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List of accolades received by Silence (2016 film)

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Director Martin Scorsese at the 65th Peabody Awards in 2006

Silence is a 2016 period drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks and Scorsese, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō. Set in Nagasaki, Japan, the film was shot entirely in Taiwan around Taipei. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, and Ciarán Hinds.[1] The plot follows two 17th century Jesuit priests who travel from Portugal to Japan to locate their missing mentor, Cristóvão Ferreira, and spread Catholic Christianity. The story is set in the time of Kakure Kirishitan ("Hidden Christians"), following the suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638) of Japanese Roman Catholics against the Tokugawa shogunate.[2]

A long-time passion project for Scorsese, which he developed for over 25 years, the film premiered at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome on November 29, 2016,[3] and was released in the United States on December 23, 2016. The American Film Institute and National Board of Review both selected Silence as one of their top ten films of the year.[4][5] The film also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 89th Academy Awards.[6]

Silence is the last of Scorsese's trilogy of film epics about religious figures struggling with challenges to faith, following The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Kundun (1997).

Top ten lists

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Silence was listed on numerous critics' top ten lists.[7]

Accolades

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In addition to competitive awards for which the film received accolades, the American Film Institute and National Board of Review both selected Silence as one of their top ten films of the year.[4][5]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards February 6, 2017 Best Picture Silence Nominated [10]
Best Director Martin Scorsese Nominated
Best Screenwriter Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Issey Ogata Nominated
Academy Awards February 26, 2017 Best Cinematography Rodrigo Prieto Nominated [6]
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American Society of Cinematographers February 4, 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Nominated [12]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 15, 2016 Best Adapted Screenplay Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese Nominated [13]
Best Cinematography Rodrigo Prieto Nominated
IndieWire Critics Poll December 19, 2016 Best Director Martin Scorsese 10th place [14]
London Film Critics' Circle January 22, 2017 British Actor of the Year Andrew Garfield (also for Hacksaw Ridge) Won [15]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 4, 2016 Best Supporting Actor Issey Ogata Runner-up [16]
National Board of Review November 29, 2016 Best Adapted Screenplay Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese Won [5]
National Society of Film Critics January 7, 2017 Best Cinematography Rodrigo Prieto 3rd Place [17]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle December 11, 2016 Best Cinematography Nominated [18]
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Visual Effects Society Awards February 7, 2017 Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Brian Barlettani, Ivan Busquets, Juan Jesús García, Pablo Helman, and R. Bruce Steinheimer Nominated [20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Martin Scorsese Locks Funding for 'Silence'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Silence release date sets Martin Scorsese's passion project up for Oscars Archived December 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine". The Independent. September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Nick Vivarelli (November 30, 2016). "Martin Scorsese Meets Pope Francis and Talks Jesuit History Prior to 'Silence' Screening". Variety. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. On Tuesday, "Silence" screened for roughly 300 Jesuit priests at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, in what amounted to the film's de facto world premiere. Scorsese discussed the film with those viewers immediately after the screening.
  4. ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (December 8, 2016). "AFI Awards: Best Of 2016 Film List Includes 'Silence', 'Hacksaw Ridge' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "2016 Award Winners". National Board of Review. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Craig, Barboza (February 17, 2017). "Oscars: 'Silence' Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on His Partnership With Martin Scorsese". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Best of 2016: Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016.
  8. ^ Sean Mulvihill, Review of Silence [1]. FanboyNation.
  9. ^ "The 2016 Village Voice Film Critics' Poll". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Rahman, Abid (December 15, 2016). "Denzel Washington's 'Fences' Leads Nominations for AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "Oscar Nominations: Complete List". Variety. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  12. ^ Kristopher, Tapley (January 11, 2017). "'Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Lion,' 'Moonlight' and 'Silence' Score ASC Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  13. ^ "The 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominees". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  14. ^ Greene, Steve (December 19, 2016). "2016 IndieWire Critics Poll: Full List of Results". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  15. ^ "'Moonlight' and 'Love and Friendship' Lead London Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  16. ^ "42nd Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2016 Winners". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. December 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  17. ^ "Awards for 2016". National Society of Film Critics. January 7, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  18. ^ Flores, Marshall (December 9, 2016). "San Francisco Film Critics Circle Nominations!". Awards Daily. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  19. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (December 12, 2016). "'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by San Francisco Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  20. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 10, 2016). "'Rogue One' Leads Visual Effects Society Feature Competition With 7 Nominations As 'Doctor Strange,' 'Jungle Book' Grab 6 Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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