Academy Awards, USA
2016
Nominee
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Andrea Berloff (screenplay/story) ,
Jonathan Herman (screenplay) ,
S. Leigh Savidge (story) ,
Alan Wenkus (story) ,
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Neil Brown Jr. ,
Paul Giamatti ,
Corey Hawkins ,
Aldis Hodge ,
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ,
Jason Mitchell ,
AFI Awards, USA
2016
Winner
Movie of the Year
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2015
Winner
Best Picture
Best Ensemble
Best Supporting Actor
Jason Mitchell ,
All Def Movie Awards
2016
Winner
Best Picture
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2016
Winner
Best Ensemble Cast
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2016
Winner
Top Box Office Films
Joseph Trapanese ,
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2015
Winner
Honorable Mentions
BET Awards
2016
Winner
Best Movie
2016
Nominee
Best Actor
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ,
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2015
Winner
Best Original Screenplay
Jonathan Herman ,
Andrea Berloff ,
Best Ensemble
Neil Brown Jr. ,
Paul Giamatti ,
Corey Hawkins ,
Aldis Hodge ,
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ,
Jason Mitchell ,
2015
Nominee
Best Picture
Black Reel Awards
2016
Winner
Outstanding Score
Joseph Trapanese ,
Outstanding Ensemble
Victoria Thomas ,
Cindy Tolan ,
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Jason Mitchell ,
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Corey Hawkins ,
Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
F. Gary Gray ,
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ,
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Jason Mitchell ,
Outstanding Motion Picture
F. Gary Gray ,
Ice Cube ,
Matt Alvarez ,
Scott Bernstein ,
Outstanding Original Song
Dr. Dre ,
Silk ,
Camille 'Choc' Clerc ,
François de Roubaix ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Acting Ensemble
California on Location Awards
2015
Winner
Location Team of the Year - Studio Feature Film
Alison A. Taylor (supervising location manager) ,
Craig W. van Gundy (co-location manager) ,
Kokayi Ampah (additional location manager) ,
Elisa Ann Conant (key assistant location manager) ,
Scott Fitzgerald (key assistant location manager) ,
Karen E. Gilbert (key assistant location manager) ,
Tisha Jefferson (key assistant location manager) ,
Pedro Mata (key assistant location manager) ,
Larry Ring (key assistant location manager) ,
Kirk Worley (key assistant location manager) ,
George Carrera (assistant location manager) ,
Hektor Larios (assistant location manager) ,
Sam Gomez (location scout) ,
Jeffrey Shepherd (location scout) ,
Dorion Thomas (location scout) ,
Assistant Location Manager of the Year - Feature Film
Hektor Larios ,
Casting Society of America, USA
2016
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature - Drama
Cindy Tolan ,
Victoria Thomas ,
Meagan Lewis (location casting) ,
Beth Sepko (location casting) ,
Carolyn Pickman (location casting) ,
Lucinda Syson (location casting) ,
Pat Moran (location casting) ,
Empire Awards, UK
2016
Nominee
Best Male Newcomer
Jason Mitchell ,
Best Soundtrack
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Ensemble
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2016
Nominee
Best Ensemble
Golden Schmoes Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Music in a Movie
Golden Trailer Awards
2016
Winner
Best Music TV Spot
Best Teaser Poster
2016
Nominee
Best Drama TV Spot
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
2016
Winner
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over 25 Million Dollars
Jojo Villanueva ,
Hamptons International Film Festival
2015
Winner
Jason Mitchell
LaKeith Stanfield
Hollywood Film Awards
2015
Winner
Breakthrough Ensemble
Corey Hawkins ,
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ,
Jason Mitchell ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2016
Winner
Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ,
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Corey Hawkins ,
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical)
Andrea Berloff ,
Jonathan Herman ,
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical)
F. Gary Gray ,
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2015
Nominee
Best Picture
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Picture
Location Managers Guild International Awards (LMGI)
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Locations in a Period Film
Alison A. Taylor ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2016
Nominee
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
Mark P. Stoeckinger (supervising sound editor) ,
Greg Hedgepath (supervising sound editor) ,
Michele Perrone (supervising dialogue editor) ,
Bobbi Banks (supervising adr editor) ,
Laura Graham (dialogue/adr editor) ,
Kerry Dean Williams (dialogue/adr editor) ,
Daniel S. Irwin (dialogue editor) ,
Best Sound Editing - Music in a Musical Feature Film
Jason Ruder (music editor) ,
Bryan Lawson (music editor) ,
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2016
Winner
True Story
2016
Nominee
Movie of the Year
Breakthrough Performance
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ,
National Board of Review, USA
2015
Winner
Top Films
Online Film & Television Association
2016
Nominee
Best Breakthrough Performance: Male
Jason Mitchell ,
Best Ensemble
People's Choice Awards, USA
2016
Nominee
Favorite Dramatic Movie
PGA Awards
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Ice Cube ,
Matt Alvarez ,
F. Gary Gray ,
Dr. Dre ,
Scott Bernstein ,
Phoenix Critics Circle
2015
Winner
Best Musical Film
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Use of Music in a Film
Best Ensemble
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2016
Winner
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Satellite Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Screenplay, Original
Andrea Berloff ,
Jonathan Herman ,
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2015
Nominee
Best Soundtrack
Teen Choice Awards
2016
Nominee
Choice Movie: Drama
Choice Movie Actor: Drama
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ,
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Acting Ensemble
Writers Guild of America, USA
2016
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Andrea Berloff (screenplay/story) ,
Jonathan Herman (screenplay) ,
S. Leigh Savidge (story) ,
Alan Wenkus (story) ,
