Academy Awards, USA
2011
Nominee
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Christian Colson ,
Danny Boyle ,
John Smithson ,
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
James Franco ,
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Jon Harris ,
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
A.R. Rahman ,
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
A.R. Rahman (music) ,
Dido (lyrics) ,
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (lyrics) ,
BAFTA Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2011
Nominee
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
James Franco ,
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2011
Winner
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
AFI Awards, USA
2011
Winner
Movie of the Year
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2011
Nominee
Unforgettable Moment
James Franco ,
Bravest Performance Award
James Franco ,
Art Directors Guild
2011
Nominee
Contemporary Film
Suttirat Anne Larlarb (production designer) ,
Christopher R. DeMuri (art director) ,
Linden Snyder (set designer) ,
Tyler Astrope (scenic artist) ,
Les Boothe (set decorator) ,
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2010
Winner
Honorable Mentions
2010
Nominee
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2011
Winner
Best Song
Dido (Performer) (Writer) ,
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (Writer) ,
A.R. Rahman (Performer) (Music By) ,
2011
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Simon Beaufoy ,
Danny Boyle ,
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
Best Sound
Glenn Freemantle ,
Steven C. Laneri ,
Douglas Cameron ,
Ian Tapp ,
Richard Pryke ,
Best Picture
Camerimage
2010
Nominee
Main Competition
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2011
Winner
Actor of the Year
James Franco ,
2011
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Best Picture
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2010
Nominee
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2010
Winner
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
2010
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Denver Film Critics Society
2011
Winner
Best Original Song
A.R. Rahman (music) ,
Dido (lyrics) ,
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (lyrics) ,
2011
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2010
Winner
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
2010
Nominee
Best Film
Empire Awards, UK
2011
Nominee
Best British Film
Best Thriller
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Screenplay
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2011
Winner
Best Male Lead
James Franco ,
2011
Nominee
Best Feature
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
2011
Nominee
Film Performance of the Year
James Franco ,
Gold Derby Awards
2011
Nominee
Cinematography
Enrique Chediak ,
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Original Song
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong ,
Dido ,
A.R. Rahman ,
Golden Globes, USA
2011
Nominee
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
James Franco ,
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
A.R. Rahman ,
Golden Schmoes Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Actor of the Year
James Franco ,
Most Memorable Scene in a Movie
Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio
2011
Nominee
Best Leading Voice Actor
Massimiliano Manfredi ,
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
Best Original Score
A.R. Rahman ,
Best Original Song
A.R. Rahman ,
Dido ,
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong ,
Humanitas Prize
2011
Nominee
Feature Film Category
Danny Boyle (writer) ,
Simon Beaufoy (writer) ,
IGN Summer Movie Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2010
Winner
2010
Nominee
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2011
Nominee
Best Film Editing
Jon Harris ,
Best Sound Mixing
Ian Tapp ,
Richard Pryke ,
Douglas Cameron ,
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2011
Nominee
Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista)
James Franco ,
Best Editing (Miglior montaggio)
Jon Harris ,
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2010
Winner
2010
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Cinematography
Enrique Chediak ,
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Best Film Editing
Jon Harris ,
Best Song
A.R. Rahman (music) ,
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (lyrics) ,
Dido (lyrics) ,
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2011
Nominee
British Film of the Year
British Director of the Year
Danny Boyle ,
Mill Valley Film Festival
2010
Winner
Best Narrative Feature
Danny Boyle ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2011
Nominee
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Glenn Freemantle (supervising sound editor, sound designer) ,
Nicolas Becker (foley artist, foley editor) ,
Niv Adiri (sound design editor) ,
Ben Barker (sound design editor) ,
Jon Olive (foley editor) ,
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Jaw Dropping Moment
James Franco ,
National Movie Awards, UK
2011
Nominee
Performance of the Year
James Franco ,
New York Film Critics, Online
2010
Winner
Top Films of the Year
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2011
Nominee
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Film
Online Film & Television Association
2011
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Best Music, Original Song
A.R. Rahman (music and performed by) ,
Dido (lyrics and performed by) ,
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (lyrics by) ,
Best Film Editing
Jon Harris ,
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
Best Sound Mixing
Niv Adiri ,
Glenn Freemantle ,
Richard Pryke ,
Ian Tapp ,
Best Sound Effects Editing
Glenn Freemantle ,
Most Cinematic Moment
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
PGA Awards
2011
Nominee
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Danny Boyle ,
Christian Colson ,
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Actor in a Leading Role
James Franco ,
Best Film Editing
John Harris ,
Rembrandt Awards
2012
Nominee
Best International Actor (Beste Buitenlandse Acteur)
James Franco ,
Russian National Movie Awards
2012
Nominee
Best Foreign Drama of the Year
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2011
Winner
James Franco
Satellite Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
James Franco ,
Best Sound (Mixing & Editing)
Glenn Freemantle ,
Steven C. Laneri ,
Douglas Cameron ,
Ian Tapp ,
Richard Pryke ,
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Best Original Score
A.R. Rahman ,
Best Original Song
Dido (writer/performer) ,
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (writer) ,
A.R. Rahman (writer/performer) ,
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Picture
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2010
Winner
Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment)
James Franco ,
2010
Nominee
Best Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Moving the Medium Forward (for technical/artistic innovation that advances the medium)
St. Louis International Film Festival
2010
Nominee
Best Feature
Danny Boyle ,
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2010
Nominee
USC Scripter Award
2011
Nominee
Danny Boyle (screenwriter)
Simon Beaufoy (screenwriter) ,
Aron Ralston (author) ,
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2010
Winner
Best Picture
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
2010
Nominee
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2011
Nominee
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Film
Best Director
Danny Boyle ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle ,
Simon Beaufoy ,
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Enrique Chediak ,
World Soundtrack Awards
2011
Winner
A.R. Rahman
2011
Nominee
Best Original Song Written for a Film
A.R. Rahman (music by/performer) ,
Dido (lyrics by/performer) ,
Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (lyrics by) ,
Writers Guild of America, USA
2011
Nominee
Best Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy ,
Danny Boyle ,
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
2011
Winner
Best Film Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy ,
Danny Boyle ,
