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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 2009 | Won | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Art Direction Donald Graham Burt (art director) Victor J. Zolfo (set decorator) |
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Best Achievement in Makeup Greg Cannom |
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Best Achievement in Visual Effects Eric Barba Steve Preeg Burt Dalton Craig Barron |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Cinematography Claudio Miranda |
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Best Achievement in Costume Design Jacqueline West |
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Best Achievement in Directing David Fincher |
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Best Achievement in Editing Kirk Baxter Angus Wall |
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Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Alexandre Desplat |
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Best Achievement in Sound David Parker Michael Semanick Ren Klyce Mark Weingarten |
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Best Motion Picture of the Year Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Ceán Chaffin |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Brad Pitt |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Taraji P. Henson |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Eric Roth (screenplay/story) Robin Swicord (story) |
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Fantasy Film |
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Best Make-Up Greg Cannom |
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Best Supporting Actress Tilda Swinton |
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| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor Brad Pitt |
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Best Actress Cate Blanchett |
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Best Director David Fincher |
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Best Music Alexandre Desplat |
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Best Special Effects Eric Barba Steve Preeg Burt Dalton Craig Barron |
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Best Writing Eric Roth |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) Angus Wall Kirk Baxter |
| American Society of Cinematographers, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | ASC Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Claudio Miranda |
| Art Directors Guild | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Excellence in Production Design Award |
Period Films Donald Graham Burt (production designer) Tom Reta (supervising art director) Kelly Curley (art director) Michele Laliberte (art director) Randy Moore (art director) Scott Plauche (art director) Aaron Haye (assistant art director) Molly Mikula (assistant art director) Nithya Shrinivasan (assistant art director) Lorrie Campbell (set designer) Ryan Heck (set designer) Tammy S. Lee (set designer) Masako Masuda (set designer) Clint Wallace (set designer) Randy Wilkins (set designer) Jane Wuu (set designer) Richard Bennett (illustrator) Christopher S. Ross (illustrator) Jane Fitts (graphic designer) David Kelsey (draftsperson) Victor J. Zolfo (set decorator) |
| Austin Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Austin Film Critics Award |
Best Supporting Actress Taraji P. Henson |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Make Up & Hair Jean Ann Black Colleen Callaghan |
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Best Production Design Donald Graham Burt Victor J. Zolfo |
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Best Special Visual Effects Eric Barba Craig Barron Nathan McGuinness Edson Williams |
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| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography Claudio Miranda |
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Best Costume Design Jacqueline West |
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Best Director David Fincher |
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Best Editing Kirk Baxter Angus Wall |
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Best Film Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Ceán Chaffin |
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Best Leading Actor Brad Pitt |
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Best Music Alexandre Desplat |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Eric Roth |
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| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
Alexandre Desplat |
| Black Reel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Black Reel |
Best Supporting Actress Taraji P. Henson |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Acting Ensemble Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Tilda Swinton Taraji P. Henson Elias Koteas Julia Ormond Jason Flemyng |
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Best Actor Brad Pitt |
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Best Actress Cate Blanchett |
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Best Composer Alexandre Desplat |
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Best Director David Fincher |
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Best Picture |
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Best Supporting Actress Taraji P. Henson |
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Best Writer Eric Roth |
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| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | COFCA Award |
Best Score Alexandre Desplat |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Cinematography Claudio Miranda |
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Best Director David Fincher |
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Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Eric Roth |
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| Costume Designers Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | CDG Award |
Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Period Jacqueline West |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures David Fincher |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture David Fincher |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Original Score - Motion Picture Alexandre Desplat |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Brad Pitt |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Eric Roth Robin Swicord |
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| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Alexandre Desplat (Disc 1). |
| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Image Award |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Taraji P. Henson |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Art Direction unknown |
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Best Cinematography Claudio Miranda |
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Best Costume Design Jacqueline West |
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| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Supporting Actress of the Year Tilda Swinton |
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Director of the Year David Fincher |
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| Nominated | ALFS Award |
Film of the Year |
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Screenwriter of the Year Eric Roth |
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| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award |
Best Female Performance Taraji P. Henson |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film Ren Klyce (supervising sound editor) Richard Quinn (supervising dialogue editor) Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (supervising adr editor) Marilyn McCoppen (dialogue editor) Stuart McCowan (dialogue editor) Jeremy Molod (adr editor) |
| Nominated | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Music in a Feature Film Joe E. Rand (supervising music editor) Marie Ebbing (music editor) Ren Klyce (music editor) Erik Swanson (music editor) Robert Wolff (music editor) |
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Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film Ren Klyce (supervising sound editor/sound designer) Thom Brennan (supervising foley editor) Malcolm Fife (sound editor) Larry Oatfield (sound editor) Coya Elliott (sound editor) John Roesch (foley artist) Alyson Dee Moore (foley artist) |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director David Fincher |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Eric Roth |
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| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Director David Fincher |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Eric Roth |
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| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Theatrical Motion Pictures Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Ceán Chaffin |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
Alexandre Desplat |
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| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Cinematography Claudio Miranda |
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Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat |
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| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | SDFCS Award |
Best Production Design Donald Graham Burt |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Art Direction & Production Design Donald Graham Burt Tom Reta |
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Best Cinematography Claudio Miranda |
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Best Costume Design Jacqueline West |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Eric Roth Robin Swicord |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Mahershalalhashbaz Ali Cate Blanchett Jason Flemyng Jared Harris Taraji P. Henson Elias Koteas Julia Ormond Brad Pitt Phyllis Somerville Tilda Swinton |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Taraji P. Henson |
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Brad Pitt |
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| Teen Choice Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Teen Choice Award |
Choice Movie Actor: Drama Brad Pitt |
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Choice Movie: Drama |
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| USC Scripter Award | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | USC Scripter Award |
Eric Roth (screenwriter) Robin Swicord (screenwriter) F. Scott Fitzgerald (author) |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | VFCC Award |
Best Director David Fincher |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | VES Award |
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year Eric Barba Lisa Beroud Steve Preeg Jonathan Litt For Benjamin's secret. |
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Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture Steve Preeg Matthias Wittmann Tom St. Amand David McLean For Benjamin Button. |
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Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture Janelle Croshaw Paul Lambert Sonja Burchard Sarahjane Javelo For Benjamin comes together. |
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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture Eric Barba Edson Williams Nathan McGuinness Lisa Beroud |
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| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | WAFCA Award |
Best Art Direction Donald Graham Burt |
| World Soundtrack Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Score of the Year Alexandre Desplat |
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Film Composer of the Year Alexandre Desplat Also for Coco avant Chanel (2009), Largo Winch (2008) and Chéri (2009). |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Adapted Screenplay Eric Roth (screenplay/screen story) Robin Swicord (screen story) |
| Young Artist Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Young Artist Award |
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Madisen Beaty |
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