Whiplash

2014 film directed by Damien Chazelle
Movie film Q15648198
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Whiplash won the Grand prix du Festival de Deauville[1][2][3], the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[1][2][3], the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[1][2][3], and the Academy Award for Best Sound[1][2][3]. It also received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[1][2][3] and the Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic[1][2][3].

Whiplash

Summary

Whiplash is a film[1]. Whiplash ranks in the top 0.28% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,524 views/month, #264 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whiplash received the Grand prix du Festival de Deauville[3].
  • Whiplash received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4].
  • Whiplash received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5].
  • Whiplash received the Academy Award for Best Sound[6].
  • Whiplash received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[7].
  • Whiplash received the Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic[8].
  • Whiplash's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • Whiplash was directed by Damien Chazelle[10].
  • Damien Chazelle wrote the screenplay for Whiplash[11].
  • Whiplash's composer is recorded as Justin Hurwitz[12].
  • Whiplash's genre is musical film[13].
  • Whiplash's genre is drama film[14].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Austin Stowell[15].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was J. K. Simmons[16].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Jayson Blair[17].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Melissa Benoist[18].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Miles Teller[19].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Paul Reiser[20].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Chris Mulkey[21].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Kofi Siriboe[22].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Kavita Patil[23].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Michael Cohen[24].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Max Kasch[25].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was April Grace[26].
  • A cast member of Whiplash was Henry G. Sanders[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jason Blum[28], David Lancaster[29], Nicholas Britell[30], Helen Estabrook[31], and Jason Reitman[32]. Whiplash was directed by Damien Chazelle[10]. Damien Chazelle wrote the screenplay for Whiplash[11]. Cast members include Austin Stowell[15], J. K. Simmons[16], Jayson Blair[17], Melissa Benoist[18], Miles Teller[19], and Paul Reiser[20].

Publication

Publication dates include January 16, 2014[33], February 19, 2015[34], February 5, 2015[35], December 16, 2014[36], January 1, 2014[37], and October 10, 2014[38]. The original language of Whiplash was English[39]. Genres include musical film[13] and drama film[14]. Whiplash was distributed by video on demand[40].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include ambition[41], teacher-student relationship[42], perfectionism[43], power harassment[44], music education[45], and drummer[46].

Reception

Awards received include Grand prix du Festival de Deauville[3], a film award[47], founded in 1995[48]; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], an Academy Awards[49], in United States[50], founded in 1936[51]; Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5], an Academy Awards[52], in United States[53], founded in 1935[54]; Academy Award for Best Sound[6], an Academy Awards[55], in United States[56]; Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[7], a class of award[57], in United States[58]; and Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic[8], a class of award[59], in United States[60]. Reviews include 8.6/10[61], 94%[62], 89/100[63], 8.5/10[64], and 4.4/5[65].

Why It Matters

Whiplash ranks in the top 0.28% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,524 views/month, #264 of 94,065).[2] Whiplash has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66]

FAQs

What awards did Whiplash receive?

Honors received include Grand prix du Festival de Deauville[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5], and Academy Award for Best Sound[6].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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