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Ex Machina is a 2014 science fiction film about a programmer invited by his CEO to judge whether a humanoid robot named Ava is genuinely conscious. Written and directed by Alex Garland, it stars Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac.
Alex Garland wrote and directed Ex Machina, marking his debut as a film director. He had earlier worked with composers Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow on Dredd in 2012, and both returned to score this film.
Ex Machina premiered at the BFI Southbank on the 16th of December 2014. It opened in the United Kingdom on the 21st of January 2015 through Universal Pictures, and in the United States on the 10th of April 2015 through A24.
Ex Machina grossed more than $36.8 million worldwide against a $15 million budget.
Ex Machina won Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards, where Alex Garland was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay. It received five nominations at the 69th British Academy Film Awards and a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Alicia Vikander at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.
Ex Machina was filmed over six weeks, four at Pinewood Studios and two at the Juvet Landscape Hotel in Valldalen, Norway. Filming began on the 15th of July 2013, and the production used no greenscreen, adding all visual effects in post-production.