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'{{Short description|2011 thriller by Lynne Ramsay}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = We Need to Talk About Kevin | image = We need to talk about kevin ver2.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Lynne Ramsay]] | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Lynne Ramsay * Rory Stewart Kinnear }} | based_on = {{Based on|''[[We Need to Talk About Kevin]]''|[[Lionel Shriver]]}} | producers = {{Plainlist| * [[Jennifer Fox (film producer)|Jennifer Fox]] * Luc Roeg * Bob Salerno }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Tilda Swinton]] * [[John C. Reilly]] * [[Ezra Miller]] }} | cinematography = [[Seamus McGarvey]] | editing = [[Joe Bini]] | music = [[Jonny Greenwood]] | studio = {{Plainlist| * [[Oscilloscope Laboratories]] * [[BBC Films]] * [[UK Film Council]] * Piccadilly Pictures * Footprint Investments * Lipsync Productions * Independent * Artina Films * Rockinghorse Films }} | distributor = [[Curzon Artificial Eye|Artificial Eye]] (United Kingdom)<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2011/aug/12/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-video|title= We Need to Talk About Kevin: world exclusive trailer - video|format= includes video clip|access-date=12 August 2011|date= 12 August 2011|location=London|work=The Guardian}}</ref> <br />[[Oscilloscope (company)|Oscilloscope Laboratories]] (United States) | released = {{Film date|2011|05|12|[[2011 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2011|10|21|United Kingdom|df=y}} | runtime = 112 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 112:03--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/we-need-talk-about-kevin-film | title=''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (15) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=21 July 2011 | access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref> | country = {{Plainlist| * United Kingdom * United States }} | language = English | budget = $7 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieinsider.com/m6156/3/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin/|title=We Need to talk About Kevin running time, production dates, budget|publisher=MovieInsider.com|access-date=9 November 2011}}</ref> | gross = $10.8 million<ref>{{cite web|title=We Need to Talk About Kevin|publisher=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/We-need-to-Talk-About-Kevin#tab=summary}}</ref> }} '''''We Need to Talk About Kevin''''' is a 2011 [[psychological thriller]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by [[Lynne Ramsay]] from a screenplay she co-wrote with Rory Stewart Kinnear, based on the 2003 [[We Need to Talk About Kevin|novel of the same name]] by [[Lionel Shriver]]. A long process of development and financing began in 2005, with filming commencing in April 2010. [[Tilda Swinton]] stars as the mother of Kevin, struggling to come to terms with her psychopathic son and the horrors he has committed. The film premiered at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]] and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2011. Swinton was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], and the [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] for Best Actress in a Leading Role. It received generally positive reviews from critics. ==Plot== Eva Khatchadourian, once a successful [[travel writer]], lives alone in a rundown house and works in a travel agency near a prison, where she visits Kevin, her son. She looks back at her memories of his growing up as she tries to cope with the hostility of her neighbors. Eva, a reluctant mother, views Kevin as detached and difficult from childhood. He appears to loathe and deliberately antagonize Eva, and she has trouble bonding with him, instead often yelling at him and insulting his intelligence. As a baby, he cries incessantly, but only around her; as a child, he resists [[toilet training]], rebuffs Eva's attempts at affection, and shows no interest in anything. He behaves like a happy, loving son when his father, Franklin, is present. One day, Eva's frustration drives her to throw Kevin against the wall, breaking his arm. Kevin tells Franklin he fell, using the incident to manipulate Eva into doing what he wants. Franklin dismisses Eva's concerns and makes excuses for Kevin's behavior. When Kevin is confined to bed with a fever, Eva reads him [[Robin Hood]]; when Robin competes in [[John, King of England|Prince John]]'s archery contest, Kevin shows Eva affection for the first time. Franklin gives him a [[bow and arrow]] and teaches him [[archery]]. Eva and Franklin have a second child, Celia, who is lively and cheerful. However, Kevin is disdainful and jealous. A few years later, Celia's pet guinea pig mysteriously goes missing. Eva finds its remains in the [[garbage disposal]] the next day. She uses [[drain cleaner]] to unclog the disposal and Celia is later blinded in one eye after being exposed to the cleaner while Kevin was supposed to be watching her. Eva suspects Kevin is to blame, but Franklin defends him. Eva's suspicions strain the couple's marriage and they discuss divorce, which Kevin overhears. Eva comes to fear her son, as she sees growing evidence of Kevin's sadism. Kevin orders several [[bicycle lock|bike locks]] off the internet and claims to plan on reselling them at school. Three days before his 16th birthday, Kevin uses them to lock several students in the school gymnasium and murder them with his bow. When Eva arrives home, she discovers that Kevin has murdered Franklin and Celia. On the second anniversary of the massacre, Eva visits Kevin in prison. Eva asks him why he committed the murders. Kevin, who is about to be transferred to an adult prison, responds that he used to think he knew but is no longer sure. Eva hugs Kevin and walks away. ==Cast== * [[Tilda Swinton]] as Eva Khatchadourian * [[John C. Reilly]] as Franklin Plaskett * [[Ezra Miller]] as Kevin Khatchadourian ** [[Jasper Newell]] as young Kevin ** Rocky Duer as infant Kevin * [[Ashley Gerasimovich]] as Celia Khatchadourian * [[Siobhan Fallon Hogan]] as Wanda * Alex Manette as Colin ==Production== {{Anchor|Development}} In 2005 [[BBC Films]] acquired the rights to [[Film adaptation|adapt the book as a film]].<ref name="herald">{{cite news|first= Phil|last= Miller|title= Why does this author need to talk about filming Kevin?|url= http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1688281.0.0.php|work= [[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|date= 14 September 2007|access-date= 22 April 2010|archive-date= 26 April 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090426050707/http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1688281.0.0.php|url-status= dead}}</ref> Executive producers Paula Jalfon and [[Christine Langan]] took it through the development stage, and were joined by executive producer [[Steven Soderbergh]].<ref name=McClintock>{{cite news|author= McClintock, Paula|date= 23 April 2010|url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018191.html?categoryId=2431&cs=1|title= Ramsay rounds out 'Kevin' cast|work= Variety|publisher= Reed Business Information|access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> [[Lynne Ramsay]], who became available after her involvement in the [[The Lovely Bones (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[The Lovely Bones]]'' came to an end, signed on to direct, and was working on a script with ''[[In the Bedroom]]'' writer Robert Festinger by 2006. Shriver was offered a consultative role in the production process but declined, stating she had "had it up to [her] eyeballs with that book," though she did express concern for how the film would capture Eva's role as the [[unreliable narrator]].<ref>{{cite news|first= Paul|last=Arendt|title= Ramsay needs to shoot a film about Kevin|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/jun/06/1|work= The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News & Media|date= 6 June 2006|page= 21 (''G2'' supplement)|location=London}}</ref> Production had not begun by 2007, though BBC Films renewed the adaptation rights early in the year.<ref name="herald"/> In an interview with ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'' in September 2007, Shriver stated that she had not been in contact with Ramsay about the film for over two years. Ramsay's spokesperson told the newspaper that a new script draft was being prepared and, at the time the interview was published, had not been submitted to the producers.<ref name="herald"/> ''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]'' producer Jennifer Fox joined the production team in 2008; the film was expected to begin shooting that year.<ref>{{cite news|first= Stuart|last= Kemp|title= BBC Films has diverse slate|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i7c5c16b2d6b9258ea88d121088522f85|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date= 18 May 2008|access-date= 18 May 2008}}</ref> The script appeared on the 2008 Brit List, a film-industry-compiled list of the best unproduced screenplays in British film.<ref>{{cite news|author= Thomas, Archie|title= Brit List brings scripts to light|url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993429.html?categoryid=2523&cs=1|work= Variety|publisher= Reed Business Information|date= 3 October 2008}}</ref> Ramsay's partner Rory Stewart Kinnear also contributed to the final shooting script.<ref>{{cite news|author= Burgeson, John|date= 30 March 2010|url= http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/In-Stratford-sweet-love-drowns-out-sour-weather-428579.php#page-1|title= In Stratford, sweet love drowns out sour weather|work=CT Post|publisher= Hearst Newspapers}}</ref> Christine Langan told the London ''[[Evening Standard]]'' in February 2010 that the long delay in production had been caused by BBC Films having difficulty funding the high budget; Ramsay rewrote the script so the film could be made for a lower cost.<ref>{{cite news |last= Curtis |first=Nick |date= 19 February 2010|url= http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23807876-the-women-behind-the-british-film-industry.do|title= The women behind the British film industry|work= London Evening Standard|publisher= ES London|page= 27}}</ref> The [[UK Film Council]] awarded £18,510 to the production from its development fund in the same month.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/awards?awardid=16422|title= Awards Database: We Need to Talk About Kevin|publisher= UK Film Council|access-date= 25 February 2010|archive-date= 27 September 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927043455/http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/awards?awardid=16422|url-status= dead}}</ref> Financial backing was also provided by Footprint Investments LLP, Caemhan Partnership LLP and Lipsync Productions, and production is in association with Artina Films and Forward Films.<ref>{{cite web|author= Staff|date= 23 April 2010|url= http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/04/23/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-starts-filming-this-week/|title="We Need to talk About Kevin" starts filming this week|publisher= HollywoodNews.com|access-date= 24 April 2010}}</ref> {{Anchor|Filming|Locations}} Filming commenced on 19 April 2010 on location in [[Stamford, Connecticut]], and concluded on 28 May 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dawtrey |first=Adam|date= 22 April 2010|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/apr/22/lynne-ramsay|title= The welcome return of Lynne Ramsay|publisher= guardian.co.uk (Guardian News & Media)|access-date= 22 April 2010|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Dundas Wood |first=Mark |date= 28 May 2010|url= http://www.backstage.com/bso/production-listings/new-york-production-listings-1004094612.story|title= New York Production Listings|publisher= BackStage.com|access-date= 30 May 2010}}</ref> A key filming location was [[J.M. Wright Technical High School]] in Stamford.<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Connell |first= A.J.|date=1 August 2010|url= http://www.thehour.com/story/489686|title= Hollywood East: On location in Connecticut| work=The Hour|publisher=The Hour Publishing Co.|access-date=3 August 2010}}</ref> {{Anchor|Music|Score}} [[Jonny Greenwood]] of the band [[Radiohead]] composed the film's score.<ref>{{cite web |last= Kemp |first= Stuart|date= 14 February 2011|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/radioheads-johny-greenwood-score-we-99341|title= Radiohead's Johny Greenwood to Score 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' (Berlin)|work= The Hollywood Reporter|access-date= 14 February 2011}}</ref> ==Release== In October 2009, Independent Film Company picked up the rights to international sales, and made pre-sales at the [[American Film Market]].<ref name=Kay>{{cite news|author= Kay, Jeremy|date= 22 October 2009|url= http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/afm/independent-boards-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-for-afm/5007212.article|title= Independent boards We Need To Talk About Kevin for AFM|publisher= ScreenDaily.com (Emap Media)|access-date= 22 October 2009}}</ref> The film premiered In Competition at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="Cannes">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58041.html |title=Festival de Cannes - From 16 to 27 may 2012 |publisher=Festival-cannes.com |access-date=2011-12-23}}</ref> where it was met with praise from film critics.<ref name="BBCKevin">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13376536 |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Cannes gets talking about British Kevin drama |date=2011-05-12 |access-date=2011-12-23}}</ref> [[Artificial Eye]] distributed the film in the United Kingdom from 21 October 2011<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2011/aug/12/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-video|title= We Need to Talk About Kevin: world exclusive trailer - video|format= includes video clip|access-date=12 August 2011|date= 12 August 2011|location=London|work=The Guardian}}</ref> and [[Oscilloscope Laboratories]] distributed the film theatrically in North America in the winter of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/cannes-showstopper-we-talk-kevin-picked-oscilloscope/ |title=Cannes Showstopper 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' Picked up By Oscilloscope |first=Russ |last=Fischer |website=[[/Film]] |date=2011-05-24 |access-date=2011-12-23}}</ref> ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' opened in a limited release in North America in a single theater and grossed $24,587, ranking 53rd at the box office. The film ended up earning $1,738,692 in America, and $5,754,934 internationally, for a total of $7,493,626.<ref name="BOM">{{Mojo title|weneedtotalkaboutkevin}}</ref> ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' was released on [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] on 29 May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/talk-kevin-bluray-release-date/|title=We Need To Talk About Kevin Blu-Ray Gets A US Release Date|access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref> ==Reception== ===Critical response=== ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' received positive reviews. On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus reads, "''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' is a masterful blend of drama and horror, with fantastic performances across the board (Tilda Swinton especially, delivering one of her very best)."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/we_need_to_talk_about_kevin|title=We Need to Talk About Kevin|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 68 out of 100 based on reviews from 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."<ref>{{cite web|title=We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=7 August 2017 }}</ref> ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' critic [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film 4 out of 4 stars and wrote, "As a portrait of a deteriorating state of mind, ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' is a masterful film."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-2012 |title=We Need to Talk About Kevin Movie Review (2012) |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |first=Roger|last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=25 May 2013 }}</ref> British film critic [[Mark Kermode]] of [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] named ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' as the Best Film of 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/01/eleven_from_eleven.html |title=Eleven from Eleven |date=6 January 2012 |first=Mark |last=Kermode |work=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref> and as the second best film of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://play.acast.com/s/kermodeonfilm/51d214a2-3b79-4c3d-81a4-4f9d7f2ef319 |title=#63: The Top Ten Films of the Decade |date=24 December 2019 |first=Mark |last=Kermode |work=Kermode on Film |access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> Richard Brody wrote in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' that ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' "masquerades as a psychological puzzle but is essentially a horror film full of decorous sensationalism." He opined that the film exploited but did not explore the fascination that "bad seed" children exert.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brody|first=Richard|title=We Need to Talk About Kevin |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/we_need_to_talk_about_kevin_ramsay |access-date=10 June 2012|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=November 2011}}</ref> Jake Martin, a [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] priest and movie critic, wrote in his review in ''Busted Halo'' that the film is "[not] yet another installment in the pantheon of [[Postmodernism|post-modern]] films intent upon assaulting the human desire to give meaning to the world." Instead, he says, "''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' in fact needs to be talked about, as what it is attempting to do by marrying the darkest, most [[nihilism|nihilistic]] components of contemporary cinema with a redemptive message is groundbreaking."<ref name="BustedHalo">{{cite web|last=Martin |first=Jake |url=http://bustedhalo.com/features/we-need-to-talk-about-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin |title=We need to talk about We Need to Talk about Kevin |publisher=Busted Halo |access-date=2011-12-23}}</ref> ===Accolades=== Tilda Swinton was nominated for a number of acting awards, including a [[Golden Globe Award]], [[Screen Actors Guild]] and [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] for Best Actress in a leading role.'<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/film/101388/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-swinton-ramsay-shriver |title=Thomson on Film: A Movie About a School Shooting That Ignores the Shooter |first=David |last=Thomson |date=8 March 2012 |access-date=25 May 2013 |journal=[[The New Republic]] }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Date of ceremony ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipients ! scope="col" | Result |- | [[Austin Film Critics Association]] | | Best Actress | rowspan="2"|[[Tilda Swinton]] | {{won}} |- | rowspan="4"|[[AACTA Awards|AACTA International Award]] | rowspan="4"|[[1st AACTA International Awards|27 January 2012]] | [[AACTA International Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | rowspan=8 {{nom}} |- | [[AACTA International Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] | [[Lynne Ramsay]] |- | [[AACTA International Award for Best Film|Best Film]] | Jennifer Fox, Luc Roeg, Bob Salerno |- | [[AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] | Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear |- | rowspan="3"|[[BAFTA Award]] | rowspan="3"|[[65th British Academy Film Awards|12 February 2012]] | [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Director]] | Lynne Ramsay |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]] | Tilda Swinton |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best British Film|Outstanding British Film]] | Jennifer Fox, Rory Stewart Kinnear, Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Robert Salerno |- | [[Bodil Award]] | [[66th Bodil Awards|16 March 2013]] | [[Bodil Award for Best American Film|Best American Film]] | rowspan="2"|Lynne Ramsay |- | rowspan="6"|[[British Independent Film Award]] | rowspan="6"|[[British Independent Film Awards 2011|4 December 2011]] | Best Director | {{won}} |- | [[BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film|Best Actress]] | Tilda Swinton | rowspan=8 {{nom}} |- | [[BIFA Award for Best British Independent Film|Best British Independent Film]] | |- | Best Screenplay | Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear |- | [[BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] | [[Ezra Miller]] |- | Best Technical Achievement {{small|(for cinematography)}} | [[Seamus McGarvey]] |- | [[Cannes Film Festival]] | [[2011 Cannes Film Festival|11–22 May 2011]] | [[Palme d'Or]] | Lynne Ramsay |- | rowspan="2"|[[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] | rowspan="2"|[[17th Critics' Choice Awards|12 January 2012]] | [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | Tilda Swinton |- | [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer|Best Young Actor/Actress]] | Ezra Miller |- | rowspan="2"|[[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association]] | rowspan="2"|[[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2011|16 December 2011]] | Russell Smith Award | Lynne Ramsay | {{won}} |- | [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | rowspan="2"|Tilda Swinton | {{nom}} |- | [[European Film Award]] | [[24th European Film Awards|3 December 2011]] | [[European Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | rowspan=2 {{won}} |- | rowspan="3"|[[Evening Standard British Film Award]] | rowspan="3"| | Best Film | Lynne Ramsay |- | Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | rowspan=2 {{nom}} |- | Best Technical Achievement {{small|(for sound design)}} | Paul Davies |- | rowspan="2"|[[Flanders International Film Festival Ghent]] | rowspan="2"| | Canvas Audience Award | rowspan="2"|Lynne Ramsay | {{won}} |- | Grand Prix for Best Film | rowspan=2 {{nom}} |- | [[Golden Globe Award]] | [[69th Golden Globe Awards|15 January 2012]] | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama]] | Tilda Swinton |- | rowspan="2"|[[Irish Film & Television Awards]] | rowspan="2"|[[9th Irish Film & Television Awards|11 February 2012]] | Best Director of Photography (Film/TV Drama) | Seamus McGarvey | {{won}} |- | Best International Actress | Tilda Swinton | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"|[[London Film Critics' Circle]] | rowspan="5"|[[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2011|19 January 2012]] | British Film of the Year | | {{won}} |- | [[London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year|Actress of the Year]] | rowspan="2"|Tilda Swinton | rowspan=4 {{nom}} |- | British Actress of the Year |- | [[London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year|Director of the Year]] | Lynne Ramsay |- | Technical Achievement {{small|(for sound design)}} | Paul Davies |- | [[London Film Festival]] | | Best Film | Lynne Ramsay | rowspan=4 {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures]] | rowspan="2"| | [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | Tilda Swinton |- | Top Ten Independent Films | |- | rowspan="3"|[[Online Film Critics Society Award]] | rowspan="3"|[[Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011|2 January 2012]] | [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | Tilda Swinton |- | [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] | [[Joe Bini]] | rowspan=4 {{nom}} |- | [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] | Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear |- | [[Rembrandt Award]] | | Best International Actress | rowspan="5"|Tilda Swinton |- | [[San Diego Film Critics Society]] | [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2011|14 December 2011]] | [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] |- | [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle]] | | [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | {{won}} |- | [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] | [[18th Screen Actors Guild Awards|29 January 2012]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]] | rowspan=2 {{nom}} |- | Southeastern Film Critics Association | 18 December 2011 | Best Actress |- | [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]] | | Jury Prize: Best Director | Lynne Ramsay | {{won}} |- | [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]] | [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011|5 December 2011]] | [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | Tilda Swinton | {{nom}} |- | [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] | | Best Film Screenplay | Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear | {{won}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{official website|http://kevin.oscilloscope.net/}} * {{IMDb title|1242460}} * {{AllMovie title|539816}} * {{mojo title|weneedtotalkaboutkevin}} {{Lynne Ramsay}} {{London Film Critics Circle Award for British Film of the Year}} {{London Film Festival Award for Best Film}} {{Mark Kermode's Best Film of the Year}} {{DEFAULTSORT:We Need To Talk About Kevin}} [[Category:2011 films]] [[Category:2011 independent films]] [[Category:2011 psychological thriller films]] [[Category:2011 thriller drama films]] [[Category:2010s psychological drama films]] [[Category:American independent films]] [[Category:American psychological drama films]] [[Category:American psychological thriller films]] [[Category:American thriller drama films]] [[Category:Best Film, London Film Festival winners]] [[Category:British independent films]] [[Category:British psychological drama films]] [[Category:British psychological thriller films]] [[Category:British thriller drama films]] [[Category:Films about dysfunctional families]] [[Category:Films about mass murder]] [[Category:Films about school violence]] [[Category:Films based on American novels]] [[Category:Films directed by Lynne Ramsay]] [[Category:Films scored by Jonny Greenwood]] [[Category:Films set in Connecticut]] [[Category:Films shot in Connecticut]] [[Category:Patricide in fiction]] [[Category:Sororicide in fiction]] [[Category:Films about mother–son relationships]] [[Category:Postmodern films]] [[Category:2010s English-language films]]'