'' Carol '' competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival , where Mara tied for the Best Actress award . The film received many accolades , including five Golden Globe Award nominations , six Academy Award nominations , and nine BAFTA Award nominations ; as well as five Dorian Awards and awards from the New York Film Critics Circle , Los Angeles Film Critics Association , and National Society of Film Critics . It became the best reviewed film of 2015 , as calculated by Metacritic . The film premiered in the United Kingdom on October 14 , 2015 , followed by theatrical release on November 27 , 2015 . It opened in limited release in the United States on November 20 , 2015 , and wide release on January 15 , 2016
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Carol (film)