Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2019
Nominee
Best Science Fiction Film
Legion M Breakout Director
Boots Riley ,
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2018
Nominee
Best Picture
Americana Film Fest
2020
Nominee
Austin Film Critics Association
2019
Winner
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
2019
Nominee
Boots Riley
BET Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Actor
Omari Hardwick ,
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2018
Winner
Black Reel Awards
2019
Winner
Outstanding Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Outstanding Emerging Director
Boots Riley ,
Outstanding First Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
2019
Nominee
Outstanding Actor
LaKeith Stanfield ,
Outstanding Director
Boots Riley ,
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Costume Design
Deirdra Elizabeth Govan ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Actor in a Comedy
LaKeith Stanfield ,
Best Comedy
Casting Society of America, USA
2019
Nominee
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature - Comedy
Eyde Belasco ,
Nina Henninger (location casting) ,
Sarah Kliban (location associate) ,
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Nominee
Most Promising Filmmaker
Boots Riley ,
Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards
2019
Nominee
Boots Riley
Columbus Film Critics Association
2019
Nominee
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Tessa Thompson ,
Breakthrough Film Artist
Boots Riley (for directing and screenwriting) ,
Cork International Film Festival
2018
Nominee
Boots Riley
CPH PIX
2018
Winner
Boots Riley
Denver Film Critics Society
2019
Nominee
Best Comedy Film
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2018
Nominee
Breakthrough Artist
Boots Riley (writer/director) ,
Directors Guild of America, USA
2019
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Boots Riley ,
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Faro Island Film Festival
2019
Nominee
Best New Director
Boots Riley ,
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2019
Winner
Best First Feature
Boots Riley ,
Nina Yang Bongiovi ,
Jonathan Duffy ,
Charles D. King ,
George Rush ,
Forest Whitaker ,
Kelly Williams ,
2019
Nominee
Best Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2018
Winner
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
2018
Nominee
Best First Film
Boots Riley ,
Golden Schmoes Awards
2018
Nominee
Trippiest Movie of the Year
Golden Trailer Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Comedy
Gotham Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Actor
LaKeith Stanfield ,
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Winner
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Best Debut Director
Boots Riley ,
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2019
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Best New Filmmaker
Boots Riley ,
Best First Film
Helsinki International Film Festival
2018
Winner
Best Feature Film
Boots Riley ,
Hugo Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
Boots Riley (writer/director) ,
Humanitas Prize
2019
Nominee
Independent Feature Film
Boots Riley (Writed and Directed by) ,
IGN Summer Movie Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Director
Boots Riley ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2019
Nominee
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Boots Riley ,
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2018
Winner
2018
Nominee
Best Picture
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2018
Winner
Best First Feature
Boots Riley ,
International Cinephile Society Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Actor
LaKeith Stanfield ,
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2018
Nominee
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2018
Winner
Best Comedy Film
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Independent Film
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards
2019
Winner
Best Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
2019
Nominee
Best Song
Boots Riley ,
Ryan Christopher Parks ,
Damion Gallegos ,
National Board of Review, USA
2018
Winner
Top Ten Independent Films
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2019
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Odyssey Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Online Association of Female Film Critics
2018
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Breakthrough Filmmaker
Boots Riley ,
Online Film & Television Association
2019
Nominee
Best Feature Debut
Boots Riley (writer/director) ,
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Boots Riley ,
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards
2018
Winner
Best Directorial Debut
Boots Riley ,
Phoenix Critics Circle
2018
Nominee
Best Comedy Film
Best Science Fiction Film
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
2019
Nominee
Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Boots Riley ,
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2018
Nominee
Best Comedy Film
Sundance Film Festival
2018
Nominee
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Winner
Best First Feature
Boots Riley ,
