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The Fabelmans is a 2022 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, who co-wrote and co-produced it with Tony Kushner. The film is a semi-autobiographical story loosely based on Spielberg's adolescence and first years as a filmmaker. It is told through an original story of the fictional Sammy Fabelman, a young aspiring filmmaker who explores how the power of films can help him see the truth about his dysfunctional family and those around him. It stars Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy, alongside Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch in supporting roles. The film is dedicated to the memories of Spielberg's real-life parents, Leah Adler and Arnold Spielberg, who died in 2017 and 2020 respectively.
Spielberg had conceived the project as early as 1999, with his sister Anne writing a screenplay titled I'll Be Home. The project was withheld for 20 years, since Spielberg had reservations about exploring his family's story over concerns that his parents would be hurt. Spielberg revisited the project in 2019 with screenwriter and frequent collaborator Kushner while they were making West Side Story, and the screenplay was completed in late 2020. Development of the film officially began soon after, with casting taking place between March and May 2021. Principal photography began that July in Los Angeles and wrapped in September.
The Fabelmans premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, where it won the People's Choice Award. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film opened as a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 11, 2022, and then expanded to a wide release on November 23. It underperformed at the box office, grossing only $45.6 million against a $40 million budget. The film received widespread critical acclaim, however, with praise directed towards the performances of the cast (particularly LaBelle, Williams, Dano and Hirsch), Spielberg's direction, the screenplay, cinematography, and John Williams' score. It was named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
The film received seven nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, five nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director for Spielberg, and received 11 nominations at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture, winning Best Young Performer for LaBelle, and two nominations at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards including Best Ensemble Cast of a Motion Picture and Best Supporting Actor (for Dano). It also received 2 awards from the National Board of Review, including Best Director for Spielberg and Breakthrough Performance for LaBelle (shared with Danielle Deadwyler for Till), making this the second Spielberg film to win both of these awards together since 1987's Empire of the Sun. With his 53rd nomination for Best Original Score with this film, John Williams broke his own record as the most Oscar-nominated person alive at the age of 90. With his Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Judd Hirsch became the first actor to receive two nominations over four decades apart, with this being his second nomination and first since the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981, where he was nominated for Ordinary People (1980).
Accolades
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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AACTA International Awards | February 24, 2023 | Best Direction | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | January 28, 2023 | Best Movie for Grownups | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Won | |||
Best Screenwriter | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Intergenerational Film | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |||
Best Time Capsule | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |||
Academy Awards | March 12, 2023 | Best Picture | Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara | Nominated | |||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated | |||
American Film Institute Awards | December 9, 2022 | Top 10 Films of the Year | The Fabelmans | Won | |
Art Directors Guild | February 18, 2023 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Rick Carter | Nominated | |
Artios Awards | March 9, 2023 | Big Budget - Drama | Cindy Tolan and Nicholas Petrovich (associate casting director) | Won | |
British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |
California On Location Awards | November 21, 2022 | Location Team of the Year - Studio Feature Film | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Chicago Film Critics Association | December 14, 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Critics' Choice Awards | January 15, 2023 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominated | |||
Judd Hirsch | Nominated | ||||
Best Young Actor/Actress | Gabriel LaBelle | Won | |||
Best Acting Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara | Nominated | |||
Best Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2022 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Musical Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
David di Donatello Awards | May 10, 2023 | Best Foreign Film | The Fabelmans | Won | |
Directors Guild of America | February 18, 2023 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |
Dorian Awards | February 23, 2022 | Film of the Year | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
"We're Wilde About You!" Rising Star Award | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominated | |||
Florida Film Critics Circle | December 22, 2022 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Runner-up | |||
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Runner-up | |||
Best Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated | |||
Best Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
Georgia Film Critics Association | January 13, 2023 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Runner-up | |||
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |||
Breakthrough Award | Gabriel LaBelle | Runner-up | |||
Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2023 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Fabelmans | Won | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Won | |||
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
Grammy Awards | February 4, 2024 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | John Williams | Nominated | |
Heartland Film Festival | October 16, 2022 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Steven Spielberg | Won | |
Hollywood Critics Association | February 24, 2023 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Star on the Rise Award | Gabriel LaBelle | Won | |||
Artisan Achievement Award | Rick Carter | Won | |||
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards | February 17, 2023 | Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated | |
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | November 30, 2023 | Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film | Michael Hatzer | Nominated | |
International Cinephile Society | February 12, 2023 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | 7th place | |
Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominated | |||
Best Breakthrough Performance | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominated | |||
London Film Critics' Circle | February 5, 2023 | Film of the Year | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Screenwriter of the Year | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Miami International Film Festival | November 3, 2022 | Precious Gem Award | Paul Dano | Won | |
National Board of Review | December 8, 2022 | Top Ten Films | The Fabelmans | Won | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Won | |||
Breakthrough Performance | Gabriel LaBelle | Won | |||
National Society of Film Critics | January 7, 2023 | Best Actress | Michelle Williams | 3rd place | |
New York Film Critics Online | December 11, 2022 | Top 10 Films of 2022 | The Fabelmans | Won | |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 5, 2023 | Chairman's Vanguard Award | Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch | Won | |
Paris Film Critics Association Awards | February 4, 2024 | Best Film | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Male Revelation | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Rick Carter | Nominated | |||
Producers Guild of America Awards | February 25, 2023 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |
San Diego Film Critics Society | January 6, 2023 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Runner-up | |||
Best Actor | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn | Runner-up | |||
Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Rick Carter | Runner-up | |||
Best Use of Music | John Williams | Nominated | |||
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Film | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival | April 29, 2023 | Spotlight Award | Judd Hirsch | Won | |
King Vidor Award | Rick Carter | Won | |||
Satellite Awards | February 11, 2023 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Gabriel LaBelle | Nominated | |||
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Paul Dano | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction and Production Design | Rick Carter | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Judd Hirsch | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominated | |||
Best Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Scene | Sam Fabelman meets one of his idols on the studio lot | Won | |||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | February 26, 2023 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Jeannie Berlin, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, David Lynch, Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Paul Dano | Nominated | |||
Set Decorators Society of America | February 14, 2023 | Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Period Feature Film | Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara | Nominated | |
Toronto International Film Festival | September 18, 2022 | People's Choice Award | The Fabelmans | Won | |
Visual Effects Society Awards | February 15, 2023 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Pablo Helman, Jennifer Mizener, Cernogorods Aleksei, Jeff Kalmus, Mark Hawker | Nominated | |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2022 | Best Film | The Fabelmans | Nominated | |
Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn | Nominated | |||
Best Score | John Williams | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara | Nominated | |||
Best Acting Ensemble | Cast of The Fabelmans | Nominated | |||
Best Youth Performance | Gabriel LaBelle | Won | |||
World Soundtrack Awards | October 21, 2023 | Film Composer of the Year | John Williams | Nominated | |
Writers Guild of America Awards | March 5, 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner | Nominated |
Notes
- Shared with Danielle Deadwyler for Till
- also for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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