If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is a 2025 American psychological drama film, written and directed by Mary Bronstein. It stars Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater and A$AP Rocky. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025, and a domestic release by A24 on October 10, 2025, to positive reviews, with Byrne's performance receiving universal acclaim, earning her the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress.
Infobox
Directed by
Mary Bronstein
Written by
Mary Bronstein
Produced by
mw- Sara Murphy Ryan Zacarias Ronald Bronstein Josh Safdie Eli Bush Conor Hannon Richie Doyle
Starring
Rose Byrne Conan O'Brien Danielle Macdonald Christian Slater ASAP Rocky
Cinematography
Christopher Messina
Edited by
Lucian Johnston
Productioncompanies
A24 Central Group Fat City Bronxburgh
Distributed by
A24
Release dates
January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24) (Sundance) October 10, 2025 (2025-10-10) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$1.3 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
Astra Film Awards
Astra Film Awards
Award
Astra Film Awards
Date of ceremony
January 9, 2026
Category
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical
Recipient
Rose Byrne
Result
Pending
Atlanta Film Critics Circle
Atlanta Film Critics Circle
Award
Atlanta Film Critics Circle
Date of ceremony
December 3, 2025
Category
Best Lead Actress
Recipient
Runner-up
Austin Film Critics Association
Austin Film Critics Association
Award
Austin Film Critics Association
Date of ceremony
December 18, 2025
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Won
Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Award
Berlin International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
February 23, 2025
Category
Golden Bear
Recipient
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Result
Nominated
Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
Award
Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
Date of ceremony
Rose Byrne
Category
Won
Chicago Film Critics Association
Chicago Film Critics Association
Award
Chicago Film Critics Association
Date of ceremony
December 11, 2025
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Won
Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
Award
Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
Date of ceremony
Mary Bronstein
Category
Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards
Critics' Choice Awards
Award
Critics' Choice Awards
Date of ceremony
January 4, 2026
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Rose Byrne
Result
Pending
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Award
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Date of ceremony
February 15, 2026
Category
Best Director
Recipient
Mary Bronstein
Result
Pending
Best Lead Performance
Best Lead Performance
Award
Best Lead Performance
Date of ceremony
Rose Byrne
Category
Pending
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
Award
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
Date of ceremony
December 27, 2025
Category
Best Original Screenplay
Recipient
Mary Bronstein
Result
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Award
Best Actress
Date of ceremony
Rose Byrne
Category
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Date of ceremony
January 11, 2026
Category
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Recipient
Pending
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Award
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date of ceremony
December 1, 2025
Category
Best Feature
Recipient
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, and Ryan Zacarias
Result
Nominated
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Date of ceremony
Mary Bronstein
Category
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Award
Best Original Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Nominated
Outstanding Lead Performance
Outstanding Lead Performance
Award
Outstanding Lead Performance
Date of ceremony
Rose Byrne
Category
Nominated
Indiana Film Journalists Association
Indiana Film Journalists Association
Award
Indiana Film Journalists Association
Date of ceremony
December 15, 2025
Category
Best Lead Performance
Recipient
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Award
Best Original Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Mary Bronstein
Category
Nominated
Original Vision
Original Vision
Award
Original Vision
Date of ceremony
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Category
Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Date of ceremony
December 7, 2025
Category
Best Lead Performance
Recipient
Rose Byrne
Result
Won
Michigan Movie Critics Guild
Michigan Movie Critics Guild
Award
Michigan Movie Critics Guild
Date of ceremony
December 8, 2025
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Nominated
Middleburg Film Festival
Middleburg Film Festival
Award
Middleburg Film Festival
Date of ceremony
October 19, 2025
Category
Agnès Varda Trailblazing Film Artist Award
Recipient
Won
Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
Award
Mill Valley Film Festival
Date of ceremony
October 10, 2025
Category
Mind the Gap Award
Recipient
Won
National Board of Review
National Board of Review
Award
National Board of Review
Date of ceremony
January 13, 2026
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Won
Top Ten Independent Films
Top Ten Independent Films
Award
Top Ten Independent Films
Date of ceremony
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Category
Won
New York Film Critics Circle
New York Film Critics Circle
Award
New York Film Critics Circle
Date of ceremony
January 6, 2026
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Rose Byrne
Result
Won
New York Film Critics Online
New York Film Critics Online
Award
New York Film Critics Online
Date of ceremony
December 15, 2025
Category
Best Picture
Recipient
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Result
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Award
Best Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Mary Bronstein
Category
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Award
Best Actress
Date of ceremony
Rose Byrne
Category
Runner-up
Phoenix Critics Circle
Phoenix Critics Circle
Award
Phoenix Critics Circle
Date of ceremony
December 11, 2025
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society
San Diego Film Critics Society
Award
San Diego Film Critics Society
Date of ceremony
December 15, 2025
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Won
San Francisco Film Critics
San Francisco Film Critics
Award
San Francisco Film Critics
Date of ceremony
December 14, 2025
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Won
Savannah Film Festival
Savannah Film Festival
Award
Savannah Film Festival
Date of ceremony
October 27, 2025
Category
Luminary Award
Recipient
Won
Seattle Film Critics Society
Seattle Film Critics Society
Award
Seattle Film Critics Society
Date of ceremony
December 15, 2025
Category
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Recipient
Nominated
Sitges Film Festival
Sitges Film Festival
Award
Sitges Film Festival
Date of ceremony
October 18, 2025
Category
Best Feature Film
Recipient
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Result
Nominated
Best Female Performance
Best Female Performance
Award
Best Female Performance
Date of ceremony
Rose Byrne
Category
Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Award
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Date of ceremony
December 14, 2025
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Nominated
Stockholm International Film Festival
Stockholm International Film Festival
Award
Stockholm International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
November 14, 2025
Category
Golden Horse
Recipient
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Result
Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association
Toronto Film Critics Association
Award
Toronto Film Critics Association
Date of ceremony
March 2, 2026
Category
Outstanding Lead Performance
Recipient
Rose Byrne
Result
Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Award
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Date of ceremony
December 7, 2025
Category
Best Actress
Recipient
Nominated
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| Astra Film Awards | January 9, 2026 | Best Actress – Comedy or Musical | Rose Byrne | Pending | |
| Atlanta Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2025 | Best Lead Actress | Runner-up | ||
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 18, 2025 | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Berlin International Film Festival | February 23, 2025 | Golden Bear | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Nominated | |
| Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance | Rose Byrne | Won | |||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 11, 2025 | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award | Mary Bronstein | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 4, 2026 | Best Actress | Rose Byrne | Pending | |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | February 15, 2026 | Best Director | Mary Bronstein | Pending | |
| Best Lead Performance | Rose Byrne | Pending | |||
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | December 27, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Mary Bronstein | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Rose Byrne | Nominated | |||
| Golden Globe Awards | January 11, 2026 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Pending | ||
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | December 1, 2025 | Best Feature | Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, and Ryan Zacarias | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Mary Bronstein | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Rose Byrne | Nominated | |||
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | December 15, 2025 | Best Lead Performance | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Mary Bronstein | Nominated | |||
| Original Vision | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Nominated | |||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 7, 2025 | Best Lead Performance | Rose Byrne | Won | |
| Michigan Movie Critics Guild | December 8, 2025 | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Middleburg Film Festival | October 19, 2025 | Agnès Varda Trailblazing Film Artist Award | Won | ||
| Mill Valley Film Festival | October 10, 2025 | Mind the Gap Award | Won | ||
| National Board of Review | January 13, 2026 | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Top Ten Independent Films | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Won | |||
| New York Film Critics Circle | January 6, 2026 | Best Actress | Rose Byrne | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 15, 2025 | Best Picture | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Mary Bronstein | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Rose Byrne | Runner-up | |||
| Phoenix Critics Circle | December 11, 2025 | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2025 | Best Actress | Won | ||
| San Francisco Film Critics | December 14, 2025 | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Savannah Film Festival | October 27, 2025 | Luminary Award | Won | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | December 15, 2025 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated | ||
| Sitges Film Festival | October 18, 2025 | Best Feature Film | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Nominated | |
| Best Female Performance | Rose Byrne | Won | |||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2025 | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Stockholm International Film Festival | November 14, 2025 | Golden Horse | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | March 2, 2026 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Rose Byrne | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 7, 2025 | Best Actress | Nominated |
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