True Grit is a 2010 Western film directed, written and edited by the Coen brothers. It is based on Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, which had previously received an adaptation in 1969 featuring John Wayne. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon and Hailee Steinfeld. It follows a 14-year old farm girl who seeks retribution against an outlaw (Brolin) for the murder of her father; to this end, she hires a marshal (Bridges), and the duo are joined on their adventure by a Texas Ranger (Damon).
True Grit was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures in the United States and Canada on December 22, 2010. It subsequently opened the 61st Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2011, and was released in the United Kingdom on February 11. Releases in additional territories followed throughout February and March. Produced on a budget of $38 million, the film grossed $252 million worldwide during its original theatrical run. True Grit received positive reviews from critics and is considered one of the best movies of 2010, having appeared on several critic lists of the year's top ten films. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews.
True Grit garnered awards and nominations in various categories, with particular recognition for its direction, writing, production design, cinematography, as well as Bridges' and Steinfeld's performances. The film received 10 nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director (Coen brothers), Best Actor (Bridges) and Best Supporting Actress (Steinfeld) but failed to win any awards. It was the first movie to lose all 10 of its nominations since Gangs of New York in 2002. Steinfeld was the 73rd actor to be nominated for an Academy Award for their debut performance and one of the youngest actresses to ever be nominated in the category. At the 64th British Academy Film Awards, it earned eight nominations and won Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins). It received a further 11 nominations at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards, where it won Best Young Actor/Actress (Steinfeld). In addition, True Grit was selected as one of the Top Ten Films of 2010 by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
Accolades + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards January 14, 2011 Best Screenwriter Academy Awards February 27, 2011 Best Picture , Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Art Direction and Nancy Haigh Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Sound Editing and Craig Berkey Best Sound Mixing , Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards January 10, 2011 Most Beautiful Film True Grit Best Actor Best Breakthrough Performance Best Cinematography Best Film Music or Score Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay, Adapted American Film Institute Awards December 12, 2010 Top 10 Films of the Year True Grit American Society of Cinematographers Awards February 13, 2011 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Art Directors Guild Awards February 5, 2011 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Artios Awards September 27, 2011 Big Budget Feature – Drama , Rachel Tenner and JoEdna Boldin Austin Film Critics Association Awards December 22, 2010 Best Supporting Actress Top 10 Films True Grit Bodil Awards March 3, 2012 Best American Film True Grit Boston Society of Film Critics Awards December 12, 2010 Best Cinematography Best Use of Music in a Film British Academy Film Awards February 13, 2011 Best Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Actress Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Film , Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Best Production Design and Nancy Haigh Best Sound , , Douglas Axtell, Skip Lievsay and Peter Kurland British Society of Cinematographers Awards February 16, 2010 Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film Costume Designers Guild Awards February 22, 2011 Excellence in Period Film Crime Thriller Awards October 8, 2011 Film of the Year True Grit Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 14, 2011 Best Picture True Grit Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Art Direction and Nancy Haigh Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Director Best Makeup True Grit Best Score Best Young Actor/Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 20, 2010 Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Original Score Most Promising Performer Cinema Audio Society Awards February 19, 2011 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture , Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey and Greg Orloff Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards December 17, 2010 Best Cinematography Best Supporting Actress Top 10 Films True Grit Detroit Film Critics Society Awards December 11, 2010 Best Actor Dublin Film Critics' Circle AwardsDecember 23, 2011 Best Film True Grit Best Director Best Actress Breakthrough Best Actor Empire Awards March 25, 2012 Best Female Newcomer Golden Reel Awards February 20, 2011 Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR , Byron Wilson, Kenton Jakub and Katy Wood Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Sound Effects & Foley , Craig Berkey, Joel Dougherty, Jay Wilkinson, Bob Beher and Marko Costanzo Hollywood Post Alliance Awards November 10, 2011 Outstanding Sound – Feature Film , Craig Berkey and Greg Orloff Houston Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 18, 2010 Best Picture True Grit Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Score Best Cinematography International Cinephile Society Awards February 20, 2011 Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Portis Best Cinematography International Film Music Critics Association Awards February 24, 2011 Best Original Score for a Drama Film Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards January 2, 2011 Best Supporting Actress London Film Critics' Circle Awards February 10, 2011 Actor of the Year Director of the Year Actress of the Year Screenwriter of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards December 12, 2010 Best Cinematography MTV Movie Awards June 5, 2011 Best Breakthrough Performance National Board of Review Awards December 2, 2010 Top Ten Films True Grit National Movie AwardsMay 11, 2011 Best Drama True Grit Performance of the Year Performance of the Year National Society of Film Critics Awards January 8, 2011 Best Cinematography Online Film Critics Society January 3, 2011 Best Director Best Cinematography Best Adapted Screenplay Best Lead Actor Best Picture True Grit Best Supporting Actress Producers Guild of America Awards January 22, 2011 Best Theatrical Motion Picture , Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards January 27, 2011 Virtuosos Award Saturn Awards June 23, 2011 Best Action/Adventure Film True Grit Best Performance by a Younger Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards January 30, 2011 Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 20, 2010 Best Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Supporting Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Awards December 14, 2010 Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay University of Southern California February 4, 2011 USC Scripter Awards Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards January 11, 2011 Best Film True Grit Best Director Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 6, 2010 Best Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Art Direction True Grit Best Cinematography Best Director Best Score Best Supporting Actress Western Heritage Awards April 16, 2011 Bronze Wrangler – Theatrical Motion Picture True Grit Writers Guild of America Awards February 5, 2011 Best Adapted Screenplay World Soundtrack Awards October 22, 2011 Best Original Score of the Year Young Artist Awards March 13, 2011 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress
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