Booksmart
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Booksmart is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman. It stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two graduating high school girls who set out to finally break the rules and party on their last day of classes. Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis also star. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 24, by United Artists Releasing. It received critical acclaim and grossed $25 million against a $6 million budget. For her performance, Feldstein was nominated for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.
Infobox
Directed by
Olivia Wilde
Written by
mw- Emily Halpern Sarah Haskins Susanna Fogel Katie Silberman
Produced by
Megan Ellison Chelsea Barnard David Distenfield Jessica Elbaum Katie Silberman
Starring
Kaitlyn Dever Beanie Feldstein Jessica Williams Lisa Kudrow Will Forte Jason Sudeikis
Cinematography
Jason McCormick
Edited by
Brent White Jamie Gross
Music by
Dan the Automator
Productioncompanies
Annapurna Pictures Gloria Sanchez Productions
Distributed by
United Artists Releasing
Release dates
March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10) (SXSW) May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$6 million
Box office
$25 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
Austin Film Critics Association
Austin Film Critics Association
Award
Austin Film Critics Association
Date of ceremony
January 6, 2020
Category
Best First Film
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Won
British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
Award
British Academy Film Awards
Date of ceremony
February 2, 2020
Category
Best Original Screenplay
Recipient(s)
Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, and Katie Silberman
Result
Nominated
BAFTA Rising Star Award
BAFTA Rising Star Award
Award
BAFTA Rising Star Award
Date of ceremony
Kaitlyn Dever
Category
Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association
Chicago Film Critics Association
Award
Chicago Film Critics Association
Date of ceremony
December 14, 2019
Category
Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
Recipient(s)
Olivia Wilde
Result
Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards
Critics' Choice Awards
Award
Critics' Choice Awards
Date of ceremony
January 12, 2020
Category
Best Comedy
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society
Detroit Film Critics Society
Award
Detroit Film Critics Society
Date of ceremony
December 9, 2019
Category
Breakthrough
Recipient(s)
Kaitlyn Dever
Result
Nominated
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
Award
Olivia Wilde
Date of ceremony
Nominated
Dorian Awards
Dorian Awards
Award
Dorian Awards
Date of ceremony
January 8, 2020
Category
LGBTQ Film of the Year
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Nominated
Dublin Film Critics Circle
Dublin Film Critics Circle
Award
Dublin Film Critics Circle
Date of ceremony
December 17, 2019
Category
Best Film
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
5th place
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Date of ceremony
Olivia Wilde
Category
4th place
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Award
Best Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman
Category
2nd place
GLAAD Media Awards
GLAAD Media Awards
Award
GLAAD Media Awards
Date of ceremony
March 19, 2020
Category
Outstanding Film – Wide Release
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Won
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Date of ceremony
January 5, 2020
Category
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Recipient(s)
Beanie Feldstein
Result
Nominated
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Award
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date of ceremony
December 2, 2019
Category
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Recipient(s)
Olivia Wilde
Result
Nominated
Audience Award
Audience Award
Award
Audience Award
Date of ceremony
Booksmart
Category
Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
Award
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
Date of ceremony
January 9, 2020
Category
Best Picture
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Award
Best Original Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman
Category
Nominated
Best Female Director
Best Female Director
Award
Best Female Director
Date of ceremony
Olivia Wilde
Category
Won
Best Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and Under
Best Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and Under
Award
Best Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and Under
Date of ceremony
Kaitlyn Dever
Category
Won
Best First Feature
Best First Feature
Award
Best First Feature
Date of ceremony
Booksmart
Category
Nominated
Best Independent Feature
Best Independent Feature
Award
Best Independent Feature
Date of ceremony
Booksmart
Category
Nominated
Best Comedy/Musical
Best Comedy/Musical
Award
Best Comedy/Musical
Date of ceremony
Booksmart
Category
Won
Hollywood Film Awards
Hollywood Film Awards
Award
Hollywood Film Awards
Date of ceremony
November 3, 2019
Category
Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award
Recipient(s)
Olivia Wilde
Result
Won
Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Award
Independent Spirit Awards
Date of ceremony
February 8, 2020
Category
Best First Feature
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Won
IndieWire Critics Polls
IndieWire Critics Polls
Award
IndieWire Critics Polls
Date of ceremony
December 16, 2019
Category
Best Picture
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
18th place
Best Actress
Best Actress
Award
Best Actress
Date of ceremony
Beanie Feldstein
Category
21st place
Best First Feature
Best First Feature
Award
Best First Feature
Date of ceremony
Booksmart
Category
2nd place
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society
Award
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society
Date of ceremony
July 1, 2019
Category
Best Picture
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Won
Best Actress
Best Actress
Award
Best Actress
Date of ceremony
Beanie Feldstein
Category
Runner-up
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Best Supporting Actress
Date of ceremony
Billie Lourd
Category
Won
Best Female Director
Best Female Director
Award
Best Female Director
Date of ceremony
Olivia Wilde
Category
Won
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Award
Best Original Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman
Category
Won
Best Indie Film
Best Indie Film
Award
Best Indie Film
Date of ceremony
Booksmart
Category
Won
Online Film Critics Awards
Online Film Critics Awards
Award
Online Film Critics Awards
Date of ceremony
January 6, 2020
Category
Best Debut Feature
Recipient(s)
Olivia Wilde
Result
Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Award
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
November 27, 2018
Category
Directors to Watch
Recipient(s)
Olivia Wilde
Result
Won
The ReFrame Stamp
The ReFrame Stamp
Award
The ReFrame Stamp
Date of ceremony
February 26, 2020
Category
2019 Top 100-Grossing Narrative Feature Recipients
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Won
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival
Award
San Francisco International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
April 24, 2019
Category
Best Narrative Feature
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Award
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Date of ceremony
December 15, 2019
Category
Best Original Screenplay
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Nominated
Best Comedy
Best Comedy
Award
Best Comedy
Date of ceremony
Won
Women Film Critics Circle
Women Film Critics Circle
Award
Women Film Critics Circle
Date of ceremony
December 9, 2019
Category
Best Movie about Women
Recipient(s)
Booksmart
Result
Nominated
Best Movie by a Woman
Best Movie by a Woman
Award
Best Movie by a Woman
Date of ceremony
Nominated
Best Woman Storyteller
Best Woman Storyteller
Award
Best Woman Storyteller
Date of ceremony
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman
Category
Nominated
Best Equality of the Sexes
Best Equality of the Sexes
Award
Best Equality of the Sexes
Date of ceremony
Booksmart
Category
Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers Guild of America Awards
Award
Writers Guild of America Awards
Date of ceremony
February 1, 2020
Category
Best Original Screenplay
Recipient(s)
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman
Result
Nominated
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 6, 2020 | Best First Film | Booksmart | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 2, 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, and Katie Silberman | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Rising Star Award | Kaitlyn Dever | Nominated | |||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 14, 2019 | Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award | Olivia Wilde | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 12, 2020 | Best Comedy | Booksmart | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 9, 2019 | Breakthrough | Kaitlyn Dever | Nominated | |
| Olivia Wilde | Nominated | ||||
| Dorian Awards | January 8, 2020 | LGBTQ Film of the Year | Booksmart | Nominated | |
| Dublin Film Critics Circle | December 17, 2019 | Best Film | Booksmart | 5th place | |
| Best Director | Olivia Wilde | 4th place | |||
| Best Screenplay | Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman | 2nd place | |||
| GLAAD Media Awards | March 19, 2020 | Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Booksmart | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 5, 2020 | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Beanie Feldstein | Nominated | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | December 2, 2019 | Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Olivia Wilde | Nominated | |
| Audience Award | Booksmart | Nominated | |||
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | January 9, 2020 | Best Picture | Booksmart | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Director | Olivia Wilde | Won | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and Under | Kaitlyn Dever | Won | |||
| Best First Feature | Booksmart | Nominated | |||
| Best Independent Feature | Booksmart | Nominated | |||
| Best Comedy/Musical | Booksmart | Won | |||
| Hollywood Film Awards | November 3, 2019 | Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award | Olivia Wilde | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 8, 2020 | Best First Feature | Booksmart | Won | |
| IndieWire Critics Polls | December 16, 2019 | Best Picture | Booksmart | 18th place | |
| Best Actress | Beanie Feldstein | 21st place | |||
| Best First Feature | Booksmart | 2nd place | |||
| Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society | July 1, 2019 | Best Picture | Booksmart | Won | |
| Best Actress | Beanie Feldstein | Runner-up | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Billie Lourd | Won | |||
| Best Female Director | Olivia Wilde | Won | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman | Won | |||
| Best Indie Film | Booksmart | Won | |||
| Online Film Critics Awards | January 6, 2020 | Best Debut Feature | Olivia Wilde | Won | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | November 27, 2018 | Directors to Watch | Olivia Wilde | Won | |
| The ReFrame Stamp | February 26, 2020 | 2019 Top 100-Grossing Narrative Feature Recipients | Booksmart | Won | |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | April 24, 2019 | Best Narrative Feature | Booksmart | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2019 | Best Original Screenplay | Booksmart | Nominated | |
| Best Comedy | Won | ||||
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 9, 2019 | Best Movie about Women | Booksmart | Nominated | |
| Best Movie by a Woman | Nominated | ||||
| Best Woman Storyteller | Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman | Nominated | |||
| Best Equality of the Sexes | Booksmart | Nominated | |||
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 1, 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman | Nominated |
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