Skyfall is a 2012 spy film based on the Ian Fleming character James Bond, produced by Eon Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the twenty-third Eon-produced James Bond film. Directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan, it stars Daniel Craig as Bond, alongside Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, and Judi Dench.[1] In the film, Bond investigates a series of targeted data leaks and co-ordinated attacks on MI6 led by cyberterrorist Raoul Silva (Bardem).[2]
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Skyfall debuted at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012,[3] and was released on 26 October in the United Kingdom and on 9 November in the United States.[4][5] Produced on a budget of $150–200 million, Skyfall grossed $1.109 billion worldwide,[6][7] finishing its theatrical run as the second-highest-grossing film of 2012 and the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time;[8][9] it ranked as Sony Pictures' highest-grossing film from December 2012 to August 2019.[10][11] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 391 reviews.[12]
Skyfall garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for Craig, Bardem, and Dench's performances as well as its cinematography, sound effects, and musical score. It received five nominations at the 85th Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography. The film won Best Sound Editing and Best Original Song ("Skyfall"). At the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Skyfall was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Bardem), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Dench), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, and Best Sound; and won Best British Film and Best Film Music. It received seven nominations at the 18th Critics' Choice Awards and won Best Supporting Actress (Dench), Best Song ("Skyfall"), Best Action Movie, and Best Actor in an Action Movie (Craig). Adele and Paul Epworth won Best Original Song at the 70th Golden Globe Awards for the title song.
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edit- ^ Tied with Paul N. J. Ottosson for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
- ^ Also for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
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