Hedda (2025 film)

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Hedda
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Directed by Nia DaCosta
Screenplay byNia DaCosta
Based on Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Sean Bobbitt
Edited byJacob Secher Schulsinger
Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Production
companies
Distributed by Amazon MGM Studios (via Prime Video)
Release dates
  • September 7, 2025 (2025-09-07)(TIFF)
  • October 22, 2025 (2025-10-22)(United States)
Running time
107 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$15,352 [2] [3]

Hedda is a 2025 American drama film written and directed by Nia DaCosta, based on Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. Tessa Thompson stars in the title role and is a producer on the film, with Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Nina Hoss in supporting roles.

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The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025. It was released in select theaters in the United States on October 22, 2025, before streaming on Amazon Prime Video on October 29.

Premise

In 1950s England, Hedda Gabler convinces her academic husband George to throw a lavish party. One of the attendees is Eileen, George's rival for a coveted teaching post and Hedda's former lover.

Cast

Production

It was announced in July 2022 that Nia DaCosta was writing and directing a reimagination of Henrik Ibsen's play. [4] In April 2023, Tessa Thompson, who had previously starred in DaCosta's directorial debut film Little Woods , was cast to star in the film, and set to serve as a producer. [5] In June, Eve Hewson, Callum Turner, Nina Hoss and Nicholas Pinnock were added to the cast. [6] [7] [8] In January 2024, Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Finbar Lynch, Mirren Mack, Jamael Westman, and Saffron Hocking joined the cast of the film, with Poots and Bateman replacing Hewson and Turner. [9]

Pre-production commenced in November 2023. Principal photography began in the United Kingdom by January 2024. [10] [9]

Music

Release

Hedda had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025. [11] [12] It was also screened at the 56th Nashville Film Festival on September 21, 2025, [13] in competition at the 69th BFI London Film Festival on October 12, 2025, [14] [15] and in the non-competitive Grand Public section of the 20th Rome Film Festival on October 16, 2025. [16]

The film was released in select theaters in the United States on October 22, 2025, before streaming on Amazon Prime Video on October 29. [17] [18]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 90% of 142 critics' reviews are positive.The website's consensus reads: "Reveling in Tessa Thompson's commanding turn as Hedda, Nia DaCosta's smoldering update on Henrik Ibsen's seminal play locates a bracingly contemporary pulse within a classic text." [19] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [20]

Writing for Deadline, Damon Wise says that "despite a certain staginess, and a tendency for the plot to suddenly stop to make way for the acting, Hedda is actually a genuine attempt to mine something new from the old text, a compelling fusion of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn and Stephen Fry’s Bright Young Things ." [21]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Astra Film Awards January 9, 2026 Best Actress – Drama Tessa Thompson Pending [22]
Best Supporting Actress – Drama Nina Hoss Pending
Best Original Score Hildur Guðnadóttir Pending
December 11, 2025 Best Costume DesignLindsay PughNominated [23]
Best Production DesignCara Bower and Stella FoxNominated
BFI London Film Festival October 19, 2025 Best FilmHeddaNominated [24]
Celebration of Cinema and Television December 9, 2025 Actress Award – FilmTessa ThompsonWon [25]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 11, 2025 Best Actress Nominated [26]
Best Costume Design Lindsay PughNominated
Chicago International Film Festival October 19, 2025 Black Perspectives Artistic Achievement Award Nia DaCosta Won [27]
October 26, 2025 Gold Q-HugoHeddaNominated [28]
Costume Designers Guild February 12, 2026 Excellence in Period Film Lindsay PughPending [29]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 4, 2026 Best Costume Design Pending [30]
Film Independent Spirit Awards February 15, 2026 Best Lead Performance Tessa ThompsonPending [31]
Best Supporting Performance Nina HossPending
Golden Globe Awards January 11, 2026 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Tessa ThompsonPending [32]
Gotham Independent Film Awards December 1, 2025 Outstanding Lead Performance Nominated [33]
Spotlight Tribute AwardWon [34]
IndieWire Honors December 4, 2025Spotlight AwardNina HossWon [35]
Middleburg Film Festival October 19, 2025Excellence in Acting AwardWon [36]
San Diego Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Best Supporting Actress Pending [37]
Best Production DesignCara Brower and Stella FoxPending
Best Use of MusicHeddaPending
Savannah Film Festival October 30, 2025Distinguished Performance AwardTessa ThompsonWon [38] [39]
Toronto Film Critics Association March 2, 2026 Outstanding Supporting Performance Nina HossWon [a] [40]
Toronto International Film Festival September 7, 2025 TIFF Tribute Performance AwardWon [41] [42]
Virginia Film Festival October 24, 2025Craft Award for Production DesignCara BrowerWon [43]

Notes

  1. ↑ Also awarded to Benicio del Toro

References

  1. ↑ "Hedda (2025)". Irish Film Classification Office . September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hedda". Box Office Mojo . IMDb. Archived from the original on August 25, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  4. ↑ Jackson, Angelique (July 7, 2022). "Nia DaCosta to Write, Direct Feature Adaptation of Hedda Gabler for MGM's Orion Pictures, Plan B (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ritman, Alex (April 14, 2023). "Tessa Thompson to Lead Hedda, Nia DaCosta's Reimagining of Hedda Gabler for MGM's Orion, Plan B (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ Grobar, Matt (June 5, 2023). "Eve Hewson Joins Tessa Thompson In Nia DaCosta's Hedda For Orion & Plan B". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ Galuppo, Mia (June 9, 2023). "Callum Turner Joins Tessa Thompson in Nia DaCosta's Hedda Gabler Movie". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ Grobar, Matt (June 14, 2023). "Társ Nina Hoss & For Lifes Nicholas Pinnock Join Orion Pictures' Hedda". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Grobar, Matt (January 8, 2024). "Orion Pictures' 'Hedda' Adds Imogen Poots & Five Others". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ UK-based productions paused due to US strikes
  11. ↑ "Hedda". TIFF. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 26, 2025). "TIFF Adds Five World Premieres: Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda', Steven Soderbergh's 'The Christopers', Alejandro Amenábar's 'The Captive' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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  14. ↑ Booth, Ned (August 21, 2025). "2025 BFI London Film Festival's Official Competition Includes Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda,' Mona Fastvold's 'The Testament Of Ann Lee' & More". The Playlist. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ford, Lily (August 21, 2025). "Saoirse Ronan, Tessa Thompson Movies, Mona Fastvold's 'The Testament of Ann Lee' With Amanda Seyfried Set for London Film Fest Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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