Cruella (film)
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Cruella is a 2021 American crime comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, and a story by Aline Brosh McKenna, Kelly Marcel, and Steve Zissis. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, and Gunn Films, it is based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, serving as a backstory and an alternative origin story for its antagonist, Cruella de Vil. It is also the third live-action adaptation in the 101 Dalmatians franchise. The film stars Emma Stone as the title character, with Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beecham, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Mark Strong in supporting roles. Set in London during the punk rock movement of the 1970s, the film follows Estella Miller, an aspiring fashion designer, as she explores the path that leads her to become a notorious up-and-coming fashion designer known as Cruella de Vil. In 2013, Disney announced the film's development with Andrew Gunn as a producer. Stone was cast in 2016 and also serves as an executive producer on the film alongside Glenn Close, who portrayed Cruella in the previous live-action adaptations, 101 Dalmatians (1996) and 102 Dalmatians (2000). Principal photography took place in England between August and November 2019 with a $100 million budget. Cruella premiered in Los Angeles on May 18, 2021, in the first major red carpet event since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It was released in the United States theatrically by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and simultaneously available on Disney+ with its Premier Access feature on May 28, to generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $233 million worldwide. The film earned two nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Makeup and Hairstyling, winning Best Costume Design. It was also nominated in the former category and won in the latter at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards and 75th British Academy Film Awards, while Stone was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 79th Golden Globe Awards. A sequel is in development, with Stone set to reprise her role.
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | March 27, 2022 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne, and Julia Vernon | Nominated | |||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 31, 2022 | Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award | Cruella | Nominated | |
| ACE Eddie Awards | March 5, 2022 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy | Tatiana S. Riegel | Nominated | |
| American Cinematheque's Tribute to the Crafts | January 26, 2022 | Feature Film - Costume Designer | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | March 5, 2022 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Fiona Crombie | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | March 13, 2022 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Nadia Stacey and Naomi Donne | Nominated | |||
| Casting Society of America | March 23, 2022 | Feature Big Budget – Comedy | Mary Vernieu, Lucy Bevan, Bret Howe, Emily Brockmann, and Olivia Grant | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 15, 2021 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | March 9, 2022 | Excellence in Period Film | Won | ||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 13, 2022 | Best Costume Design | Won | ||
| Best Makeup | Cruella | Nominated | |||
| Dorian Awards | March 17, 2022 | Campiest Flick | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | January 9, 2022 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Emma Stone | Nominated | |
| Gold Derby Film Awards | February 27, 2022 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne, and Julia Vernon | Nominated | |||
| Grammy Awards | April 3, 2022 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Craig Gillespie and Susan Jacobs | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association | January 8, 2022 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| Best Hair & Makeup | Carolyn Cousins and Nadia Stacey | Nominated | |||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | December 1, 2021 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 6, 2022 | Technical Achievement Award | Nominated | ||
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | February 9, 2022 | Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne, and Guy Common | Won | |
| Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne, and Julia Vernon | Nominated | |||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | April 9, 2022 | Favorite Movie Actress | Emma Stone | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | December 7, 2021 | The Drama Movie of 2021 | Cruella | Won | |
| The Drama Movie Star of 2021 | Emma Stone | Nominated | |||
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 24, 2022 | Best Costume Design | Cruella | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | January 10, 2022 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| Best Use of Music | Cruella | Nominated | |||
| Saturn Awards | October 25, 2022 | Best Fantasy Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Film | Emma Stone | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Music | Nicholas Britell | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Production Design | Fiona Crombie | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated | |||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 17, 2022 | Best Costume Design | Nominated | ||
| Set Decorators Society of America Awards | February 22, 2022 | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Comedy or Musical Feature Film | Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 19, 2021 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| Best Soundtrack | Cruella | Won |
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