Whiplash
2014 film directed by Damien Chazelle
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Whiplash won the Grand prix du Festival de Deauville[1][2][3], the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[1][2][3], the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[1][2][3], and the Academy Award for Best Sound[1][2][3]. It also received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[1][2][3] and the Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic[1][2][3].
Key Facts
- Award received: Grand prix du Festival de Deauville[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5], Academy Award for Best Sound[6], Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[7], Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic[8]
- Director: Damien Chazelle[9]
- Screenwriter: Damien Chazelle[10]
- Composer: Justin Hurwitz[11]
- Genre: musical film[12], drama film[13]
- Cast member: Austin Stowell[14], J. K. Simmons[15], Jayson Blair[16], Melissa Benoist[17], Miles Teller[18], Paul Reiser[19], Chris Mulkey[20], Kofi Siriboe[21], Kavita Patil[22], Michael Cohen[23], Max Kasch[24], April Grace[25], Henry G. Sanders[26], Wendee Lee[27]
- Producer: Jason Blum[28], David Lancaster[29], Helen Estabrook[30], Michel Litvak[31]
- Production company: Blumhouse Productions[32], Bold Films[33]
- Director of photography: Sharone Meir[34]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
- Distribution format: video on demand[36]
- Review score: 8.6/10[37], 94%[38], 89/100[39], 8.5/10[40], 4.4/5[41]
- Color: color[42]
- Country of origin: United States[43]
- Publication date: January 16, 2014[44], February 19, 2015[45], February 5, 2015[46], December 16, 2014[47], October 10, 2014[48]
- Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics[49], InterCom[50], Netflix[51]
- Narrative location: New York City[52]
- Official website: http://sonyclassics.com/whiplash/[53]
- Filming location: Los Angeles[54]
- Main subject: ambition[55], teacher-student relationship[56], perfectionism[57], power harassment[58], music education[59], drummer[60], jazz[61], psychological abuse[62], bullying[63], success[64], rivalry[65]
- Film editor: Tom Cross[66]
Why It Matters
Whiplash has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Whiplash is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
FAQs
What awards did Whiplash receive?
Honors received include Grand prix du Festival de Deauville[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5], and Academy Award for Best Sound[6].