List of accolades received by Drive My Car (film)

Drive My Car accolades
A photograph of Ryusuke Hamaguchi speaking at the 2018 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
A photograph of Hidetoshi Nishijima at the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival
Ryusuke Hamaguchi (left) and Hidetoshi Nishijima (right) received acclaim for their direction and performance, respectively.
Totals[a]
Wins91
Nominations160
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Drive My Car (Japanese: ドライブ・マイ・カー, Hepburn: Doraibu Mai Kā) is a 2021 Japanese drama film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and written by Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe. It is based on the short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami from his 2014 collection, Men Without Women, while taking inspiration from "Scheherazade" and "Kino", two other stories from the collection.[1] Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tōko Miura, Masaki Okada, and Reika Kirishima,[2] the film follows Yūsuke Kafuku (Nishijima) as he directs a production of Uncle Vanya, while still grieving over the death of his wife.[3]

The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 11 July 2021, in competition for the Palme d'Or,[3][4] and was released in Japan on 20 August.[5] It grossed $15.3 million worldwide, including $8.6 million in Japan and $2.3 million in the United States and Canada.[6] Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator surveyed 216 reviews and judged 97% to be positive.[7]

Drive My Car received numerous awards and nominations, particularly for Hamaguchi's direction, Nishijima's performance, and the screenplay. Hamaguchi and Oe became the first Japanese writers to win Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival,[8] where the film also won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.[9] At the 94th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won Best International Feature Film.[10] It was the first Japanese film to receive a Best Picture nomination.[11] The film won nine awards at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Picture of the Year, Director of the Year, and Screenplay of the Year.[12] It also garnered ten nominations at the 2022 Mainichi Film Awards, winning Best Film and Best Director.[13]

  1. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (8 July 2021). "Cannes: Japan's Ryusuke Hamaguchi on Adapting Murakami for Drive My Car and Vehicles as Confession Booths". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ 村上春樹原作「ドライブ・マイ・カー」に西島秀俊、三浦透子、岡田将生、霧島れいか [Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tōko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima in Drive My Car based on Haruki Murakami's novel]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hammond, Pete (11 July 2021). "Drive My Car Cannes Review: Japanese Competition Entry Is Another Highpoint For Rising Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ Hikita, Sawaaki (1 July 2021). "Hamaguchi's Drive My Car to compete at Cannes". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ^ 西島秀俊主演映画『ドライブ・マイ・カー』8・20公開決定 [Drive My Car starring Hidetoshi Nishijima to be released on August 20] (in Japanese). Oricon. 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Drive My Car". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Drive My Car". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ^ Sato, Misuzu (18 July 2021). "Drive My Car wins Cannes Best Screenplay for Hamaguchi, Oe". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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  11. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (8 February 2022). "Oscars: Drive My Car Makes History As First Japanese Film Nominated For Best Picture". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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