2008 · 2h 32m · Crime, Thriller

The Dark Knight

IMDb

9.1

3.24M votes

Metacritic

critics

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

critics

Box office

$1.01B

5.4x its $185M budget

Released Jul 18, 2008 by DC Comics and Legendary Pictures

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Critics vs the crowd

Critics (Metacritic)85

Audience (IMDb x 10)91

Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 6 points.

Top billed

12 nominations, 6 wins

Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2009
Heath Ledger
Won
Best Production Design · Academy Awards 2009
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Peter Lando
Nominated
Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2009
Wally Pfister
Nominated
Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 2009
Lee Smith
Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyling · Academy Awards 2009
John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
Nominated
Best Sound Editing · Academy Awards 2009
Richard King
Won
Best Sound · Academy Awards 2009
Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
Nominated
Best Visual Effects · Academy Awards 2009
Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor · Golden Globe Awards 2009
Heath Ledger
Won
Best Supporting Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2009
Heath Ledger
Won
Male Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2009
Heath Ledger
Won
Best Supporting Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2009
Heath Ledger
Won