The Big Short is a 2015 American historical comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Arnon Milchan. It was written by McKay and Charles Randolph. The film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Pitt, with Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Finn Wittrock, and Marisa Tomei in supporting roles. Based on Michael Lewis's book of the same name, the film chronicles how events during the United States housing bubble led inadvertently to the 2008 financial crisis.
The film made its debut on the final night of the AFI Fest on November 12, 2015. Paramount Pictures initially provided the film a limited release at eleven theaters in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Chicago on December 11 before expanding to over 1,500 theaters in the United States and Canada on December 23. The film grossed $133 million on a $28 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 325 reviews and judged 88% to be positive.
The Big Short garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for McKay's direction, Bale's performance as Michael Burry, and McKay and Randolph's adapted screenplay. It garnered five nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for McKay. McKay and Randolph went on to win the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. At the 69th British Academy Film Awards, the film earned five nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay for McKay and Randolph.
The film received four nominations at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards and two nominations at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards. At the 27th Producers Guild of America Awards, The Big Short won for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. McKay was nominated for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 68th Directors Guild of America Awards, and McKay and Randolph won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 68th Writers Guild of America Awards. It was nominated in seven categories at the 21st Critics' Choice Awards winning three for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Comedy, and Best Actor in a Comedy. The film was named one of the Top 10 Films of 2015 by the American Film Institute.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result AACTA AwardsJanuary 31, 2016 Best International Film Best International Direction Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Academy AwardsFebruary 28, 2016 Best Picture , Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph Best Film Editing Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 13, 2016 Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph Best Ensemble Cast Best Film Editing American Cinema Editors Awards January 29, 2016 Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Austin Film Critics AssociationDecember 29, 2015 Best Film Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph Boston Society of Film Critics December 6, 2015 Best Cast British Academy Film AwardsFebruary 14, 2016 Best Film , Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt Best Director Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph Best Editing Casting Society of America January 21, 2016 Feature Film Big Budget Comedy and Meagan Lewis Chicago Film Critics Association December 16, 2015 Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph Best Editing Cinema for Peace February 15, 2016 Most Valuable Film of the Year Critics' Choice Movie AwardsJanuary 17, 2016 Best Picture Best Comedy Best Editing Best Actor in a Comedy Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph Best Acting Ensemble Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 14, 2015 Top Ten Films Detroit Film Critics Society December 14, 2015 Best Screenplay and Charles Randolph Best Ensemble Directors Guild of America Awards February 6, 2016 Best Director Empire Awards March 20, 2016 Best Screenplay and Charles Randolph Florida Film Critics Circle December 23, 2015 Best Film Best Screenplay and Charles Randolph Best Cast Georgia Film Critics Association January 8, 2016 Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph Best Ensemble Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2016 Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Best Screenplay and Charles Randolph Golden Trailer Awards May 6, 2016 Best Drama TV Spot Hollywood Film Awards November 1, 2015 Breakthrough Director Houston Film Critics Society January 9, 2016 Best Picture Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 6, 2015 Best Editing Make–Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild February 20, 2016 Best Contemporary Makeup–Feature-Length Motion Picture and Pamela Westmore MTV Movie Awards April 9, 2016 True Story National Board of Review Awards December 1, 2015 Best Ensemble National Society of Film Critics January 3, 2016 Best Screenplay and Charles Randolph New York Film Critics Online December 6, 2015 Top Ten Films Palm Springs International Film Festival January 2, 2016 Ensemble Cast Award Producers Guild of America Awards January 23, 2016 Best Theatrical Motion Picture , Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt San Diego Film Critics Society December 14, 2015 Best Ensemble San Francisco Film Critics Circle December 12, 2015 Best Film Editing Santa Barbara International Film Festival February 3–13, 2016 Artisan Award Outstanding Director of the Year Satellite Awards February 21, 2016 Best Film Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards January 30, 2016 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture , Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, and Finn Wittrock St. Louis Film Critics Association December 13, 2015 Best Editing Toronto Film Critics Association December 14, 2015 Best Screenplay and Charles Randolph USC Scripter Awards February 20, 2016 Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 7, 2015 Best Ensemble World Soundtrack Awards October 19, 2016 Discovery of the Year Writers Guild of America Awards February 13, 2016 Best Adapted Screenplay and Charles Randolph
See also 2015 in film
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