Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer, and written by Glazer and Walter Campbell as a loose adaptation of Michel Faber's 2000 novel of the same name. It received praise from critics, particularly for Scarlett Johansson's performance, Glazer's directorial style, and Mica Levi's score. It was named one of the best films of 2014 and one of the best films of the decade by many critics and publications.
Accolades
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2014 | Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Scarlett Johansson | Won | |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 15 February 2015 | Spotlight Award | Daniel Landin | Nominated | |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | 9 March 2015 | Best Film Score | Mica Levi | Nominated | |
BFI London Film Festival | 2013 | Best Film | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
British Academy Film Awards | 8 February 2015 | Outstanding British Film | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music | Mica Levi | Nominated | |||
British Independent Film Awards | 8 December 2013 | Best Director | Jonathan Glazer | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
Best Technical Achievement | Johnnie Burn (sound design) | Nominated | |||
Mica Levi (music) | Nominated | ||||
Chicago Film Critics Association | 15 December 2014 | Best Film | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Jonathan Glazer Walter Campbell |
Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Mica Levi | Won | |||
Cinema Eye Honors | 2015 | Heterodex Award | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
Critics' Choice Awards | 15 January 2015 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Nominated | ||
Detroit Film Critics Society | 2015 | Best Film | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
Best Director | Jonathan Glazer | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
Dorian Awards | 2015 | Visually Striking Film of the Year | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle | 2014 | Best Film | Runner-up | ||
Best Director | Jonathan Glazer | Runner-up | |||
Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Runner-up | |||
Empire Awards | 29 March 2015 | Best Horror Film | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
Best British Film | Nominated | ||||
European Film Awards | 13 December 2014 | Best Composer | Mica Levi | Won | |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 2015 | Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film | Under the Skin | Runner-up | |
Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Runner-up | |||
Best Score | Mica Levi | Won | |||
Independent Spirit Awards | 21 February 2015 | Best International Film | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
Florida Film Critics Circle | 19 December 2014 | Best Score | Mica Levi | Won | |
Golden Schmoe Awards | 2015 | Trippiest Movie of the Year | Under the Skin | Won | |
Best Actress of the Year | Scarlett Johansson | Runner-up | |||
Most Memorable Scene in a Movie | Under the Skin | Nominated | |||
Gotham Independent Film Awards | 1 December 2014 | Best Feature | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
Indiewire Film Critics' Poll | 15 December 2014 | Best Film | Under the Skin | Runner-up | |
Best Director | Jonathan Glazer | Nominated | |||
Best Lead Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Runner-up | |||
Best Original Score or Soundtrack | Mica Levi | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Daniel Landin | Nominated | |||
International Film Music Critics Association Awards | 2015 | Breakthrough Composer of the Year | Mica Levi | Won | |
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival | 2014 | Best Cinematography | Daniel Landin | Won | |
Kermode Awards | 2015 | Best Original Score | Mica Levi | Won | |
London Film Critics Circle Awards | 18 January 2015 | Film of the Year | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
British Film of the Year | Won | ||||
Actress of the Year | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
Director of the Year | Jonathan Glazer | Nominated | |||
Technical Achievement Award (score) | Mica Levi | Won | |||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 7 December 2014 | Best Original Score | Won | ||
National Society of Film Critics | 3 January 2015 | Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | 3rd place | |
New York Film Critics Online Awards | 7 December 2014 | Top Ten Pictures | Under the Skin | Won | |
Online Film Critics Society | 15 December 2014 | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Jonathan Glazer | Nominated | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Jonathan Glazer Walter Campbell |
Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Daniel Landin | Nominated | |||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 14 December 2014 | Best Film | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
Best Director | Jonathan Glazer | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Daniel Landin | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Paul Watts | Nominated | |||
South Bank Sky Arts Award | 2015 | Best Film | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2014 | Best Art Direction | Emer O'Sullivan Martin McNee |
Nominated | |
Best Music Score | Mica Levi | Nominated | |||
Venice International Film Festival | 28 August – 7 September 2013 | Golden Lion | Under the Skin | Nominated | |
Village Voice Film Poll | 2014 | Best Film | Runner-up | ||
Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Runner-up | |||
Best Director | Jonathan Glazer | Runner-up | |||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2014 | Best Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |
Best Cinematography | Daniel Landin | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Mica Levi | Won |
Legacy
Under the Skin appeared on numerous critics' and filmmakers' lists of the decade's best films:
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- 1st – Little White Lies
- 1st – Robbie Collin, The Telegraph
- 1st – Tim Robey, The Telegraph
- 1st – Simon Abrams, RogerEbert.com
- 1st – Justine Smith, RogerEbert.com
- 1st – Susannah Gruder, Reverse Shot
- 1st – La Septième Obsession
- 2nd – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
- 2nd – IndieWire
- 2nd – Tara Brady and Donald Clarke, The Irish Times
- 2nd – Patrick Gamble, Kinoscope
- 2nd – Derek Smith, Slant Magazine
- 3rd – Geoff Berkshire, The Los Angeles Times
- 3rd – The Skinny
- 4th – Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club
- 4th – Noel Murray, The A.V. Club
- 4th – Matt Prigge
- 5th – Jessica Green, Film Comment
- 5th – Les Inrockuptibles
- 6th – Time Out
- 6th – Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club
- 6th – Paste
- 7th – RogerEbert.com
- 7th – HyperAllergic
- 7th – Consequence of Sound
- 8th – Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
- 9th – Cahiers du Cinéma
- 9th – Charles Bramesco, The A.V. Club
- 10th – Justin Chang, The Los Angeles Times
- 10th – Slant Magazine
- 10th – Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
- 9th – The A.V. Club
- 11th – Film Comment
- 11th – Adam Kempenaar, Filmspotting
- 12th – Ashley Clark, Film Comment
- 14th – The International Cinephile Society
- 15th – João Pedro Rodrigues, Cahiers du Cinéma
- 15th – Jesse Hassenger, The A.V. Club
- 15th – Vulture
- 17th – Beatriz Loayza, The A.V. Club
- 18th – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
- 20th – Joanna Di Mattia, Seventh Row
- Unranked – Kleber Mendonça Filho, Cahiers du Cinéma
- Unranked – Alice Winocour, Cahiers du Cinéma
- Unranked – Monia Chokri, Cahiers du Cinéma
- Unranked – Olivier Père, Arte TV
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