Animals (2022 film)

Animals is a 2022 American black comedy psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and produced by Shyamalan and Judd Apatow. A joint collective effort to commit to the film's production was made by Blinding Edge Pictures and Apatow Productions. It was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film stars McKenna Grace, Dakota Fanning, Collin Dean, Ella Anderson, Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, Oscar Isaac, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco. The film was highly acclaimed by both critics and audiences for its visuals, humor, themes, cinematography, Shyamalan's screenplay and direction, musical score and performances, particularly Grace and Fanning. Animals is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. The film received numerous accolades; it won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 95th Academy Awards, where it won all awards for which it was nominated, including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. At age 16, Grace became the youngest Best Actress winner in Oscar history. This remains the most Academy Awards won by a single film, and is the current record for the highest clean sweep at the Oscars. The film was also a commercial success, grossing $448 million on a production budget of $87 million.
== Plot ==
== Cast ==
McKenna Grace as Linda Hendrickson
Dakota Fanning as Caitlin Anderson
Collin Dean as Mark Johnson
Ella Anderson as Chloe Lewis
Kristen Wiig as Jennifer Hendrickson
Paul Rudd as Seth Hendrickson
Jonah Hill as Gary
Oscar Isaac as Garrett Alvarez
Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Tom Canny
Dave Franco as Nick Bass
Craig Robinson as Lenny
Seth Rogen as Steve
== Production ==
== Release ==
The film was released on June 3, 2022.
== Music ==
The film's score was composed by Shyamalan's frequent collaborator James Newton Howard, who worked with Shyamalan beginning with The Sixth Sense (1999) to After Earth (2013). Howard's score is a mixture of orchestral and ambient synthwave elements.
== Transcript ==
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== Opening logos ==
== Critical reception ==
The film holds an approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
== Accolades ==
Organization 	Awards 	Recipients 	Result
Academy Awards 	Best Picture 	M. Night Shyamalan, Judd Apatow 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Director 	M. Night Shyamalan 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Original Screenplay 	M. Night Shyamalan 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Actress 	McKenna Grace 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Supporting Actress 	Dakota Fanning 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Actor 	Collin Dean 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Supporting Actor 	Oscar Isaac 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Cinematography 	Mike Gioulakis 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Art Direction 	David Wasco 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Costume Design 	Joanna Johnston 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Makeup and Hairstyling 	Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Original Score 	James Newton Howard 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Sound 	Ren Klyce 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Film Editing 	Luke Ciarrochi 	Won
British Academy Film Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role 	Oscar Isaac 	Won
British Academy Film Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role 	McKenna Grace 	Won
British Academy Film Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role 	Dakota Fanning 	Won
Critic's Choice Awards 	Best Supporting Actor 	Oscar Isaac 	Won
Critic's Choice Awards 	Best Actress 	McKenna Grace 	Won
Critic's Choice Awards 	Best Supporting Actress 	Dakota Fanning 	Won
Golden Globe Awards 	Best Supporting Actor 	Oscar Isaac 	Won
Golden Globe Awards 	Best Actress 	McKenna Grace 	Won
Golden Globe Awards 	Best Supporting Actress 	Dakota Fanning 	Won
Golden Globe Awards 	Best Original Score 	James Newton Howard 	Won
MTV Movie Awards 	Best Movie 	Animals 	Won
MTV Movie Awards 	Best Female Performance 	McKenna Grace 	Won
MTV Movie Awards 	Best On-Screen Duo 	McKenna Grace and Dakota Fanning	Won
MTV Movie Awards 	Best Movie Villain 	Dakota Fanning 	Won
MTV Movie Awards 	Best Fight 	McKenna Grace vs. Dakota Fanning	Won
Young Artist Awards 	Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film	McKenna Grace 	Won
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