BAFTA Awards
2009
Winner
Steve McQueen (director/writer)
2009
Nominee
Laura Hastings-Smith
Robin Gutch ,
Steve McQueen ,
Enda Walsh ,
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2008
Winner
Best of the Fests
Steve McQueen ,
British Independent Film Awards
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
2008
Nominee
Best British Independent Film
Best Supporting Actor
Liam Cunningham ,
Best Director
Steve McQueen ,
Best Screenplay
Steve McQueen ,
Enda Walsh ,
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
2009
Winner
Sean Bobbitt
2009
Nominee
Steve McQueen
Cahiers du Cinéma
2008
Nominee
Cannes Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
2008
Nominee
Steve McQueen
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Nominee
Most Promising Filmmaker
Steve McQueen ,
Chicago International Film Festival
2008
Winner
Best Actor
Michael Fassbender ,
Cinema for Peace Awards
2009
Nominee
Most Valuable Film of the Year
Steve McQueen (director) ,
Cinemanila International Film Festival
2009
Winner
International Competition
Steve McQueen ,
CinEuphoria Awards
2010
Winner
Best Actor - International Competition
Michael Fassbender ,
Best Cinematography - International Competition
Sean Bobbitt ,
Top Ten of the Year - International Competition
Steve McQueen ,
Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award
Steve McQueen ,
Dinard British Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Winner
Best Irish Film of the Decade
2008
Winner
Breakthrough Artist
Steve McQueen ,
Best Irish Film
2008
Nominee
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Michael Fassbender ,
Breakthrough Artist
Michael Fassbender ,
Empire Awards, UK
2009
Nominee
Best British Film
European Film Awards
2008
Winner
European Discovery
Steve McQueen ,
2008
Nominee
European Actor
Michael Fassbender ,
European Director
Steve McQueen ,
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2009
Winner
2009
Nominee
Best Actor
Michael Fassbender ,
Best Technical Achievement
Joe Walker ,
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Foreign Film
Steve McQueen ,
Geneva International Film Festival - Tous Écrans
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Ghent International Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Grand Prix de l'UCC
2009
Winner
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2009
Winner
Best First Feature
Steve McQueen ,
2008
Nominee
Best First Feature
Steve McQueen ,
International Cinephile Society Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Director
Steve McQueen ,
Best Actor
Michael Fassbender ,
Best Cinematography
Sean Bobbitt ,
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2009
Nominee
Best Actor
Michael Fassbender ,
Irish Film and Television Awards
2009
Winner
Best Film
Laura Hastings-Smith ,
Robin Gutch ,
Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film
Michael Fassbender ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film
Liam Cunningham ,
Best Production Design
Tom McCullagh ,
Best Original Score
David Holmes ,
Best Sound
Ronan Hill ,
Mervyn Moore ,
2009
Nominee
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film
Stuart Graham ,
Best Script for Film
Enda Walsh ,
Jerusalem Film Festival
2008
Winner
Best Feature
Steve McQueen ,
Kosmorama, Trondheim Internasjonale Filmfestival
2009
Nominee
Ljubljana International Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2009
Winner
British Actor of the Year
Michael Fassbender ,
Breakthrough British Filmmaker
Steve McQueen ,
2009
Nominee
British Film of the Year
British Supporting Actor of the Year
Liam Cunningham ,
British Director of the Year
Steve McQueen ,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Montréal Festival of New Cinema
2008
Winner
Michael Fassbender
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Winner
Best First Film
Steve McQueen ,
Online Film & Television Association
2009
Nominee
Best First Feature
Steve McQueen ,
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
Steve McQueen ,
Stockholm Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
2008
Nominee
Steve McQueen
Sydney Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Torino Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Winner
Best Picture
Best First Feature
Steve McQueen ,
2009
Nominee
Best Actor
Michael Fassbender ,
Best Director
Steve McQueen ,
Toronto International Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
2009
Winner
Best Foreign Film
Venice Film Festival
2008
Winner
Steve McQueen
Village Voice Film Poll
2008
Nominee
Best First Feature
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
2009
Winner
Best Feature Film Screenplay
Steve McQueen ,
Enda Walsh ,
