List of accolades received by Carol (film)

List of accolades received by Carol

Todd Haynes, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara received many awards and nominations for their work.
Total number of awards and nominations
Totals	87	273
References

Carol is a 2015 British-American romantic drama film directed by Todd Haynes. The screenplay, written by Phyllis Nagy, is based on Patricia Highsmith's 1952 romance novel The Price of Salt. The film stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as Carol and Therese, two women from different classes and backgrounds embarking on a lesbian relationship in early 1950s New York City. Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, and Jake Lacy feature in supporting roles.Carol premiered in May at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Queer Palm and Mara tied for the Best Actress award. It received a platform release in the United States, opening in four theaters on November 20, 2015 and going into wide release on January 15, 2016. Its $62,037 per theater average was the third-highest opening average of the year and the best opening weekend of Haynes' films. The film earned $40.3 million at worldwide box office on a production budget of $11.8 million.

Carol received positive reviews, particularly for Haynes' direction, Blanchett and Mara's performances, Edward Lachman's cinematography, Carter Burwell score, and Sandy Powell's costumes.Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 247 reviews and judged 94% of them to be positive.Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 95/100 based on 44 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".Carol was Metacritic's best-reviewed film of 2015, and Rotten Tomatoes' best-reviewed romance film of the year.