The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

Movie |

Polar Bear | England

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  • Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Chris Weitz, Gábor Csupó, Vic Armstrong, Peter MacDonald, Richard Goodwin See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 53min
  • Music: Damien Lazzerini,Andy Kennedy,Glenn Freemantle,Nicolas Becker,Alexandre Desplat
  • Award(s): Oscar 2008 (Won)
    Oscar 2008 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Wish, Mikolo
  • Story:
    After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
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6.1/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Ratings

6.1/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
Oscar Award

Best Achievement in Visual Effects | 2008 | Michael L.

BAFTA Film Award

Best Special Visual Effects | 2008 | Michael L.

Excellence in Production Design Award

Fantasy Film | 2008 | Chris

Yoga Award

Worst Foreign Film | 2008 | Chris

Worst Foreign Actress For and | 2008 | Nicole

Worst Foreign Actress | 2008 | Nicole

CDG Award

Excellence in Fantasy Film | 2008 | Ruth

IFMCA Award

Best Original Score for a FantasyScience Fiction Film | 2007 | Alexandre

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Achievement in Art Direction | 2008 | Dennis

National Movie Award

Best Family Film | 2008

Best Performance Female | 2008 | Dakota Blue

IFMCA Award

Film Score of the Year | 2007 | Alexandre

IOFCP Award

Best Visual Effects | 2009 | Michael L.

Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing Music in a Feature Film | 2008 | Gerard

Genre Award

Best Actress in a Movie | 2008 | Nicole

VES Award

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture | 2008 | Ben

World Soundtrack Award

Soundtrack Composer of the Year | 2008 | Alexandre

Taurus Award

Best High Work | 2008 | Nicholas

Young Artist Award

Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actress | 2008 | Dakota Blue

Best Family Feature Film Fantasy or Musical | 2008

Saturn Award

Best Special Effects | 2008 | Ben

Best Costume | 2008 | Ruth

Best Performance by a Younger Actor | 2008 | Dakota Blue

Best Fantasy Film | 2008

AFI International Award

Best Actress | 2008 | Nicole

Critics Choice Award

Best Young Actress | 2008 | Dakota Blue

Best Family Film | 2008

Gold Derby Film Award

Visual Effects | 2008 | Trevor

Golden Trailer Award

Best AnimationFamily TV Spot | 2008

Best AnimationFamily Poster | 2008

Hugo Award

Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form | 2008 | Philip

ALFS Award

British Breakthrough Acting | 2008 | Dakota Blue

SLFCA Award

Best VisualSpecial Effects | 2007

Best Animated or Childrens Film | 2007

Satellite Award

Best Sound Mixing Editing | 2007 | Mike Prestwood

Best Visual Effects | 2007 | Michael L.

Best Cinematography | 2007 | Henry

Best Original Song | 2007 | Kate

Best Motion Picture Animated or Mixed Media | 2007

BOX OFFICE

Budget 180,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 372,234,864 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

George R.R. Martin cited this movie as one of the reasons he wanted Game of Thrones (2011) to be turned into a television series, rather than movies.

Years after the film's release, director Chris Weitz revealed that despite him being a fan of the books, making the movie was a "terrible experience" for him because New Line Cinema constantly interfered. Weitz' original script had a much slower pace, allowing for more world-building, character development, and exposition. The studio forced him to scrap elements that weren't immediately essential to the plot, and tone down the religious subtext. They also overruled several casting decisions and took over editing to get the running time under two hours, which necessitated re-shoots and the re-arranging of several other scenes to make the film coherent again. The most radical intervention was removing the original downbeat ending from the final cut, intending to use it as the opening of a proposed sequel (which never happened).

The name "Serafina Pekkala" originated when Philip Pullman browsed through a Finnish telephone directory.

Philip Pullman, author of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy, originally wanted Jason Isaacs to play Lord Asriel, Nicole Kidman to play Mrs. Coulter, and Samuel L. Jackson to play Lee Scoresby.

Despite prominent billing, Sir Christopher Lee only had one line.

Popular Dialogues

"Ragnar Sturlusson: Is that all? [hits Iorek] Ragnar Sturlusson: Is that all? IS THAT AAAALL? [Iorek swings at him and breaks his lower jaw off, then bites him in the throat, killing him] Iorek Byrnison: Yes, that is all."

"Lyra Belacqua: If you value your lives, come no further. Billy Costa: Why? We gobbled him fair and square. Lyra Belacqua: This ain't no game, Billy Costa. Don't you know what this gate is? Billy Costa: It's just the back door to your stupid college. So? Lyra Belacqua: There's a curse on this gate. You gyptians ought to know that. Crossing this gate is worse than touching someone's demon with your bare hands. Billy Costa: Why ain't nothing happen to you, then? Lyra Belacqua: Because we live here. We got safe passage, see? And anyway, my mother's the one who put the curse on this gate in the first place. Billy Costa: What mother? I heard you was an orphink and your uncle only left you here cause' nobody wanted you. Lyra Belacqua: Come here and say that."