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The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

Director

Jonathan Demme

Year

1991

Content Rating

TV-MA

Stars

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine

Languages

🇬🇧 English, 🏛️ Latin

Origin Countries

🇺🇸 United States

Synopsis

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

ScoresGoldMetascore: 86

Major Awards

Overall
6 wins 6 nominations

Wins (6)

Best Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1992)

Best Picture

Best Director

Berlin International Film Festival (1991)

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1992)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (1992)

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1992)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Best Actress

Academy Awards, USA (1992)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Nominations (6)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (1992)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

BAFTA Awards (1992)

Best Film

Golden Globes, USA (1992)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1992)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1992)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Golden Globes, USA (1992)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture