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I, Tonya
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCraig Gillespie
Written bySteven Rogers
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNicolas Karakatsanis
Edited byTatiana S. Riegel
Music byPeter Nashel
Production
companies
  • LuckyChap Entertainment
  • Clubhouse Pictures
  • AI Film
Distributed byNeon
Release dates
  • September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) (TIFF)
  • December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million[2]
Box office$2.6 million[3]

I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical sports black comedy film, directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers. The film follows the life and career of figure skater Tonya Harding, with particular focus on her connection to the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan, Harding's rival and Olympic teammate; it features interventions from the characters in mockumentary-style interviews set in the modern day, as well as fourth wall breaking. Margot Robbie (who also produced) stars as Harding, and Sebastian Stan plays Harding's husband, Jeff Gillooly; Julianne Nicholson, Caitlin Carver, Bobby Cannavale and Allison Janney also star.

I, Tonya had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 8, 2017. It has received positive reviews from critics, with notable praise given to Robbie and Janney's performances, and received three nominations at the 75th Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Comedy or Musical (Robbie) and Best Supporting Actress (Janney).[4]

Plot

The film starts in the mid 1970s with a four year-old Tonya whose mother forces her into figure skating by aggressively pursuing a local trainer and using cruelty and negligence to make her daughter skate. As Tonya grows up, she rapidly becomes one of the best figure skaters in the United States after her mother takes her out of school to focus exclusively on her athletic career. She finally asserts her independence by marrying boyfriend Jeff Gillooly. Gillooly intermittently beats her and she has to contend with biases against her in the figure skating community for being deemed white trash. She ends up competing in the 1992 Winter Olympics but comes in a disappointing fourth place and returns to her hometown to waitress. She attempts a comeback and in order to assist, Gillooly's friend Shawn Eckhardt takes it upon himself to arrange an attack on Harding's rival Nancy Kerrigan which rapidly escalates into the Federal Bureau of Investigation arresting everyone around her for conspiracy. She is still allowed to compete in the 1994 Winter Olympics but comes in eighth place. She ends up on trial afterward for her silence about the Kerrigan attack and part of her sentence involves being barred from competitive figure skating. She resorts to foxy boxing and becoming a landscaper. Several years after her career is over, she marries again and has a child—on-screen text declares that she is a good mother.

Contemporary interviews were recorded for the film but then reenacted by the performers as a framing sequence.

Cast

Production

On March 21, 2016, Margot Robbie was cast as Tonya Harding in the film.[5] On June 14, 2016, it was reported that Craig Gillespie would direct, from a script by Steven Rogers.[6] On October 21, 2016, Leonard Blavatnik's AI-Film came on board to fully finance the film, while Robbie produced the film, along with Bryan Unkeless through Clubhouse Pictures, and other producers Tom Ackerley, Sophia Kerr and Josey McNamara for LuckyChap Entertainment, and Rogers.[7] On December 13, 2016, Sebastian Stan joined the cast as Jeff Gillooly, Harding's ex-husband,[8] and on December 15, 2016, Allison Janney joined as Harding's mother LaVona.[9] On January 9, 2017, Paul Walter Hauser joined the cast as Shawn Eckhardt, a bodyguard and friend of Gillooly, who pleaded guilty to criminal charges along with Gillooly and served prison time.[10] The same month, Julianne Nicholson joined to play Diane Rawlinson, a skating coach,[11] and on January 24, 2017, Caitlin Carver, Mckenna Grace, and Bojana Novakovic joined the cast as Nancy Kerrigan (a skating rival and a crime victim), young Tonya Harding, and Dody Teachman (another of Harding's coaches), respectively.[12]

Principal photography on the film began in late January 2017 in Macon, Georgia, where Macon Coliseum was used as a filming set.[13][14][15]

Heidi Munger and Anna Malkova served as skating doubles and Sarah Kawahara provided coaching and choreography.[16][17]

Release

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2017.[18] Shortly after, Neon acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[19][20][21] It was theatrically released on December 8, 2017.[22]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 90%, based on 157 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Led by strong work from Margot Robbie and Alison Janney, I, Tonya finds the humor in its real-life story without losing sight of its more tragic — and emotionally resonant — elements."[23] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score 76 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[24]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
AACTA International Awards January 6, 2018 Best Direction Craig Gillespie Pending [25]
Best Actress Margot Robbie Pending
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Pending
Austin Film Critics Association January 8, 2018 Best Actress Margot Robbie Pending [26]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Pending
Boston Society of Film Critics December 10, 2017 Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Runner-up [27]
Best Editing Tatiana S. Riegel Runner-up
Chicago Film Critics Association December 12, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Nominated [28]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 11, 2018 Best Actress Margot Robbie Pending [29]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Pending
Best Hair and Makeup I, Tonya Pending
Best Comedy Pending
Best Actress in a Comedy Margot Robbie Pending
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 13, 2017 Best Film I, Tonya 8th Place [30]
Best Actress Margot Robbie 3rd Place
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Won
Detroit Film Critics Society December 7, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Nominated [31]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Won
Florida Film Critics Circle December 23, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Won [32]
[33]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Won
Best Cast The cast of I, Tonya Nominated
Golden Globe Awards January 7, 2018 Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy I, Tonya Pending [4]
Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Margot Robbie Pending
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Allison Janney Pending
Gotham Awards November 27, 2017 Best Feature I, Tonya Nominated [34]
Best Actress Margot Robbie Nominated
Hollywood Film Awards November 5, 2017 Hollywood Supporting Actress Award Allison Janney Won [35]
[36]
Hollywood Ensemble Award The cast of I, Tonya Won
Houston Film Critics Society January 6, 2018 Best Actress Margot Robbie Pending [37]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Pending
Independent Spirit Awards March 3, 2018 Best Female Lead Margot Robbie Pending [38]
Best Supporting Female Allison Janney Pending
Best Editing Tatiana S. Riegel Pending
IndieWire Critics Poll December 19, 2017 Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney 3rd Place [39]
London Film Critics Circle January 28, 2018 Supporting Actress of the Year Allison Janney Pending [40]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association January 13, 2018 Best Editing Tatiana S. Riegel Runner-up [41]
New York Film Critics Online December 10, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Won [42]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Won
Top 10 Films I, Tonya Won
Online Film Critics Society December 28, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Nominated [43]
[44]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Runner-up
Best Editing Tatiana S. Riegel Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival January 2, 2018 Spotlight Award – Actress Allison Janney Won [45]
San Diego Film Critics Society December 11, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Nominated [46]
[47]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Won[a]
San Francisco Film Critics Circle December 10, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Won [48]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Nominated
Satellite Awards February 10, 2018 Best Film I, Tonya Pending [49]
Best Actress Margot Robbie Pending
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Pending
Screen Actors Guild Awards January 21, 2018 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Margot Robbie Pending [50]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Allison Janney Pending
Seattle Film Critics Society December 18, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Nominated [51]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association December 10, 2017 Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Runner-up [52]
Toronto International Film Festival September 17, 2017 People's Choice Award I, Tonya 2nd Place [53]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle January 6, 2018 Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Nominated [54]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 8, 2017 Best Actress Margot Robbie Nominated [55]
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle December 22, 2017 Best Comedic Actress Allison Janney Won [56]
[57]
Margot Robbie Nominated
Mommie Dearest Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award Allison Janney Won

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with Laurie Metcalf for Lady Bird.

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