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Studio:Warner Brothers
Director:Ben Affleck
Screenwriter:Chris Terrio
Original Story:Argo - How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
 
Producer:Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Director of Photography:Rodrigo Prieto
Art Director:Peter Borck and Deniz Göktürk
Editor:William Goldenberg
Production:Sharon Seymour
Cast:Ben Affleck (Tony Mendez)
 Bryan Cranston (Jack O'Donnell)
 Alan Arkin (Lester Siegel)
 John Goodman (John Chambers)
 Victor Garber (Ken Taylor)
 Tate Donovan (Bob Anders)
 Clea DuVall (Cora Lijek)
Awards:2013 Golden Globe, Best Director, Motion Picture
 2013 Golden Globe, Best Motion Picture – Drama
 2013 AFI Award, Movie of the Year
 2013 AFI Film Award, AGI Movie of the Year
 2012 Hollywood Film Award
 2012 Billy Wilder Award (Ben Affleck)
 2012 NBR Award, Top Films
 2012 Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award (Ben Affleck)
 2012 Spotlight Award (John Goodman)
 2013 Ensemble Cast Award
 2012 Hollywood Film Award, Ensemble of the Year
 2012 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award, Sierra Award, Best Picture (3rd place)
 2012 Boston Society of Film Critics Award, Best Film Editing (2nd place)
 2012 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, LAFCA Award, Best Screenplay
 
2012 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, LAFCA Award, Best Editing (2nd place)
 2012 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Film (2nd place)
 2012 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Director (3rd place)
 2013 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Ensemble Cast Award
 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay
 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Director
 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Editing
 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Film
 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, People's Choice Award
Nominations:2013 Oscar, Best Achievement in Editing
 2013 Oscar, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
 2013 Oscar, Best Achievement in Sound Editing
 2013 Oscar, Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
 2013 Oscar, Best Motion Picture of the Year
 2013 Oscar, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Alan Arkin)
 2013 Oscar, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
 2013 BAFTA Film Award, Adapted Screenplay
 2013 BAFTA Film Award, Best Film
 2013 BAFTA Film Award, Director
 2013 BAFTA Film Award, Editing
 2013 BAFTA Film Award, Leading Actor
 2013 BAFTA Film Award, Original Music
 2013 BAFTA Film Award, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin)
 2013 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Best Acting Ensemble
 2013 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay
 2013 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Best Director
 2013 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Best Editing
 2013 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Best Picture
 2013 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Best Score
 2013 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin)
 2013 Golden Globe, Best Original Score – Motion Picture
 2013 Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Alan Arkin)
 2013 Golden Globe, Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
 2013 People's Choice Award, Favorite Dramatic Movie
 2013 Best Picture 2012
 2012 Directors Guild of America Award, Ben Affleck
 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Ensemble Performance
 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Production Design
 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Score
 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Supporting Actor
 2012 Satellite Award, Best Director
 2012 Satellite Award, Best Motion Picture
 2012 Satellite Award, Best Original Score
 2012 Satellite Award, Best Screenplay (Adapted)
 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Actor, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Actor, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (2nd place)
 2012 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, Best Acting Ensemble
 2012 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay
 2012 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, Best Director
 2012 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, Best Ensemble
 2012 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, Best Film
 2012 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin)
 Color, 120 minutes.