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Whiplash
2014
Damien Chazelle
2014·R·
United States
Award tierSilver
Metascore
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Cast
Miles Teller·Melissa Benoist·J.K. Simmons·Paul Reiser
Producers
Jason Blum·Nicholas Britell·Phillip Dawe·Garrick Dion·Helen Estabrook
Languages
Major Awards
2 wins · 9 nominations
Wins (2)
Festival Grand Prize
Sundance Film Festival (2014)
Dramatic
Damien Chazelle
Sundance Film Festival (2014)
Dramatic
Damien Chazelle
Nominations (9)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (2014)
Queer Palm
Damien Chazelle
Best Picture
AACTA International Awards (2015)
Best Film
Jason BlumDavid LancasterHelen Estabrook
PGA Awards (2015)
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Jason BlumDavid LancasterHelen Estabrook
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2015)
Film of the Year
Critics Choice Awards (2015)
Best Picture
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2015)
Best Feature
Jason BlumDavid LancasterMichel LitvakHelen Estabrook
Best Director
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2015)
Best Director
Damien Chazelle
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (2015)
Best Original Screenplay
Damien Chazelle
Writers Guild of America, USA (2015)
Best Original Screenplay
Damien Chazelle