Winter's Bone ''Winter's Bone'' is a 2010 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Debra Granik. It was adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from the 2006 novel by Daniel Woodrell. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a poverty-stricken teenage girl na ...

'' is a 2010

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American

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directed by

Debra Granik Debra Granik (born February 6, 1963) is an American filmmaker. She is most known for 2004's '' Down to the Bone,'' which starred Vera Farmiga, 2010's ''Winter's Bone,'' which starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and for which G ...

. Adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from the 2006 novel of the same name by author

Daniel Woodrell Daniel Woodrell (born March 4, 1953) is an American novelist and short story writer, who has written nine novels, most of them set in the Missouri Ozarks, and one collection of short stories. Woodrell coined the phrase " country noir" to describ ...

, the movie was released by

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in the United States and Canada on June 11, 2010. It grossed over US$84,000 in its opening weekend on limited release. Since then it has grossed over US$6,500,000 domestically and US$12,460,000 worldwide. ''Winter's Bone'' was well received by movie critics, with an approval rating of 94 percent on the review aggregator

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. The film appeared in more than two dozen movie reviewers' Top Ten lists for the best movies of the year. The film has received honors in different categories, ranging from recognition of the movie itself, to its direction, cinematography and writing, as well as for performances by the cast, mainly

Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress and producer. She is known for starring in both action film franchises and independent dramas, and her films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide. The List of high ...

for Best Actress and John Hawkes for Best Supporting Actor. Lawrence's

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as Ree Dolly in this movie also earned her several Best Breakthrough Performance awards. At the

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ceremony, ''Winter's Bone'' earned one nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. It received four nominations—including Best Actress—at the

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, but failed to win any accolades. Lawrence, at 20, was the second-youngest person ever nominated for Best Actress by the academy at that time. The movie fared better at the

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, where it received seven nominations and won awards for Best Supporting Female and Best Supporting Male. Both the principal actors earned a nomination at the

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. Prior to its June theatrical release, ''Winter's Bone'' was screened at

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s, where it received other prizes. The movie was nominated for and won two Golden Space Needle Awards at the

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. Its debut at the 2010

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earned the movie the two accolades for which it was nominated, one being the Grand Jury Prize for a dramatic film. ''Winter's Bone'' was included in the Top Ten Best Films of 2010 categories by the

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and

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, among others. At the Detroit Film Critics Society Awards, and

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, the cast of ''Winter's Bone'' was nominated for Best Ensemble. In total, the film has won 29 awards from 76 nominations.

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