Hereditary (film)
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Hereditary is a 2018 American supernatural psychological horror drama film written and directed by Ari Aster in his feature directorial debut. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, the film follows a grieving family tormented by sinister occurrences after the death of their secretive grandmother. Aster's work on short horror films, most notably The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, attracted the attention of A24, who greenlit Hereditary as his first feature film. Aster conceived it as primarily a family drama consisting of two distinct halves. Filming took place in Utah in 2017, with most indoor scenes shot on custom built sets on a soundstage to give the film a dollhouse aesthetic. Hereditary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 8, 2018. The film received critical acclaim and made over $90 million, becoming A24's highest-grossing film at the time, until the release of Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2022. It has since been regarded as among the best films of the 21st century.
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| Year | Organizations | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2019 | AACTA International Awards | Best Actress - International | Toni Collette | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Bravest Performance | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best New Filmmaker | Ari Aster | Runner-up |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Toni Collette | Won | |
| Best Film | Hereditary | Nominated | ||
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Ari Aster | Won | ||
| 2019 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Actress | Toni Collette | Nominated |
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Hereditary | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Toni Collette | Won |
| 2019 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Wide Release | Hereditary | Won |
| Best Director | Ari Aster | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Toni Collette | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Alex Wolff | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Milly Shapiro | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Ari Aster | Won | ||
| Best Score | Colin Stetson | Nominated | ||
| Best Kill | "Charlie Meets Telephone Pole" | Won | ||
| 2018 | Golden Trailer Awards | Best Horror | Hereditary | Nominated |
| Most Original Trailer | Nominated | |||
| Gotham Awards | Best Actress | Toni Collette | Won | |
| Breakthrough Director | Ari Aster | Nominated | ||
| Audience Award | Hereditary | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | Toni Collette | Nominated |
| Best First Feature | Ari Aster, Kevin Frakes, Lars Knudsen and Buddy Patrick | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Toni Collette | Runner-up |
| Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Narcisse Award for Best Feature Film | Hereditary | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Toni Collette | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Best Youth Performance | Milly Shapiro | Nominated |
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