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Jojo Rabbit is an American-New Zealand-Czech comedy-drama film adapted by Taika Waititi from Christine Leunens' 2008 novel Caging Skies. Waititi stars the imaginary version of Adolf Hitler manifesting the thoughts of 10-year-old Hitler Youth member Jojo Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis). When Jojo finds out that his mother Rosie (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic, he starts interacting with her, slowly questioning the antisemitic tropes he was taught all along. [1] The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2019, [2] winning the People's Choice Award. Upon its worldwide release, it was considered a box office success, [3] [4] though its premise as a Nazi comedy was found to be not of everyone's taste. [5] Using a weighted average, review aggregator Metacritic sampled 57 critics and assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100 indicating "mixed or average reviews". [6] Polls from CinemaScore and PostTrak showed that the film was more favored by general filmgoers. [7]
Jojo Rabbit, amongst its cast and crew, won 16 awards, including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay directed towards Waititi, making him the first Māori indigenous person to win the award. [8] At the 92nd Academy Awards, it also received 5 nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Scarlett Johansson and Best Picture, wherein it failed to the South Korean Parasite . Newcomer Davis also received various accolades, including a nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, and winning Best Young Performer at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, a category which McKenzie and supporting actor Archie Yates were also nominated for. At the Costume Designers Guild Awards 2019, Mayes C. Rubeo won the award for Excellence in Period Film; while at the Academy Awards was nominated for Best Costume Design. Editor Tom Eagles, production designer Ra Vincent, and set decorator Nora Sopková rounds up the film's Academy accolades. Mihai Mălaimare Jr. and Michael Giacchino were also given nominations for the film's cinematography and score, respectively.
Alfie Evan Allen is an English actor. He portrayed Theon Greyjoy on all eight seasons of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. In film, he is best known for his starring roles in John Wick (2014), The Predator (2018), and Jojo Rabbit (2019).
Taika David Cohen, known professionally as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, as well as two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.
Jojo Rabbit is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, adapted from Christine Leunens's 2008 book Caging Skies. Roman Griffin Davis portrays the title character, Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, a ten-year-old Hitler Youth member who finds out that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. He must then question his beliefs while dealing with the intervention of his imaginary friend, a fanciful version of Adolf Hitler with a comedic stance on the politics of the war. The film also stars Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, and Alfie Allen.
Roman Griffin Davis is an English actor. He is best known for his title role in the film Jojo Rabbit (2019), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe.
The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2019, were presented on January 19, 2020 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast live on both TNT and TBS 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST. The nominees were announced on December 11, 2019.
The 24th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 9, 2019.
Piki Films is a New Zealand film and video production and distributing company based in Auckland. Piki Films is known for producing Jojo Rabbit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Breaker Upperers, Baby Done, and Red, White & Brass. The name "Piki" means "jump" or "climb over" in the Māori language.
The 18th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 8, 2019.
The American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Documentary – (Non-Theatrical) is one of the annual awards given by the American Cinema Editors. The award was first presented at the 2013 ceremony, prior to that year both film and television documentaries competed in the same category, the Best Edited Documentary – Feature award.
The American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Non-Scripted Series is one of the annual awards given by the American Cinema Editors. The award was first presented at the 2008 ceremony.