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What the critics had to say . . .


"A monumental achievement!"

Rod Lurie, Los Angeles Magazine
"Superb!"

Jeffrey Lyons, Sneak Previews
"Two thumbs up."
Siskel & Ebert
"Frank Darabont, with this one work, declares himself a special talent."
Gene Siskle, The Chicago Tribune
" . . . a miraculous triumph of art . . ."
Stephen King
" . . . inspirational . . . "
All-Movie Guide
"Robbins gives the performance of his career."
The Alberta Report
" . . . arresting . . . extremely satisfying entertainment . . ."
"Freeman is remarkable. Robbins gives his best performance yet."
"A . . . masterpiece."
Glenn Kenny, Entertainment Weekly
" . . . moving . . . "
"The entire cast is sterling."
Richard Avella, Commonweal
" . . . riveting . . ."
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
" . . . well crafted . . . "
Jack Kroll, Newsweek
" . . . a deft, well-played tale . . . "
Richard Schickel, Time

Praise for
The Shawshank Redemption

Academy Award Nominations:

Best Picture (Niki Marvin, Producer)
Best Actor (Morgan Freeman)
Best Adapted Screenplay (Frank Darabont)
Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins)
Best Original Score (Thomas Newman)
Best Editing (Richard Francis-Bruce)
Best Sound (Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, & Willie Burton)

Golden Globe Nominations
Best Actor (Morgan Freeman)

Best Screenplay (Frank Darabont)


Guild Nominations


Niki Marvin; Producers Guild Award
Morgan Freeman; Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor
Tim Robbins; Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor
Frank Darabont; Directors Guild of America for Best Director
Roger Deakins; American Society of Cinematographers Award WINNER!
Richard Francis-Bruce; American Cinema Editors Award

Grammy Award Nominations

Thomas Newman; Best Original Motion Picture Score

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