Academy Awards, USA
2017
Nominee
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Iain Canning ,
Angie Fielder ,
Emile Sherman ,
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Dev Patel ,
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Greig Fraser ,
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann ,
BAFTA Awards
2017
Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Best Screenplay (Adapted)
Luke Davies ,
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser ,
Original Music
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann (as Hauschka) ,
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Nicole Kidman ,
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Dev Patel ,
AACTA International Awards
2017
Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
2017
Nominee
Best Film
Best Direction
Garth Davis ,
Best Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Movie for Grownups
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Intergenerational Film
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2017
Nominee
Best Independent Film
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2016
Nominee
Best Picture
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2017
Nominee
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
2017
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Greig Fraser ,
Art Directors Guild
2017
Nominee
Contemporary Film
Chris Kennedy (production designer) ,
Ravi Srivastava (art director: India) ,
Janie Parker (art director: Australia) ,
Anna McEwan (graphic designer) ,
Seema Kashyap (set decorator: India) ,
Nicki Gardiner (set decorator: Australia) ,
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2017
Nominee
Film Score of the Year
Volker Bertelmann ,
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2016
Winner
Jury Grand Prize
Sunny Pawar ,
2016
Nominee
Best Performance by an Actor
Dev Patel ,
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
2018
Winner
Best Film
Best Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
2018
Nominee
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser ,
Best Director
Garth Davis ,
Best Editing
Alexandre de Franceschi ,
Best Music
Volker Bertelmann ,
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Austin Film Critics Association
2016
Nominee
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
Austin Film Festival
2016
Winner
Marquee Feature
Luke Davies (writer) ,
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
2020
Nominee
Favourite Film of the Decade
2017
Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Best Direction
Garth Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser ,
Best Film
Emile Sherman ,
Iain Canning ,
Angie Fielder ,
Best Production Design
Chris Kennedy ,
Best Lead Actor
Sunny Pawar ,
Best Editing
Alexandre de Franceschi ,
Best Original Score
Volker Bertelmann ,
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Best Costume Design
Cappi Ireland ,
Best Sound
Robert Mackenzie ,
Glenn Newnham ,
Nakul Kamte ,
Andrew Ramage ,
James Ashton ,
Mario Vaccaro ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
Australian Directors Guild Awards
2017
Winner
Best Direction in a Feature Film
Garth Davis ,
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Winner
Best Director
Garth Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
2018
Nominee
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
David Wenham ,
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser ,
Australian Production Design Guild Awards
2017
Winner
Best Costume design for feature film
Cappi Ireland ,
Australian Screen Editors
2017
Winner
Avid Award for Best Editing on a Feature Film
Alexandre de Franceschi (editor) ,
Australian Screen Sound Guild
2017
Winner
Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Recording
Andrew Ramage (sound recordist) ,
Ashraf Khan (boom operator) ,
Chris O'Shea (boom operator) ,
2017
Nominee
Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Mixing
Robert Mackenzie (re-recording mixer) ,
Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Design
Robert Mackenzie (re recording mixer / sound designer) ,
Glenn Newnham (dialog supervisor) ,
Mario Vaccaro (foley artist) ,
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2016
Winner
Honorable Mentions
British Society of Cinematographers
2016
Nominee
Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film
Greig Fraser ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Young Actor/Actress
Sunny Pawar ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
Best Score
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann ,
Camerimage
2016
Winner
Main Competition
Greig Fraser ,
Capri, Hollywood
2016
Winner
Nicole Kidman
Casting Guild of Australia Awards
2017
Winner
Best Casting in a Feature Film
Kirsty McGregor ,
Casting Society of America, USA
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature - Drama
Kirsty McGregor ,
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2017
Nominee
Breakthrough Film Artist
Sunny Pawar ,
Chicago International Film Festival
2016
Winner
Best Narrative Feature
Garth Davis ,
Cinema for Peace Awards
2017
Nominee
Most Valuable Film of the Year
Garth Davis (director) ,
CinEuphoria Awards
2017
Winner
Best Actor - Audience Award
Dev Patel ,
Best Supporting Actress - International Competition
Nicole Kidman ,
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor - International Competition
Dev Patel ,
Best Supporting Actor - International Competition
Sunny Pawar ,
Costume Designers Guild Awards
2017
Nominee
Excellence in Contemporary Film
Cappi Ireland ,
Denver Film Critics Society
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Denver International Film Festival
2016
Winner
Feature Film
Garth Davis ,
Directors Guild of America, USA
2017
Winner
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Garth Davis ,
Rajeev Mehra (production manager: India) (plaque) ,
Rakesh Singh (production manager: India) (plaque) ,
Chris Webb (first assistant director) (plaque) ,
Ananya Rane (first assistant director: India) (plaque) ,
Mark J. Ingram (second assistant director: Australia) (plaque) ,
Sunny Tiku (second assistant director: India) (plaque) ,
Krishan Pratap Singh (second assistant director: India) (plaque) ,
Shaunak Kapur (second assistant director: India) (plaque) ,
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Garth Davis ,
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2018
Winner
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser ,
Best Film
Iain Canning ,
Angie Fielder ,
Emile Sherman ,
Best Editing
Alexandre de Franceschi ,
2018
Nominee
Best Actress - Supporting Role
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
Best Original Music
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann ,
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, US
2016
Winner
Best of Fest
Garth Davis ,
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Original Score
Volker Bertelmann ,
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Globes de Cristal Awards, France
2018
Nominee
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Garth Davis ,
Gold Derby Awards
2017
Nominee
Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Golden Camera, Germany
2017
Winner
Best International Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Golden Globes, USA
2017
Nominee
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Dev Patel ,
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann ,
Golden Trailer Awards
2017
Winner
Best Foreign Drama
Grammy Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Sia ,
Greg Kurstin ,
Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards, Hollywood
2016
Winner
Breakthrough Screenwriter
Luke Davies ,
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Hawaii International Film Festival
2016
Winner
Best Narrative Feature
Garth Davis ,
Heartland Film
2016
Winner
Garth Davis (director)
Hollywood Film Awards
2016
Winner
Supporting Actress of the Year
Nicole Kidman ,
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2016
Nominee
Best Original Score - Feature Film
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann ,
Hollywood Post Alliance, US
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Editing - Feature Film
Alexandre de Franceschi ,
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Garth Davis ,
International Cinephile Society Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Luke Davies ,
Best Score
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann ,
Location Managers Guild International Awards (LMGI)
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film
Hugo Cran ,
Sandeep Rudra ,
Harsh Dave ,
Middleburg Film Festival
2016
Winner
Narrative Feature
Garth Davis ,
Mill Valley Film Festival
2016
Winner
Overall Favorite
Garth Davis ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2017
Nominee
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
Robert Mackenzie (supervising sound editor) ,
Glenn Newnham (supervising dialogue editor) ,
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2016
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Online Film & Television Association
2017
Winner
Best Youth Performance
Sunny Pawar ,
Best Feature Debut
Garth Davis (director) ,
2017
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Best Picture
Iain Canning ,
Angie Fielder ,
Emile Sherman ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Luke Davies ,
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2017
Winner
Nicole Kidman
PGA Awards
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Angie Fielder ,
Iain Canning ,
Emile Sherman ,
Philadelphia Film Festival
2016
Nominee
Best First Feature
Garth Davis ,
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material
Luke Davies ,
Best Original Score
Volker Bertelmann ,
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser ,
Best Performance by a Youth
Sunny Pawar ,
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2017
Winner
Dev Patel
Satellite Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nicole Kidman ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Dev Patel ,
Best Motion Picture
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Luke Davies ,
Best Film Editing
Alexandre de Franceschi ,
Seattle Film Critics Society
2017
Nominee
Best Youth Performance
Sunny Pawar ,
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2016
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Dev Patel ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
Toronto International Film Festival
2016
Nominee
Gala or Special Presentations
Garth Davis ,
USC Scripter Award
2017
Nominee
Film
Luke Davies (screenwriter) ,
Saroo Brierley (author) ,
Virginia Film Festival
2016
Winner
Narrative Feature
Garth Davis ,
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Youth Performance
Sunny Pawar ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies ,
Whistler Film Festival
2016
Nominee
Audience Award
Garth Davis (director) ,
World Soundtrack Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
Sia (music, lyrics, and performed by) ,
Greg Kurstin (music and lyrics by) ,
Film Composer of the Year
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann ,
Discovery of the Year
Dustin O'Halloran ,
Volker Bertelmann ,
Young Artist Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
Sunny Pawar ,
Young Entertainer Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Leading Young Actor 12 & Under - Feature Film
Sunny Pawar ,
