Academy Awards, USA
2009
Winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn ,
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
2009
Nominee
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Dan Jinks ,
Bruce Cohen ,
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin ,
Best Achievement in Directing
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Elliot Graham ,
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Danny Glicker ,
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Danny Elfman ,
BAFTA Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Film
Dan Jinks ,
Bruce Cohen ,
Best Screenplay - Original
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Leading Actor
Sean Penn ,
Best Make Up & Hair
Steven E. Anderson ,
Michael White ,
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2009
Winner
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn ,
2009
Nominee
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin ,
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Josh Brolin ,
Joseph Cross ,
James Franco ,
Victor Garber ,
Emile Hirsch ,
Diego Luna ,
Denis O'Hare ,
Sean Penn ,
Alison Pill ,
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2009
Winner
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina
2009
Nominee
Best Foreign Film
Gus Van Sant ,
AFI Awards, USA
2009
Winner
Movie of the Year
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2008
Nominee
Best Picture
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2008
Winner
2008
Nominee
Best Picture
Dan Jinks ,
Bruce Cohen ,
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Ensemble Cast
American Cinema Editors, USA
2009
Nominee
Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic
Elliot Graham ,
Art Directors Guild
2009
Nominee
Period Film
Bill Groom (production designer) ,
Charley Beal (art director) ,
Susan Alegria (assistant art director) ,
Chad Owens (set designer) ,
Halsted Craig Hannah (graphic designer) ,
Dale Haugo (scenic artist) ,
Tom Richardson (scenic foreman) ,
Lauren Abrams (scenic artist) ,
Richard Blakeley (scenic artist) ,
Jason Byers (scenic artist) ,
James Shefik (scenic artist) ,
Barbara Munch (set decorator) ,
Austin Film Critics Association
2008
Winner
2008
Nominee
Best Film
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2008
Nominee
Best Motion Picture
Bruce Cohen ,
Dan Jinks ,
Michael London ,
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
James Franco ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin (actor) ,
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Cast Ensemble
Sean Penn ,
James Franco ,
Emile Hirsch ,
Josh Brolin ,
Diego Luna ,
Best Film Editing
Elliot Graham ,
Gus Van Sant ,
Berlin International Film Festival
2009
Nominee
Best Feature Film
Gus Van Sant ,
Bodil Awards
2010
Nominee
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
Gus Van Sant ,
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2008
Winner
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
2008
Nominee
Best Film
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Winner
Best Acting Ensemble
Sean Penn ,
James Franco ,
Josh Brolin ,
Victor Garber ,
Stephen Spinella ,
Denis O'Hare ,
Emile Hirsch ,
Diego Luna ,
2009
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Supporting Actor
James Franco ,
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Writer
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Composer
Danny Elfman ,
California on Location Awards
2008
Nominee
Location Team of the Year - Features
Jonathan Shedd (location manger) ,
Matthew Riutta (key assistant location manager) ,
Saisie M. Jang (key assistant location manager) ,
Peter Moody (assistant location manager) ,
Dan Cooley (assistant location manager) ,
Casting Society of America, USA
2009
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Feature - Studio or Independent Drama/Comedy
Francine Maisler ,
Nina Henninger (location casting) ,
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2009
Nominee
Actor of the Year
James Franco ,
Best Picture
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Screenplay, Original
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Original Score
Danny Elfman ,
Chlotrudis Awards
2009
Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
2010
Nominee
Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
Gus Van Sant ,
Cinema for Peace Awards
2009
Winner
Most Valuable Film of the Year
2009
Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award for Justice
Gus Van Sant (director) ,
Costume Designers Guild Awards
2009
Nominee
Excellence in Period Film
Danny Glicker ,
César Awards, France
2010
Nominee
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Gus Van Sant ,
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Winner
Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
2008
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
2010
Nominee
Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
Gus Van Sant ,
David di Donatello Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Gus Van Sant ,
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2008
Nominee
Directors Guild of America, USA
2009
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Gus Van Sant ,
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Winner
2009
Nominee
Best Film
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Foreign Film - English Language
Gus Van Sant ,
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Male
James Franco ,
Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
2009
Nominee
Best Male Lead
Sean Penn ,
Best Cinematography
Harris Savides ,
GLAAD Media Awards
2009
Winner
Outstanding Film - Wide Release
Gold Derby Awards
2010
Nominee
Lead Actor of the Decade
Sean Penn ,
2009
Winner
2009
Nominee
Supporting Actor
James Franco ,
Motion Picture
Bruce Cohen ,
Dan Jinks ,
Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Ensemble Cast
Josh Brolin ,
Joseph Cross ,
James Franco ,
Victor Garber ,
Emile Hirsch ,
Diego Luna ,
Denis O'Hare ,
Sean Penn ,
Alison Pill ,
Film Editing
Elliot Graham ,
Original Score
Danny Elfman ,
Golden Globes, USA
2009
Nominee
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sean Penn ,
Golden Schmoes Awards
2008
Nominee
Best Actor of the Year
Sean Penn ,
Grammy Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Danny Elfman ,
Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio
2009
Winner
Best Picture
Best Leading Voice Actor
Massimo Rossi ,
Hollywood Film Awards
2008
Winner
Screenwriter of the Year
Dustin Lance Black ,
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2008
Winner
2008
Nominee
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Picture
Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Cinematography
Harris Savides ,
Humanitas Prize
2009
Nominee
Feature Film Category
Dustin Lance Black (writer) ,
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2008
Nominee
Best Lead Performance
Sean Penn ,
Best Supporting Performance
Josh Brolin ,
International Cinephile Society Awards
2009
Winner
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Editing
Elliot Graham ,
Best Original Score
Danny Elfman ,
2009
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Ensemble
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2009
Nominee
Best Original Score for a Drama Film
Danny Elfman ,
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2009
Winner
Best Picture
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Ensemble Cast
2009
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Film Editing
Elliot Graham ,
International Online Film Critics' Poll
2010
Nominee
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn ,
Best Ensemble Cast
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
2009
Nominee
Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo)
Gus Van Sant ,
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2009
Winner
Best Picture (Miglior film)
Best Cast (Miglior cast)
2009
Nominee
Best Director (Miglior regia)
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista)
Sean Penn ,
Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)
James Franco ,
Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale)
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Editing (Miglior montaggio)
Elliot Graham ,
Best Soundtrack (Miglior colonna sonora)
Best Costume Design (Migliori costumi)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2009
Nominee
Film of the Year
Director of the Year
Gus Van Sant ,
Actor of the Year
Sean Penn ,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Winner
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2009
Nominee
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
Leslie Shatz (supervising sound editor) ,
Robert Jackson (supervising dialogue/adr editor) ,
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Kiss
Sean Penn ,
James Franco ,
National Board of Review, USA
2008
Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Top Ten Films
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2009
Winner
2009
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2008
Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Film
New York Film Critics, Online
2008
Winner
Best Ensemble
Top Films of the Year
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2008
Winner
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Top Ten Films
Online Film & Television Association
2009
Winner
Best Ensemble
Best Casting
Francine Maisler ,
2009
Nominee
Best Picture
Bruce Cohen ,
Dan Jinks ,
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Music, Original Score
Danny Elfman ,
Best Film Editing
Elliot Graham ,
Best Cinematography
Harris Savides ,
Best Production Design
Bill Groom (production design) ,
Charley Beal (art direction) ,
Barbara Munch (set decoration) ,
Best Costume Design
Danny Glicker ,
Most Cinematic Moment
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Editing
Elliot Graham ,
Best Original Score
Danny Elfman ,
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
2009
Winner
Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
PGA Awards
2009
Winner
2009
Nominee
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Dan Jinks ,
Bruce Cohen ,
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2008
Winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role
Sean Penn ,
Best Acting Ensemble
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2008
Winner
Best Picture
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Satellite Awards
2008
Nominee
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Sean Penn ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
James Franco ,
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Screenplay, Original
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Original Score
Danny Elfman ,
Society of Camera Operators
2009
Nominee
Will Arnot
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Winner
Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
2008
Nominee
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2008
Winner
2008
Nominee
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,
Best Cinematography
Harris Savides ,
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Nominee
Best Performance, Male
Sean Penn ,
Best Supporting Performance, Male
Josh Brolin ,
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Foreign Film
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Nominee
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2009
Winner
Best Film
2009
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
Best Director
Gus Van Sant ,
Village Voice Film Poll
2008
Winner
2008
Nominee
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin ,
World Soundtrack Awards
2009
Nominee
Soundtrack Composer of the Year
Danny Elfman ,
Writers Guild of America, USA
2009
Winner
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black ,