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{{short description|2011 drama film directed by Alexander Payne}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Descendants
| name = The Descendants
| image = Descendants film poster.jpg
| image = Descendants film poster.jpg
| alt = A man looking over his shoulder at the beach behind him, two people standing in the distance by the water.
| caption = Teaser poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Alexander Payne]]
| director = [[Alexander Payne]]
| producer = [[Jim Burke]]<br />Alexander Payne<br />[[Jim Taylor (writer)|Jim Taylor]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
| writer = [[Nat Faxon]]<br />[[Jim Rash]]<br />Alexander Payne
* [[Jim Burke (film producer)|Jim Burke]]
| based on = {{basedon|''The Descendants''|Kaui Hart Hemmings}}
* Alexander Payne
| starring = [[George Clooney]]<br>[[Shailene Woodley]]<br>[[Judy Greer]]<br>[[Beau Bridges]]
* [[Jim Taylor (writer)|Jim Taylor]]
| music =
| cinematography = Phedon Papamichael
| editing = Kevin Tent
| distributor = [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
| released = {{film date|2011|12|16|US}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $35 million
| gross =
}}
}}
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
'''''The Descendants''''' is an upcoming film directed by [[Alexander Payne]]. The film stars [[George Clooney]], [[Judy Greer]], [[Matthew Lillard]] and [[Shailene Woodley]] and is planned for release in the United States on December 16, 2011.
* Alexander Payne
* [[Nat Faxon]]
* [[Jim Rash]]
}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Descendants (novel)|The Descendants]]''|[[Kaui Hart Hemmings]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[George Clooney]]
* [[Shailene Woodley]]
* [[Beau Bridges]]
* [[Judy Greer]]
}}
| music = <!-- Do not add a composer, this film has no original score. It uses pre-existing music. -->
| cinematography = [[Phedon Papamichael]]
| editing = [[Kevin Tent]]
| studio = Ad Hominem Enterprises
| distributor = [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2011|9|10|[[2011 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2011|11|18|United States<ref name="variety09072011" />}}
| runtime = 115 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime: 114:54 --><ref>{{cite web|title=''The Descendants'' (15) |url= https://www.bbfc.co.uk/AFF283931/|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=September 27, 2011|access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $20 million<ref name="budjestimdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/business | title=Box office: The Descendants (2011) | publisher=[[IMDb]] | access-date=December 22, 2012}}</ref>
| gross = $177.2 million<ref name="boxoffice">{{cite web |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=descendents.htm |title= The Descendants |publisher= [[IMDb]] |work = [[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=February 26, 2011}}</ref>
}}

'''''The Descendants''''' is a 2011 American [[comedy-drama]] film<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/the-descendants-alexander-payne-on-set/amp | title=*The Descendants | date=December 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.salon.com/2011/09/14/descendants/ | title="The Descendants": Clooney's Oscar-worthy role as a Hawaiian dad | date=September 14, 2011 }}</ref> directed by [[Alexander Payne]]. The screenplay by Payne, [[Nat Faxon]], and [[Jim Rash]] is based on the [[The Descendants (novel)|2007 novel of the same name]] by [[Kaui Hart Hemmings]]. The film stars [[George Clooney]] in the main role, [[Shailene Woodley]], [[Amara Miller]] in her film debut, [[Beau Bridges]], [[Judy Greer]], [[Matthew Lillard]], and [[Robert Forster]], and was released by [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] in the United States on November 18, 2011,<ref name="variety09072011">{{cite news |url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118042405 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110915221329/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118042405 | archive-date = September 15, 2011 |date = September 7, 2011 | access-date=September 15, 2011| title='Descendants' gets earlier bow: Clooney starrer beats Thanksgiving glut with Nov. 18 rollout|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]| first=Rachel| last=Abrams}}</ref> after premiering at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 10, 2011.<ref name=tiff>{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2011/descendants |title=Special Presentation: 'The Descendants': Alexander Payne |publisher=[[Toronto International Film Festival]] |access-date=September 15, 2011 |first=Cameron |last=Bailey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915224815/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2011/descendants |archive-date=September 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Tracing the journey of attorney and land baron Matt King, who struggles with unexpected occurrences in his monotonous life, ''The Descendants'' was a critical and financial success, grossing $177 million against a $20 million budget and receiving acclaim for the performances of Clooney and Woodley, Payne's direction and writing, and [[Kevin Tent]]'s editing. The film was nominated for five [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] at the [[84th Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for Payne, and [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Clooney, winning one for [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]. The film also won two [[Golden Globe Awards]]; [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Picture – Drama]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Drama]] for Clooney.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Matthew "Matt" King is a [[Honolulu]]-based attorney and the sole trustee of a family [[trust law|trust]] of {{convert|25,000|acre|km2}} of pristine land on [[Kauai]]. The land has great monetary value, but is also a family legacy. While Matt has ably managed his own finances, (as his father did) most of his cousins have squandered their inheritances. With the trust expiring in seven years due to the [[rule against perpetuities]], the King clan is pressuring Matt to sell the land for hundreds of millions of dollars. Amidst these discussions, a boating accident has rendered Matt's wife, Elizabeth, comatose. With Elizabeth hospitalized, Matt is forced to cope with his two troubled daughters, 10-year-old Scottie, who seeks attention by bullying other children, and 17-year-old Alex, who has a history of substance abuse and is away at a private boarding school on the [[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]]. Doctors determine that Elizabeth's coma is irreversible and her [[Advance healthcare directive|living will]] directs all life support to be discontinued. When Matt tells Alex, she reveals she learned during her last visit that Elizabeth was having an affair, causing a major rift between mother and daughter.
A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident. He later has to learn to cope with his worsening [[schizophrenia]]. <ref>{{cite web |title=The Descendants |publisher=[[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] |url=http://content.foxsearchlight.com/films/node/4365 |accessdate=29 October 2010}}</ref>


Two close family friends, Kai and Mark Mitchell, tell Matt that Elizabeth was unhappy and loved Brian Speer, a real estate agent, and wanted a divorce. After Matt informs friends about Elizabeth's condition so they can say goodbye, he decides Brian should also have an opportunity to do the same. He and the girls, along with Alex's slacker friend Sid, travel to Kauai to find Brian. While there, Matt's cousin, Hugh, mentions that Brian is brother-in-law to Don Hollitzer, the developer to whom the majority of the family wants to sell the land. Brian stands to make a small fortune from the sales commission. Matt privately confronts Brian and informs him Elizabeth is dying, and offers him an opportunity to say goodbye. Brian says Elizabeth loved him, but he only loves his wife and children, then apologizes to Matt.
==Production==

The film began its on-location shoot in [[Hawaii]] on March 15, 2010.<ref>{{citenews |first=Jason |last=Guerrasio |title=Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" Begins Shooting |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/news/2010/03/alexander-paynes-the-descendants-begins-shooting/ |work=[[Filmmaker magazine|Filmmaker]] |date=March 15, 2010 |accessdate=October 29, 2010}}</ref> Post-production began on June 14, and continued into February 2011.<ref>{{citenews |title=Payne busy editing Hawaii family drama |first=Bob |last=Fischbach |work=[[Omaha World Herald]] |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20100718/ENTERTAINMENT/707189926/0 |date=July 18, 2010 |accessdate=October 29, 2010}}</ref>
Frustrated and fragile from recent events, Matt asks the doctor to explain Elizabeth's inevitable death to Scottie. Elizabeth's father, Scott, admonishes Matt for failing to be a more generous and loving husband. Withholding his wife's affair, Matt agrees with him, but Sid and Alex unexpectedly defend Matt. At the King family meeting, Matt overrules the majority vote of his cousins, deciding instead to keep the land and look for a way around the rule against perpetuities. Shocked, Hugh tells Matt that the family will take legal action, but Matt is undeterred.

After learning about Brian's affair with Elizabeth, his wife, Julie, comes to the hospital. She tearfully tells a comatose Elizabeth that she wants to hate her for "trying to destroy" her family, but that she forgives her. Matt comes to terms with his wife's infidelity and impending death. He kisses her goodbye, followed by Alex and Scottie. After she dies, they scatter Elizabeth's ashes in the ocean off [[Waikiki]].

Later, Matt, Scottie and Alex eat ice cream together as they watch ''[[March of the Penguins]]'', covering themselves in a blanket that Elizabeth had at the hospital.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[George Clooney]] as Matt King
* [[Judy Greer]] as Joanie King
* [[George Clooney]] as Matthew "Matt" King
* [[Matthew Lillard]] as Brian Speer
* [[Shailene Woodley]] as Alexandra "Alex" King
* [[Shailene Woodley]] as Alexandra King
* [[Amara Miller]] as Scottie King
* [[Beau Bridges]] as Cousin Hugh
* [[Nick Krause]] as Sid
* [[Robert Forster]] as Scott
* [[Beau Bridges]] as Hugh King
* [[Mary Birdsong]] as Kai
* [[Judy Greer]] as Julie Speer
* [[Matthew Lillard]] as Brian Speer
* [[Robert Forster]] as Scott Thorson
* Patricia Hastie as Elizabeth King
* [[Mary Birdsong]] as Kai Mitchell
* [[Rob Huebel]] as Mark Mitchell
* [[Rob Huebel]] as Mark Mitchell
* [[Milt Kogan]] as Dr. Johnston
* [[Laird Hamilton]] as Troy
* [[Michael Ontkean]] as Cousin Milo
* [[Matt Corboy]] as Kaiba
}}

==Production==
[[File:Beach from the Descendants (9924241775).jpg|thumb|View of the beach used in the film]]
The film began its on-location shoot in Hawaii on March 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jason |last=Guerrasio |title=Alexander Payne's 'The Descendants' Begins Shooting |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/news/2010/03/alexander-paynes-the-descendants-begins-shooting/ |work=[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker]] |date=March 15, 2010 |access-date=October 29, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323033843/http://filmmakermagazine.com/news/2010/03/alexander-paynes-the-descendants-begins-shooting/ | archive-date= March 23, 2010| url-status=live}}</ref> Most of the film was shot in [[Honolulu]] and around [[Hanalei Bay]].<ref name="prodnotes">{{cite web|url=http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2011/descendants/notes.pdf |title=The Descendants: Production Notes|publisher=[[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]|access-date=June 26, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703075111/https://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2011/descendants/notes.pdf|archive-date=July 3, 2012}}</ref> The location used as Matt King's house lacked the [[banyan tree]] described in the book; the filmmakers solved the issue by transplanting a banyan.<ref name="prodnotes" /> For the scene where the King family drives up to a ridge to look over their land, the film used a {{cvt|3,000|acre|ha|adj=on}} private cattle ranch on the south shore of Kauai, Kipu Ranch. [[Kaui Hart Hemmings]], the author of the novel on which the movie was based, had a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] as Matt King's secretary.

The private boarding school attended by Alex King was depicted as [[Mid-Pacific Institute]], which is in [[Honolulu]], [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]]. Kaui Hart Hemmings stated that [[Hawaii Preparatory Academy]], which is located in [[Kamuela, Hawaii|Kamuela]], Hawai{{okina}}i (the Big Island), was the inspiration for the private boarding school.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jeanne |last=Cooper |title='The Descendants' author highlights Hawaii's less-exotic side |url=http://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/alohafriday/article/The-Descendants-author-highlights-Hawaii-s-2287047.php |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=January 5, 2015|publisher=[[Hearst Communications]]}}</ref>

Postproduction began on June 14, and continued into February 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Payne busy editing Hawaii family drama |first=Bob |last=Fischbach |work=[[Omaha World Herald]] |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20100718/ENTERTAINMENT/707189926/0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20111127055435/http://www.omaha.com/article/20100718/ENTERTAINMENT/707189926/0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 27, 2011 |date=July 18, 2010 |access-date=October 29, 2010}}</ref> The film was screened at the Telluride, Toronto<ref name=Lambert2011>{{cite journal
| title = The Descendant premiere photos – 36th Toronto International Film Festival | url = http://www.digitalhit.com/galleries/40/581 | year = 2011 | last = Lambert |first=Christine | journal = DigitalHit | access-date =January 3, 2012 }}</ref> and New York film festivals and was originally scheduled to have a limited release on December 16, 2011, but was moved to November 23, 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/07/release-date-moves-searchlights-the-descendants-cbs-films-the-woman-in-black/|title=Release Date Moves: Searchlight's 'The Descendants', CBS Films' 'The Woman In Black'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 28, 2011|access-date=July 28, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915230047/http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/release-date-moves-searchlights-the-descendants-cbs-films-the-woman-in-black/ | archive-date=September 15, 2011|url-status= live|author=The Deadline Team|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]}}</ref> and then November 18, 2011.<ref name=variety09072011 /><ref name=foxsearchlight>{{cite web |title=The Descendants |publisher=[[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] |url=http://content.foxsearchlight.com/films/node/4365 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723155343/http://content.foxsearchlight.com/films/node/4365 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |access-date=October 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all |author=blogger|date=December 22, 2010}}</ref>

The [[The Descendants (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] uses [[Music of Hawaii|Hawaiian music]], featuring artists including [[Gabby Pahinui]], [[Ray Kane]], [[Keola Beamer]], Lena Machado, [[Sonny Chillingworth]], [[Jeff Peterson (guitarist)|Jeff Peterson]], [[Makana (musician)|Makana]], [[Dennis Kamakahi]], and Danny Carvalho. It was released by [[Sony Classical Records]] on November 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2011/10/09/the-descendants-soundtrack-announced/ | title='The Descendants' Soundtrack Announced| date=October 9, 2011|access-date=October 11, 2011|work=Film Music Reporter|author=filmmusicreporter}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Box office===
''The Descendants'' opened in North America on November 16, 2011, in a [[limited release]] in 29 theaters, and grossed $1,190,096, averaging $41,038 per theater and ranking 10th at the box office. The film then had its [[wide release]] on December 9 in 876 theaters, and grossed $4,380,138, averaging $5,000 per theater and ranking seventh at the box office. The film was in cinemas for 156 days and its widest release in the United States was 2,038 theaters. The film ended up earning $82,584,160 domestically and $94,659,025 internationally for a total of $177,243,185.<ref name="boxoffice"/>

===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 268 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Funny, moving, and beautifully acted, ''The Descendants'' captures the unpredictable messiness of life with eloquence and uncommon grace."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_descendants_2011/|title=The Descendants (2011)|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=September 1, 2021}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted average]] score of 84 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-descendants|title=The Descendants Reviews|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/the-challenger-to-the-artist-is-the-descendants-183657/ |title= The Challenger to The Artist is The Descendants |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=December 27, 2011 |access-date= September 5, 2020}}</ref>

===Top ten lists===
''The Descendants'' has appeared on these critics' top-10 lists for the best films of 2011:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Critic
! Publication
! Rank
|-
| [[Todd McCarthy]] ||''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' ||1st<ref name="metacritic top ten">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/movie-critic-best-of-2011-top-ten-lists |title=2011 Film Critic Top Ten Lists (Updated Jan. 11) |first=Jason | last=Dietz |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=December 8, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| Betsy Sharkey ||''[[Los Angeles Times]]''||1st<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| Don Kaye ||[[MSN|MSN Movies]]||1st<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| [[Stephen Holden]] ||''[[The New York Times]]''||1st<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| [[Marshall Fine]] ||''Hollywood & Fine''||1st<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| Joe Neumaier ||''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]''||2nd<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| Ann Hornaday ||''[[The Washington Post]]''||2nd<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ann-hornadays-best-films-of-2011/2011/12/07/gIQAKpItfO_gallery.html#photo=9|title=Ann Hornaday's best films of 2011 |first=Ann |last=Hornaday |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 10, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Peter Travers]] ||''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ||3rd<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/10-best-movies-of-2011-20111207/the-descendants-19691231|title=10 Best Movies of 2011: The Descendants|first=Peter |last=Travers |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 8, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| Corben Carpenter ||''Corben Carpenter's Top Ten Lists''||3rd<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| [[Michael Phillips (critic)|Michael Phillips]] ||''[[Chicago Tribune]]''||4th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| [[Anne Thompson (film critic)|Anne Thompson]] ||''[[IndieWire]]''||4th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| [[Peter Rainer]] ||''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]''||5th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| [[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] ||''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''||6th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| Sean Axmaker ||MSN Movies||6th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| [[David Denby (film critic)|David Denby]] ||''[[The New Yorker]]''||7th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| Peter Hartlaub ||''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''||7th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| Jaime N. Christley ||''[[Slant Magazine]]''||7th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| Peter Paras ||''[[E! Online]]''||7th<ref>{{cite web|last=Paras|first=Peter|title=Top 10 Movies of 2011|url=http://uk.eonline.com/photos/gallery.jsp?galleryUUID=4185#158358|work=[[E! Online]]|publisher=E! Entertainment Television|access-date=December 25, 2011|date=December 16, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>
|-
| Richard T. Jameson ||MSN Movies||9th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| {{n/a}} ||MTV||9th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|-
| Jack Gregson ||ScreenGeeks UK||9th<ref name="metacritic top ten" />
|}

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5| [[Academy Awards]]
|rowspan="5"| [[84th Academy Awards|February 26, 2012]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Jim Burke (film producer)|Jim Burke]], [[Alexander Payne]], [[Jim Taylor (writer)|Jim Taylor]]
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/nominees.html |title=Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards|access-date=January 27, 2012|work=Oscars.org|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[George Clooney]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, [[Nat Faxon]], [[Jim Rash]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| Kevin Tent
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards]]
| 2012
| Best Foreign Film
| Alexander Payne, Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academiadecine.org.ar/2012-ganadores.php|title=PREMIO SUR - 2012 - Ganadores|publisher=[[Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards]]|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214021310/http://academiadecine.org.ar/2012-ganadores.php|archive-date=December 14, 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[American Film Institute]]
| [[American Film Institute Awards 2011|2011]]
| Movies of the Year
!
| {{Won}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title='Bridesmaids,' 'Tree of Life,' 'Hugo' in AFI's top 10 films of 2011|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/12/among-afis-10-movies-of-the-year-bridesmaids-hugo-descendants.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 11, 2011|date=December 11, 2011|first=Julie|last=Makinen}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Art Directors Guild]]
| 2012
| [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film|Excellence in Contemporary Film]]
| Jane Anne Stewart
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=Art Directors Nominate Movies as Different as 'Harry Potter' and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/art-directors-guild-announces-nominations-277724|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=January 15, 2012|date= January 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=3| [[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]]
| rowspan="3" | [[1st AACTA International Awards|January 27, 2012]]
| [[AACTA International Award for Best Film|Best Film&nbsp;– International]]
!
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite web|title=Inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards: Winners & Nominations|url=http://aacta.org/media/174991/all%20inaugural%20samsung%20aacta%20awards%20winners%20and%20nominees.pdf|publisher=[[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]]|access-date=February 4, 2012|date=January 31, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123084200/http://aacta.org/media/174991/all%20inaugural%20samsung%20aacta%20awards%20winners%20and%20nominees.pdf|archive-date=January 23, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay&nbsp;– International]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[AACTA International Award for Best Actor|Best Actor&nbsp;– International]]
| George Clooney
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2| [[Boston Society of Film Critics]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2011|December 11, 2011]]
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Pond|first=Steve|title=Martin Scorsese Named Best Director by Boston Film Critics|url=https://www.thewrap.com/awards/column-post/boston-film-critics-33505|work=[[TheWrap]]|access-date=December 11, 2011|date=December 11, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| Best Use of Music in a Film
!
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=3| [[British Academy Film Awards]]
| rowspan="3" | [[65th British Academy Film Awards|February 12, 2012]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/film |title=Film in 2012 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101130529/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/film |archive-date=January 1, 2019 }}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[Casting Society of America]]
| 2012
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Big Budget Drama Feature
| John Jackson, John McAlary
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Casting Society of America Announces Artios Awards Nominees|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/artios-awards-nominees-364106|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|author=THR Staff|access-date=December 9, 2012|date=August 20, 2012}}</ref>
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!scope="row" rowspan=6| [[Chicago Film Critics Association]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2011|December 19, 2011]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
!
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="6" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Tree of Life Leads CFCA Nominations with 7; Descendants, Drive Follow with 6|url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74:tree-of-life-leads-cfca-nominations-with-7-descendants-drive-follow-with-6&catid=3:newsflash&Itemid=65|publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]]|access-date=January 6, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111135646/https://chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74:tree-of-life-leads-cfca-nominations-with-7-descendants-drive-follow-with-6&catid=3:newsflash&Itemid=65|archive-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> <br/> <ref>{{cite web|title=CFCA Names Tree of Life Best Picture|url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75:cfca-names-tree-of-life-best-picture&catid=3:newsflash&Itemid=65|publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]]|access-date=January 6, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108014106/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75:cfca-names-tree-of-life-best-picture&catid=3:newsflash&Itemid=65|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
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| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{nom}}
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| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Shailene Woodley]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{nom}}
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| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer|Most Promising Performer]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=7| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="7" | [[17th Critics' Choice Awards|January 12, 2012]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
!
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="7" | <ref>{{cite web|title=17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2012)|url=http://www.criticschoice.com/movie-awards/17th-annual-critics-choice-movie-awards-2012/|work=[[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Awards]]|access-date=December 13, 2011|date=December 13, 2011|author=Website Administrator|publisher=[[Broadcast Film Critics Association]]|archive-date=January 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108023529/http://www.criticschoice.com/movie-awards/17th-annual-critics-choice-movie-awards-2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{won}}
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| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer|Best Young Actor/Actress]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble|Best Acting Ensemble]]
| [[The Descendants#Cast|Cast]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=3| [[Detroit Film Critics Society]]
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
!
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" | <ref>{{cite web|title=The 2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards|url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2011-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/|publisher=[[Detroit Film Critics Society]]|access-date=December 9, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{nom}}
|-
| Breakthrough Performance
| Shailene Woodley
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=3| [[Florida Film Critics Circle]]
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
!
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Florida Film Critics swoon for 'The Descendants'|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/19/2553179/florida-film-critics-swoon-for.html|work=[[The Miami Herald]]|access-date=January 6, 2012|date=December 19, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324151231/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/19/2553179/florida-film-critics-swoon-for.html|archive-date=March 24, 2012|publisher=Miami Herald Media}}</ref>
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| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{won}}
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| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5| [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]]
|rowspan="5" | [[69th Golden Globe Awards|January 15, 2012]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Picture – Drama]]
!
| {{won}}
|rowspan="5" | <ref>{{cite magazine |first= David |last=Germain | agency = [[Associated Press]] |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2011/12/15/the-artist-leads-2011-golden-globe-nominations-with-six-bids/ |title=The Artist Leads 2011 Golden Globe Nominations With Six Bids |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 15, 2011 |access-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref>
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Drama]]
| George Clooney
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[Grammy Awards]]
| [[2013 Grammy Awards|February 10, 2013]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media]]
!
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Brooks|first=Brian|title='The Hunger Games' And 'The Muppets' Top Grammy Awards Movie Nominees|url=http://movieline.com/2012/12/06/grammy-nominations-movies/|work=[[Movieline]]|publisher=[[PMC (company)|PMC]]|access-date=December 6, 2012|date=December 6, 2012}}</ref>
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!scope="row" rowspan=4| [[Independent Spirit Awards]]
| rowspan="4" | [[27th Independent Spirit Awards|February 25, 2012]]
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
!
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/2011-spirit-award-nominations-in-progress |title="Take Shelter" and "The Artist" Lead Spirit Award Nominations|first1=Peter|last1=Knegt|first2=Steve|last2=Greene |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref>
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| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
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| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{won}}
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| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2011|December 11, 2011]]
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
!
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/years/2011.html |title=37th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |publisher=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] |access-date=January 16, 2012 |archive-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704001210/http://www.lafca.net/years/2011.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[MTV Movie Awards]]
| [[2012 MTV Movie Awards|June 3, 2012]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Breakthrough Performance]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686403/shailene-woodley-breakthrough-performance-mtv-movie-awards.jhtml |title=Shailene Woodley Takes Breakthrough Performance At MTV Movie Awards |first=Fallon |last=Prinzivalli |date=June 3, 2012 |publisher=[[MTV]] |work=[[MTV News]] |access-date=June 3, 2012}}</ref>
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!scope="row" rowspan=4| [[National Board of Review]]
| rowspan="4" | [[National Board of Review Awards 2011|2011]]
| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top 10 Films]]
!
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Coyle |first=Jake |url=http://www.salon.com/2011/12/01/scorseses_hugo_named_best_film_by_nbr_awards/ |title=Scorsese's 'Hugo' Named Best Film By NBR Awards – From the Wires |work=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]] |publisher=Salon Media Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203134205/https://www.salon.com/2011/12/01/scorseses_hugo_named_best_film_by_nbr_awards/ |archive-date=December 3, 2011 |date=December 1, 2011 |access-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref>
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| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{won}}
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| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[New York Film Critics Online]]
| [[New York Film Critics Online Awards 2011|December 11, 2011]]
| Best Screenplay
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Pond|first=Steve|title='The Artist' Wins Another: NY Film Critics Online|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS269450243620111211|publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]]|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=December 11, 2011|date=December 11, 2011}}</ref>
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!scope="row" rowspan=4| [[Online Film Critics Society]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011|January 2, 2012]]
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
!
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Tapley|first=Kristopher|title='Tree of Life' leads with 7 nods from Online Film Critics Society|work=[[HitFix]]|publisher=[[Uproxx]]|date=December 26, 2011|access-date=June 26, 2018 |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/tree-of-life-leads-with-7-nods-from-online-film-critics-society/}}</ref>
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]
| January 5–16, 2012
| Chairman's Award
| George Clooney {{small|(Also for ''The Ides of March'')}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Pond|first=Steve|title=Clooney gets Palm Springs film festival Chairman's award|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-georgeclooney-idUSTRE7AH25C20111118|publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]]|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=December 16, 2012|date=November 18, 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Producers Guild of America]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Awards 2011|January 21, 2012]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture|Best Theatrical Motion Picture]]
| Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=PGA Announces Theatrical Motion Picture And Long-Form Television Nominations For 2012 PGA Awards|url=http://www.producersguild.org/news/80252/PGA-ANNOUNCES-THEATRICAL-MOTION-PICTURE-AND-LONG-FORM-TELEVISION-NOMINATIONS-FOR-2012-PGA-AWARDS.htm|publisher=[[Producers Guild of America]]|access-date=January 5, 2012|date=January 3, 2012|first1=Kelly|last1=Mullens|first2=Brittany|last2=Geldmacher|archive-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530154740/http://www.producersguild.org/news/80252/PGA-ANNOUNCES-THEATRICAL-MOTION-PICTURE-AND-LONG-FORM-TELEVISION-NOMINATIONS-FOR-2012-PGA-AWARDS.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2| [[Screen Actors Guild]]
| rowspan="2" | [[18th Screen Actors Guild Awards|January 29, 2012]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Best Ensemble]]
| Beau Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Shailene Woodley
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldderby.com/films/news/2282/%27the-help%27-leads-with-four-sag-awards-nominations.html |title='The Help' leads with four SAG Awards nominations |work=[[Gold Derby]] |first=Paul |last=Sheehan |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |date=December 14, 2011 |access-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=6| [[Satellite Awards]]
| rowspan="6" | [[16th Satellite Awards|December 18, 2011]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Film]]
!
| {{won}}
| rowspan="6" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ |title=2011 Winners |publisher=[[International Press Academy]]|access-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Judy Greer]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011|December 5, 2011]]
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George Clooney
| {{won}}
| rowspan="5" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/2011.htm |title=The 2011 WAFCA Awards |publisher=[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]] |access-date=January 16, 2012 |first=Tim|last=Gordon|date=December 5, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
!
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Shailene Woodley
| {{nom}}
|}


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Latest revision as of 16:11, 15 March 2024

This article is about the 2011 film. For the 2015 Iranian film of the same name, see The Descendants (2015 film). For other uses, see The Descendants (disambiguation).

The Descendants
A man looking over his shoulder at the beach behind him, two people standing in the distance by the water.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlexander Payne
Screenplay by
Based onThe Descendants
by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPhedon Papamichael
Edited byKevin Tent
Production
company
Ad Hominem Enterprises
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • September 10, 2011 (2011-09-10) (TIFF)
  • November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18) (United States[1])
Running time
115 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[3]
Box office$177.2 million[4]

The Descendants is a 2011 American comedy-drama film[5][6] directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney in the main role, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller in her film debut, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, and Robert Forster, and was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures in the United States on November 18, 2011,[1] after premiering at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011.[7]

Tracing the journey of attorney and land baron Matt King, who struggles with unexpected occurrences in his monotonous life, The Descendants was a critical and financial success, grossing $177 million against a $20 million budget and receiving acclaim for the performances of Clooney and Woodley, Payne's direction and writing, and Kevin Tent's editing. The film was nominated for five Oscars at the 84th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Payne, and Best Actor for Clooney, winning one for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won two Golden Globe Awards; Best Picture – Drama and Best Actor – Drama for Clooney.

Plot[edit]

Matthew "Matt" King is a Honolulu-based attorney and the sole trustee of a family trust of 25,000 acres (100 km2) of pristine land on Kauai. The land has great monetary value, but is also a family legacy. While Matt has ably managed his own finances, (as his father did) most of his cousins have squandered their inheritances. With the trust expiring in seven years due to the rule against perpetuities, the King clan is pressuring Matt to sell the land for hundreds of millions of dollars. Amidst these discussions, a boating accident has rendered Matt's wife, Elizabeth, comatose. With Elizabeth hospitalized, Matt is forced to cope with his two troubled daughters, 10-year-old Scottie, who seeks attention by bullying other children, and 17-year-old Alex, who has a history of substance abuse and is away at a private boarding school on the Big Island. Doctors determine that Elizabeth's coma is irreversible and her living will directs all life support to be discontinued. When Matt tells Alex, she reveals she learned during her last visit that Elizabeth was having an affair, causing a major rift between mother and daughter.

Two close family friends, Kai and Mark Mitchell, tell Matt that Elizabeth was unhappy and loved Brian Speer, a real estate agent, and wanted a divorce. After Matt informs friends about Elizabeth's condition so they can say goodbye, he decides Brian should also have an opportunity to do the same. He and the girls, along with Alex's slacker friend Sid, travel to Kauai to find Brian. While there, Matt's cousin, Hugh, mentions that Brian is brother-in-law to Don Hollitzer, the developer to whom the majority of the family wants to sell the land. Brian stands to make a small fortune from the sales commission. Matt privately confronts Brian and informs him Elizabeth is dying, and offers him an opportunity to say goodbye. Brian says Elizabeth loved him, but he only loves his wife and children, then apologizes to Matt.

Frustrated and fragile from recent events, Matt asks the doctor to explain Elizabeth's inevitable death to Scottie. Elizabeth's father, Scott, admonishes Matt for failing to be a more generous and loving husband. Withholding his wife's affair, Matt agrees with him, but Sid and Alex unexpectedly defend Matt. At the King family meeting, Matt overrules the majority vote of his cousins, deciding instead to keep the land and look for a way around the rule against perpetuities. Shocked, Hugh tells Matt that the family will take legal action, but Matt is undeterred.

After learning about Brian's affair with Elizabeth, his wife, Julie, comes to the hospital. She tearfully tells a comatose Elizabeth that she wants to hate her for "trying to destroy" her family, but that she forgives her. Matt comes to terms with his wife's infidelity and impending death. He kisses her goodbye, followed by Alex and Scottie. After she dies, they scatter Elizabeth's ashes in the ocean off Waikiki.

Later, Matt, Scottie and Alex eat ice cream together as they watch March of the Penguins, covering themselves in a blanket that Elizabeth had at the hospital.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

View of the beach used in the film

The film began its on-location shoot in Hawaii on March 15, 2010.[8] Most of the film was shot in Honolulu and around Hanalei Bay.[9] The location used as Matt King's house lacked the banyan tree described in the book; the filmmakers solved the issue by transplanting a banyan.[9] For the scene where the King family drives up to a ridge to look over their land, the film used a 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) private cattle ranch on the south shore of Kauai, Kipu Ranch. Kaui Hart Hemmings, the author of the novel on which the movie was based, had a cameo as Matt King's secretary.

The private boarding school attended by Alex King was depicted as Mid-Pacific Institute, which is in Honolulu, Oʻahu. Kaui Hart Hemmings stated that Hawaii Preparatory Academy, which is located in Kamuela, Hawaiʻi (the Big Island), was the inspiration for the private boarding school.[10]

Postproduction began on June 14, and continued into February 2011.[11] The film was screened at the Telluride, Toronto[12] and New York film festivals and was originally scheduled to have a limited release on December 16, 2011, but was moved to November 23, 2011,[13] and then November 18, 2011.[1][14]

The soundtrack uses Hawaiian music, featuring artists including Gabby Pahinui, Ray Kane, Keola Beamer, Lena Machado, Sonny Chillingworth, Jeff Peterson, Makana, Dennis Kamakahi, and Danny Carvalho. It was released by Sony Classical Records on November 15.[15]

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

The Descendants opened in North America on November 16, 2011, in a limited release in 29 theaters, and grossed $1,190,096, averaging $41,038 per theater and ranking 10th at the box office. The film then had its wide release on December 9 in 876 theaters, and grossed $4,380,138, averaging $5,000 per theater and ranking seventh at the box office. The film was in cinemas for 156 days and its widest release in the United States was 2,038 theaters. The film ended up earning $82,584,160 domestically and $94,659,025 internationally for a total of $177,243,185.[4]

Critical response[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 268 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Funny, moving, and beautifully acted, The Descendants captures the unpredictable messiness of life with eloquence and uncommon grace."[16] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[17] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[18]

Top ten lists[edit]

The Descendants has appeared on these critics' top-10 lists for the best films of 2011:

Critic Publication Rank
Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter 1st[19]
Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times 1st[19]
Don Kaye MSN Movies 1st[19]
Stephen Holden The New York Times 1st[19]
Marshall Fine Hollywood & Fine 1st[19]
Joe Neumaier Daily News 2nd[19]
Ann Hornaday The Washington Post 2nd[20]
Peter Travers Rolling Stone 3rd[21]
Corben Carpenter Corben Carpenter's Top Ten Lists 3rd[19]
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune 4th[19]
Anne Thompson IndieWire 4th[19]
Peter Rainer The Christian Science Monitor 5th[19]
Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly 6th[19]
Sean Axmaker MSN Movies 6th[19]
David Denby The New Yorker 7th[19]
Peter Hartlaub San Francisco Chronicle 7th[19]
Jaime N. Christley Slant Magazine 7th[19]
Peter Paras E! Online 7th[22]
Richard T. Jameson MSN Movies 9th[19]
— MTV 9th[19]
Jack Gregson ScreenGeeks UK 9th[19]

Accolades[edit]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards February 26, 2012 Best Picture Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Nominated [23]
Best Director Alexander Payne Nominated
Best Actor George Clooney Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Won
Best Film Editing Kevin Tent Nominated
Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards 2012 Best Foreign Film Alexander Payne, Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor Nominated [24]
American Film Institute 2011 Movies of the Year Won [25]
Art Directors Guild 2012 Excellence in Contemporary Film Jane Anne Stewart Nominated [26]
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts January 27, 2012 Best Film – International Nominated [27]
Best Screenplay – International Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Nominated
Best Actor – International George Clooney Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics December 11, 2011 Best Actor George Clooney Nominated [28]
Best Use of Music in a Film Nominated
British Academy Film Awards February 12, 2012 Best Film Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Nominated [29]
Best Actor George Clooney Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Nominated
Casting Society of America 2012 Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Big Budget Drama Feature John Jackson, John McAlary Nominated [30]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 19, 2011 Best Picture Nominated [31]
[32]
Best Director Alexander Payne Nominated
Best Actor George Clooney Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Nominated
Most Promising Performer Shailene Woodley Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 12, 2012 Best Picture Nominated [33]
Best Actor George Clooney Won
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley Nominated
Best Young Actor/Actress Shailene Woodley Nominated
Best Acting Ensemble Cast Nominated
Best Director Alexander Payne Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society 2011 Best Film Nominated [34]
Best Actor George Clooney Nominated
Breakthrough Performance Shailene Woodley Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle 2011 Best Picture Won [35]
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Won
Golden Globes January 15, 2012 Best Picture – Drama Won [36]
Best Director Alexander Payne Nominated
Best Actor – Drama George Clooney Won
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley Nominated
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Nominated
Grammy Awards February 10, 2013 Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media Nominated [37]
Independent Spirit Awards February 25, 2012 Best Film Nominated [38]
Best Director Alexander Payne Nominated
Best Supporting Female Shailene Woodley Won
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 11, 2011 Best Film Won [39]
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Nominated
MTV Movie Awards June 3, 2012 Best Breakthrough Performance Shailene Woodley Won [40]
National Board of Review 2011 Top 10 Films Won [41]
Best Actor George Clooney Won
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Won
New York Film Critics Online December 11, 2011 Best Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Won [42]
Online Film Critics Society January 2, 2012 Best Picture Nominated [43]
Best Actor George Clooney Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival January 5–16, 2012 Chairman's Award George Clooney (Also for The Ides of March) Won [44]
Producers Guild of America January 21, 2012 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Nominated [45]
Screen Actors Guild January 29, 2012 Best Ensemble Beau Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Shailene Woodley Nominated [46]
Best Actor George Clooney Nominated
Satellite Awards December 18, 2011 Satellite Award for Best Film Won [47]
Best Actor George Clooney Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Judy Greer Nominated
Best Director Alexander Payne Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Won
Best Editing Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 5, 2011 Best Actor George Clooney Won [48]
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Won
Best Film Nominated
Best Director Alexander Payne Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley Nominated

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