poverty in Wisconsin when he is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to his lavish estate to form a team and to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Schultz seizes the opportunity, eager to step out of the shadow of his revered older brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo), a prominent wrestling coach and Gold Medal winner himself. With his vast financial resources and state-of-the-art training facility at Foxcatcher Farm, du Pont appoints himself head coach of the team, eager to win the respect of his peers and the approval of his condemning mother (Vanessa Redgrave). (Sony Pictures Classics)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2015 - Bennett Miller (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2015 - Steve Carell (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2015 - Mark Ruffalo (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2015 - Dan Futterman, E. Max Frye (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2015 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2015 - Anthony Bregman, Bennett Miller, Channing Tatum, Dan Futterman, E. Max Frye, Jon Kilik, Mark Ruffalo, Megan Ellison, Steve Carell (Special Distinction Award)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2015 - Mark Ruffalo (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2015 - Steve Carell (Best Supporting Actor)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2016 - Bennett Miller (Best American Film)
AACTA International Awards
- 2015 - Steve Carell (Best Actor)
- 2015 - Mark Ruffalo (Best Supporting Actor)
Golden Globes
- 2015 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2015 - Steve Carell (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2015 - Mark Ruffalo (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2015 - Mark Ruffalo (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2015 - Best Hair and Makeup
Cannes Film Festival
- 2014 - Bennett Miller (Best Director)
- 2014 - Bennett Miller (Golden Palm - Official Competition)