Sound of Metal
2019 film by Darius Marder
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| 2025 | The film was voted in the 'Readers' Choice' edition of The New York Times list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century', finishing at number 236. |
| September 27 2022 | Sound of Metal was released as part of the Criterion Collection in 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD formats. |
| April 2021 | Sound of Metal receives Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Riz Ahmed), and Best Supporting Actor (Paul Raci). |
| April 25 2021 | At the Academy Awards, Sound of Metal wins two Oscars: Best Film Editing (Mikkel E. G. Nielsen) and Best Sound (Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés & Phillip Bladh). |
| April 22 2021 | At the Independent Spirit Awards, Sound of Metal wins Best First Feature, and Riz Ahmed wins Best Male Lead, with Paul Raci winning Best Supporting Male. |
| February 28 2021 | Riz Ahmed is nominated for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama at the Golden Globe Awards. |
| February 26 2021 | American Film Institute Awards names Sound of Metal in Top 10 Movies of the Year. Riz Ahmed also receives the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. |
| January 18 2021 | Houston Film Critics Society honors Riz Ahmed with Best Actor award and recognizes Sound of Metal for Outstanding Cinematic Achievement in Immersive Sound Design. |
| January 11 2021 | Riz Ahmed wins Best Actor at the Gotham Independent Film Awards. |
| 2020 | Sound of Metal appeared on 52 film critics' top-ten lists, ranking as the ninth highest-ranked film of the year, with first place on five lists and second place on seven lists. |
| December 14 2020 | Riz Ahmed wins Best Performance in the IndieWire Critics Poll for his role in Sound of Metal. |
| December 4 2020 | Film began streaming on Amazon Prime Video. |
| November 20 2020 | Sound of Metal was released theatrically. |
| August 14 2020 | Film was originally scheduled for theatrical release, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 6 2019 | Sound of Metal wins Best Film - International Feature at the Zurich Film Festival, marking a significant early recognition for the film. |
| September 2019 | Amazon Studios acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, with interest also from Neon. |
| September 6 2019 | Sound of Metal had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Platform Prize program. |
| 2018 | Film was shot in 24 non-consecutive days in the Greater Boston area and Antwerp, Belgium, with Darius Marder operating on a limited budget and shooting only two takes per scene. |
| July 2018 | Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke replaced Johnson and Schoenaerts in the cast, with Mathieu Amalric also joining the film. |
| January 2016 | Dakota Johnson and Matthias Schoenaerts initially joined the cast of Sound of Metal, with Darius Marder set to direct. |
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