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Black Swan is a 2010 independent psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky. It premiered as the opening film for the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[1] The film had a limited release in selected cities in North America on December 3 and took in a total of about $415,800 on its opening day.[2] After Black Swans opening weekend it grossed over $1.4 million, averaging around $80,200 per theater, the second highest per location for the opening weekend of 2010.[3] When Black Swan finished its worldwide theatrical run, it had achieved blockbuster status with ticket revenue amounting to more than $325 million.[4] [5] Critics appreciated the film, with review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reporting an approval rating of 85 percent and placed it among their lists for the year's best films.[6] [7]
Black Swan has received honors in categories ranging mostly from recognition of the film itself, to its cinematography, direction and editing, to the cast's performance, particularly Natalie Portman's portrayal of the film's protagonist, ballerina Nina Sayers. The film was submitted for consideration for the Golden Lion at Venice's International Film Festival, but lost to Sofia Coppola's Somewhere. Mila Kunis was later given the Emerging Performer award for her portrayal of Nina's rival Lily, at the same ceremony. Darren Arnonofsky also earned a nomination from the Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film. He was also named Best Director by the San Diego Film Critics Society and San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards. The Visual Effects Society and Cinema Audio Society Awards each gave the film a single nomination, while Amy Westcott won for her work on Black Swans contemporary costumes from the Costume Designers Guild.
Natalie Portman has won a majority of the critic awards given to actresses for a leading 2010 film role. Out of the four nominations received from the 68th Golden Globe Awards, its only win was Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, for Portman. It also received five Academy Award nominations, which included Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, Of those, its sole win was for Best Actress. More recognition for the film came from the Screen Actors Guild at their 17th annual ceremony, awarding Portman in her respective field as well as nominating the entire cast. A kiss shared between Kunis and Portman in Black Swan was nominated at the viewer-voted MTV Movie Awards and Teen Choice Awards.
Black Swan swept the Austin Film Critics Association and Independent Spirit Awards, winning five and four awards respectively. The film also won three awards at both the New York Film Critics Awards and the Oklahoma Film Critics Awards, and received a record 12 Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations.[8] At the latter, the film was nominated in vastly different categories, ranging from its production design, to costumes and makeup to its soundtrack. Black Swan performed similarly at the 64th British Academy Film Awards, again with 12 nominations, and was also nominated in similar categories. Another organization to laud the film with the same number of nominations was the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. They recognized Black Swan in categories including Most Beautiful Film and its depiction of sexuality, but despite Aronofsky's feature winning Best Film, it was also nominated in their "Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn't" category.
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards[9] | February 27, 2011 | Best Picture | Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Film Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards[10] | December 12, 2011 | Best Foreign Film | Black Swan | ||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists[11] | January 10, 2011 | Beautiful Film | Black Swan | ||
| Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Best Score | |||||
| Bravest Performance Award | Natalie Portman | ||||
| Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn't | Black Swan | ||||
| Unforgettable Moment Award | |||||
| American Cinema Editors[12] | February 19, 2011 | Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) | Andrew Weisblum | ||
| American Film Institute | December 12, 2010 | AFI Movies of the Year | Black Swan | ||
| American Society of Cinematographers[13] | February 13, 2011 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||
| Art Directors Guild[14] | 5 February 2011 | Excellence in Production Design of a Contemporary Film | Therese DePrez | ||
| Austin Film Critics Association[15] | December 19, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Boston Society of Film Critics[16] | December 12, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Film Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| British Academy Film Awards[17] | February 13, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Amy Westcott | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Makeup and Hair | Judy Chin and Geordie Sheffer | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Best Production Design | Thérèse DePrez and Tora Peterson | ||||
| Best Sound | Ken Ishii, Craig Henighan and Dominick Tavella | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Barbara Hershey | ||||
| Best Special Visual Effects | Dan Schrecker | ||||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association[18] | January 14, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Art Direction | Therese DePrez and Tora Peterson | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Composer | Clint Mansell | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Amy Westcott | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| Best Makeup | Judy Chin | ||||
| Best Picture | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Best Sound | Brian Emrich | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mila Kunis | ||||
| César Awards[19] | February 24, 2012 | Best Foreign Film | Black Swan | ||
| Cinema Audio Society Awards[20] | February 19, 2011 | Best Sound in a Motion Picture | Black Swan | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association[21] | December 20, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Original Score | Clint Mansell | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Costume Designers Guild[22] | February 22, 2011 | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Amy Westcott | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association[23] | December 17, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Top 10 Films | Black Swan | ||||
| David di Donatello[24] | May 6, 2011 | Best Foreign Film | Black Swan | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society[25] | December 16, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Directors Guild of America[26] | January 29, 2011 | Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||
| Empire Awards[27] [28] | March 27, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Thriller | Black Swan | ||||
| Florida Film Critics Circle[29] | December 20, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Golden Eagle Award[30] | January 27, 2012 | Best Foreign Language Film | Black Swan | ||
| Golden Globe Award[31] | January 16, 2011 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Gotham Awards[32] | November 28, 2010 | Best Feature | Black Swan | ||
| Houston Film Critics Society[33] | December 18, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Picture | Black Swan | ||||
| Independent Spirit Awards[34] | February 26, 2011 | Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Female Lead | Natalie Portman | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Indiana Film Critics Association[35] | December 12, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Iowa Film Critics[36] | January 13, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle[37] | January 2, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society[38] | December 17, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Art Direction | David Stein | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Amy Westcott | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Score | Clint Mansell | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mila Kunis | ||||
| London Film Critics' Circle[39] | February 10, 2011 | Actress of the Year | Natalie Portman | ||
| Director of the Year | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Film of the Year | Black Swan | ||||
| BFI London Film Festival[40] | October 27, 2010 | Best Film | Black Swan | ||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association[41] | December 12, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||
| Motion Picture Sound Editors[42] | February 20, 2011 | Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | Craig Henighan, Jill Purdy, Nelson Ferreira | ||
| MTV Movie Awards[43] [44] | June 5, 2011 | Best Female Performance | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Jaw Dropping Moment | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Kiss | Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis | ||||
| Best Movie | Black Swan | ||||
| National Movie Awards[45] | May 11, 2011 | Best Drama | Black Swan | ||
| Performance of the Year | Natalie Portman | ||||
| New York Film Critics Circle[46] | December 12, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||
| New York Film Critics Online[47] | December 12, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Film Music or Score | Clint Mansell | ||||
| North Texas Film Critics Association[48] | January 10, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle[49] | December 22, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Online Film Critics Society[50] | January 3, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society[51] | December 28, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Producers Guild of America[52] | January 22, 2011 | Theatrical Picture | Black Swan | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society[53] | December 14, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Editing | Andrew Weisblum | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Original Score | Clint Mansell | ||||
| Best Production Design | Therese De Prez | ||||
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards[54] | December 13, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Saturn Awards[55] | June 23, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Horror/Thriller Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Best Writing | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Satellite Awards[56] | December 19, 2010 | Best Actress — Drama | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Art Direction & Production Design | David Stein and Thérèse DePrez | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Amy Westcott | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Original Score | Clint Mansell | ||||
| Scream Awards[57] | October 15, 2011 | Ultimate Scream | Black Swan | ||
| Best Fantasy Movie | |||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Scream-Play | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Fantasy Actress | Natalie Portman | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Most Memorable Mutilation | Transformed Into Swan | ||||
| Screen Actors Guild[58] | January 30, 2011 | Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |||
| Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Natalie Portman | ||||
| Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Southeastern Film Critics Association[59] | December 13, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association[60] | December 20, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Picture | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Score | Clint Mansell | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Barbara Hershey | ||||
| Teen Choice Awards[61] [62] | August 7, 2011 | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Natalie Portman | ||
| Choice Movie: Drama | Black Swan | ||||
| Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Choice Movie: Liplock | Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis | ||||
| Toronto Film Critics Association[63] | December 14, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Utah Film Critics Association[64] | December 23, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle[65] | January 10, 2011 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Venice Film Festival[66] [67] | September 11, 2010 | Best Film Golden Lion | Black Swan | ||
| Emerging Performer | Mila Kunis | ||||
| Visual Effects Society[68] | February 1, 2011 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | Dan Schrecker, Colleen Bachman, Michael Capton and Brad Kalinoski | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association[69] | December 6, 2010 | Best Actress | Natalie Portman | ||
| Best Art Direction | Therese DePrez and Tora Peterson | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | ||||
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | ||||
| Best Film | Black Swan | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin | ||||
| Best Score | Clint Mansell | ||||
| Writers Guild of America[70] | February 5, 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin |
Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year.