Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent. The film tells an altern ...

'' is a 2009 World War II film written and directed by

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. It premiered on May 20, 2009 at the

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, before being widely released in theaters in the United States and Europe in August 2009 by

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and

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. The film grossed over $38 million in its opening weekend, making it the box office number one. ''Inglourious Basterds'' opened internationally at number one in 22 markets on 2,650 screens making $27.49 million. In total, the film has grossed over $320 million worldwide, making it Tarantino's third highest-grossing film to date, behind ''

Django Unchained ''Django Unchained'' () is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Walton Goggins, Dennis Ch ...

'' (2012) and '' Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019). ''Inglourious Basterds'' has earned various awards and nominations, with nominations in categories ranging from recognition of the screenplay to its direction and editing to the cast's acting performance, particularly Christoph Waltz's portrayal of the film's antagonist, Col. Hans Landa. The film was submitted for consideration for the

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at the 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival, but lost to ''

The White Ribbon ''The White Ribbon'' (german: Das weiße Band) is a 2009 German-language drama film, written and directed by Michael Haneke. Released in black-and-white, the film offers a dark depiction of society and family in a northern German village just be ...

''. Waltz was later given the Best Actor Award. ''Inglourious Basterds'' received four nominations at the

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ceremony and came away with the award for Best Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture. ''Inglourious Basterds'' received eight

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nominations; the ceremony saw Waltz win for Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated for six awards at the

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, winning the Best Supporting Actor award. The film won two awards at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film later went on to win four more of its nominations for Best Cast from the

15th Critics' Choice Awards The 15th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 15, 2010 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2009 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on VH1 and hosted by Kristin Chenoweth. The nominees were announced o ...

, and 14th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards. Waltz also received recognition for his performance at the 2009 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, 35th LA Film Critics Association Awards and 75th NY Film Critics Circle Awards, winning Best Supporting Actor from all three of the organizations. Waltz's performance in the film was named one of ''

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'' magazines 'Great Performances' in film 2009.

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inglourious Basterds Lists of accolades by film Quentin Tarantino