Release Schedule
Japan: November 29, 2005 (Tokyo, premiere)
United States: December 6, 2005 (New York City, New York, premiere)
United States: December 9, 2005 (limited)
Japan: December 10, 2005
Canada: December 16, 2005
Italy: December 16, 2005
United States: December 23, 2005
Sweden: December 25, 2005
Israel: December 29, 2005
Malaysia: January 6, 2006
Albania: January 12, 2006
Argentina: January 12, 2006
China: January 12, 2006
Cyprus: January 12, 2006
Greece: January 12, 2006
Hong Kong: January 12, 2006
Indonesia: January 12, 2006
North Macedonia: January 12, 2006
Paraguay: January 12, 2006
Denmark: January 13, 2006
United Kingdom: January 13, 2006
Taiwan: January 13, 2006
Australia: January 19, 2006
Switzerland: January 19, 2006 (German speaking region)
Germany: January 19, 2006
Mongolia: January 19, 2006
New Zealand: January 19, 2006
Russia: January 19, 2006
Singapore: January 19, 2006
Austria: January 20, 2006
Spain: January 20, 2006
Ireland: January 20, 2006
Iceland: January 20, 2006
Portugal: January 26, 2006
Thailand: January 26, 2006
Armenia: January 27, 2006
Kazakhstan: January 27, 2006
South Korea: February 2, 2006
Slovenia: February 2, 2006
Brazil: February 3, 2006
Mexico: February 3, 2006
United Arab Emirates: February 8, 2006
Jordan: February 8, 2006
Kuwait: February 8, 2006
Oman: February 8, 2006
Saudi Arabia: February 8, 2006
Bosnia and Herzegovina: February 9, 2006
Croatia: February 9, 2006
Lebanon: February 9, 2006
Qatar: February 9, 2006
Kenya: February 10, 2006
Lithuania: February 10, 2006
Nigeria: February 10, 2006
Turkey: February 10, 2006
South Africa: February 10, 2006
Bahrain: February 15, 2006
Chile: February 16, 2006
Montenegro: February 16, 2006
Serbia: February 16, 2006
Costa Rica: February 17, 2006
Dominican Republic: February 17, 2006
Estonia: February 17, 2006
Guatemala: February 17, 2006
Honduras: February 17, 2006
Latvia: February 17, 2006
Nicaragua: February 17, 2006
Norway: February 17, 2006
El Salvador: February 17, 2006
Trinidad and Tobago: February 17, 2006
Ukraine: February 19, 2006
Egypt: February 22, 2006
Philippines: February 22, 2006
Philippines: February 22, 2006 (Manila)
Czech Republic: February 23, 2006
India: February 24, 2006
Sri Lanka: February 24, 2006
Pakistan: February 24, 2006
Bulgaria: February 26, 2006
Belgium: March 1, 2006
Switzerland: March 1, 2006 (French speaking region)
France: March 1, 2006
Colombia: March 3, 2006
Ecuador: March 3, 2006
Finland: March 3, 2006
Venezuela: March 3, 2006
Panama: March 10, 2006
Poland: March 10, 2006
Uruguay: March 13, 2006
Hungary: March 23, 2006
Netherlands: April 6, 2006
Bolivia: April 13, 2006
Peru: April 13, 2006
Romania: April 14, 2006
Slovakia: April 27, 2006
Vietnam: October 20, 2006
Indonesia: September 25, 2007 (Blu-ray premiere)
United Arab Emirates: April 14, 2020 (TV Release)
India: December 1, 2022 (internet)
Awards
Nominee | 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Best Original Score | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | WAFCA Award | Best Screenplay - Adapted | Arthur Golden, Robin Swicord, Doug Wright, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Picture | Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Composer | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Soundtrack | Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Special Silver Ribbon | Pietro Scalia, Memoirs of a Geisha | For the editing.
Winner | 2005 | National Board of Review, USA | NBR Award | Best Supporting Actress | Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Cinematography | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Art Direction | John Myhre, Gretchen Rau, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Costume Design | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Sound Mixing | Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline, John Pritchett, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Sound Editing | Wylie Stateman, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | ASC Award | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Actor Awards | Actor | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Visual Effects Society Awards | VES Award | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | Robert Stromberg, Julia Frey, Paul Graff, Adam Watkins, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Costume Designers Guild Awards | CDG Award | Excellence in Period Film | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Art Directors Guild | Excellence in Production Design Award | Period or Fantasy Film | John Myhre, Tomas Voth, Patrick M. Sullivan Jr., Greg Berry, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Casting Society (CSA) | Artios Award | Best Feature Film Casting - Drama | Francine Maisler, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Cinema Audio Society, USA | C.A.S. Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline, John Pritchett, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Music | Ramiro Belgardt, Kenneth Karman, Kenneth Wannberg, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Renee Tondelli, Wylie Stateman, Laura Harris Atkinson, Julie Feiner, Michael Hertlein, Michelle Pazer, Linda Folk, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Sound Effects & Foley | Wylie Stateman, Harry Cohen, Ann Scibelli, Hector C. Gika, Branden Spencer, Dino Dimuro, Gary A. Hecker, Michael Broomberg, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Cinematography | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Production Design | John Myhre, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Make Up/Hair | Noriko Watanabe, Kate Biscoe, Lyndell Quiyou, Kelvin R. Trahan, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Australian Film Institute | AFI International Award | Excellence in Filmmaking | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha | (Cinematography).
Nominee | 2006 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2007 | Grammy Awards | Grammy | Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | John Williams, Shawn Murphy, Memoirs of a Geisha | artists: Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma
Winner | 2006 | Young Artist Awards | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | Suzuka Ohgo, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Young Artist Awards | Young Artist Award | Best Family Feature Film - Drama | Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | California on Location Awards | COLA | Location Professional of the Year - Features | Mike Fantasia, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | California on Location Awards | COLA | Production Company/Location Team of the Year - Features | Mike Fantasia, Madeline Bell, Peter Costelli, Linda Emmons-Cunningham, Saisie M. Jang, Dan Kemp, Donny Martino Jr., Lori A. Balton, Kenneth Hunter, Peter Moody, Matthew Riutta, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama | Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Motion Picture, Drama | Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Director | Rob Marshall, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted | Robin Swicord, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Original Score | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Cinematography | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Art Direction & Production Design | John Myhre, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | MTV Movie + TV Awards | MTV Movie Award | Sexiest Performance | Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | British Society of Cinematographers | Best Cinematography Award | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | NYFCC Award | Best Actress | Ziyi Zhang, 2046, Memoirs of a Geisha | Tied with Q'orianka Kilcher for The New World (2005).
Winner | 2005 | National Board of Review, USA | NBR Award | Top Ten Films | Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Australian Cinematographers Society | International Award | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | Hollywood Film Awards | Hollywood Film Award | Costume Designer of the Year | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | Hollywood Film Awards | Hollywood Film Award | Producer of the Year | Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick, Jarhead, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | SLFCA Award | Best Cinematography or Visual/Special Effects | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Music, Original Score | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Cinematography | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Production Design | John Myhre, Patrick M. Sullivan Jr., Gretchen Rau, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Trish Almeida, Ben Nye III, Todd McIntosh, Kelvin R. Trahan, Noriko Watanabe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | IFMCA Award | Film Score of the Year | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | IFMCA Award | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Art Direction | John Myhre, Gretchen Rau, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Cinematography | Dion Beebe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Costume Design | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Makeup/Hair | Kate Biscoe, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Original Score | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | IOMA | Best Art Direction (Miglior scenografia) | Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | IOMA | Best Costume Design (Migliori costumi) | Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Original Score | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Art Direction | John Myhre, Gretchen Rau, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2008 | GoldSpirit Awards | GoldSpirit Awards | Best Soundtrack of the last 5 years | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominee | 2005 | GoldSpirit Awards | GoldSpirit Awards | Best Dramatic Theme | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha | for "Sayyuri's Theme and End Credits"
Nominee | 2005 | GoldSpirit Awards | GoldSpirit Awards | Best Dramatic Theme | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha | for 'Becoming a Geisha'
Nominee | 2005 | GoldSpirit Awards | GoldSpirit Awards | Best Theme | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha | for 'Becoming a Geisha'
Winner | 2005 | GoldSpirit Awards | GoldSpirit Awards | Best Drama Soundtrack | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Winner | 2005 | GoldSpirit Awards | GoldSpirit Awards | Best Soundtrack | John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Box Office
United Arab Emirates: USD 238317
Argentina: USD 437980
Austria: USD 964364
Australia: USD 7797594
Belgium: USD 640934
Bulgaria: USD 100135
Bahrain: USD 41724
Bolivia: USD 25025
Brazil: USD 933891
Switzerland: USD 1505939
Chile: USD 303387
Colombia: USD 705485
Czech Republic: USD 337045
Germany: USD 8121404
Denmark: USD 1633366
Ecuador: USD 141658
Egypt: USD 39573
Spain: USD 14289365
Finland: USD 839474
France: USD 5438950
United Kingdom: USD 12663017
Greece: USD 1699200
Hong Kong: USD 720024
Croatia: USD 195311
Hungary: USD 496947
Indonesia: USD 603467
India: USD 192772
Iceland: USD 65197
Italy: USD 5356263
Jamaica: USD 19000
Jordan: USD 27736
Japan: USD 10974880
South Korea: USD 6332236
Kuwait: USD 38515
Lebanon: USD 164865
Lithuania: USD 195570
Mexico: USD 4015109
Malaysia: USD 532463
Nigeria: USD 23141
Netherlands: USD 1038326
Norway: USD 317589
New Zealand: USD 760707
Oman: USD 17127
Peru: USD 195103
Philippines: USD 279142
Poland: USD 1303403
Qatar: USD 27703
Romania: USD 117870
Sweden: USD 661707
Singapore: USD 1138000
Slovenia: USD 224861
Slovakia: USD 34345
Thailand: USD 670417
Turkey: USD 974101
Taiwan: USD 1830505
Ukraine: USD 317933
Uruguay: USD 80049
Venezuela: USD 358195
Domestic: USD 57490508
Russia - CIS: USD 1783166
Serbia & Montenegro: USD 172347
South Africa: USD 230823
Period: Mar 10 – 12, 2006 | Rank: 45 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 102 | Gross to date: USD 57010853 | Interval gross: USD 116783 | Per theater average: USD 1144
Period: Mar 3 – 5, 2006 | Rank: 50 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 85 | Gross to date: USD 56826414 | Interval gross: USD 89428 | Per theater average: USD 1052
Period: Feb 24 – 26, 2006 | Rank: 45 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 109 | Gross to date: USD 56678628 | Interval gross: USD 130636 | Per theater average: USD 1198
Period: Feb 17 – 19, 2006 | Rank: 39 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 131 | Gross to date: USD 56443308 | Interval gross: USD 197041 | Per theater average: USD 1504
Period: Feb 17 – 20, 2006 | Rank: 38 | Theaters: 131 | Gross to date: USD 56483162 | Interval gross: USD 236895 | Per theater average: USD 1808
Period: Feb 10 – 12, 2006 | Rank: 28 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 287 | Gross to date: USD 56070640 | Interval gross: USD 341929 | Per theater average: USD 1191
Period: Feb 3 – 5, 2006 | Rank: 23 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 765 | Gross to date: USD 55347182 | Interval gross: USD 888751 | Per theater average: USD 1161
Period: Jan 27 – 29, 2006 | Rank: 19 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 1016 | Gross to date: USD 53819922 | Interval gross: USD 1557916 | Per theater average: USD 1533
Period: Jan 20 – 22, 2006 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 1404 | Gross to date: USD 51191654 | Interval gross: USD 2684497 | Per theater average: USD 1912
Period: Jan 13 – 15, 2006 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 1654 | Gross to date: USD 46512023 | Interval gross: USD 4307893 | Per theater average: USD 2604
Period: Jan 13 – 16, 2006 | Rank: 12 | Theaters: 1654 | Gross to date: USD 47314182 | Interval gross: USD 5110052 | Per theater average: USD 3089
Period: Jan 6 – 8, 2006 | Rank: 7 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 1589 | Gross to date: USD 39861859 | Interval gross: USD 6111193 | Per theater average: USD 3845
Period: Dec 30, 2005 – Jan 1, 2006 | Rank: 7 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 1547 | Gross to date: USD 28163907 | Interval gross: USD 7746419 | Per theater average: USD 5007
Period: Dec 30, 2005 – Jan 2, 2006 | Rank: 7 | Theaters: 1547 | Gross to date: USD 30633403 | Interval gross: USD 10215915 | Per theater average: USD 6603
Period: Dec 23 – 25, 2005 | Rank: 5 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 1547 | Gross to date: USD 9841364 | Interval gross: USD 6751729 | Per theater average: USD 4364
Period: Dec 23 – 26, 2005 | Rank: 5 | Theaters: 1547 | Gross to date: USD 13254749 | Interval gross: USD 10165114 | Per theater average: USD 6570
Period: Dec 16 – 18, 2005 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 52 | Gross to date: USD 2274320 | Interval gross: USD 1302331 | Per theater average: USD 25044
Period: Dec 9 – 11, 2005 | Rank: 14 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 682504 | Interval gross: USD 682504 | Per theater average: USD 85313