| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 2009 | Won | Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer |
Steve McQueen
(director/writer)
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| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Outstanding British Film Laura Hastings-Smith Robin Gutch Steve McQueen Enda Walsh |
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| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | British Independent Film Award |
Best Actor Michael Fassbender |
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Best Technical Achievement Sean Bobbitt For cinematography. |
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| Douglas Hickox Award |
Steve McQueen
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| Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best British Independent Film |
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Best Director Steve McQueen |
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Best Screenplay Steve McQueen Enda Walsh |
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Best Supporting Actor Liam Cunningham |
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| Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | ADF Cinematography Award |
Sean Bobbitt
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| Nominated | Best Film |
Steve McQueen
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| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Golden Camera |
Steve McQueen
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| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Most Promising Filmmaker Steve McQueen |
| Chicago International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Gold Hugo |
Best Feature Steve McQueen |
| Silver Hugo |
Best Actor Michael Fassbender |
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| Cinemanila International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Lino Brocka Award |
Steve McQueen
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| Dinard British Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Coup de Coeur |
Steve McQueen
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| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Empire Award |
Best British Film |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | European Discovery of the Year |
Steve McQueen
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| Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Actor Michael Fassbender |
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Best Director Steve McQueen |
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| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Film Steve McQueen |
| Nominated | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Actor Michael Fassbender |
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Best Technical Achievement Joe Walker Also for The Escapist (2008). For Editing |
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| Geneva Cinéma Tout Ecran | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Young Jury Award |
Steve McQueen
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| Ghent International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Youth Jury Award |
Steve McQueen
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| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film Steve McQueen England/Ireland. |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | IFTA Award |
Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film Michael Fassbender |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film Liam Cunningham |
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Best Film Laura Hastings-Smith Robin Gutch |
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Best Original Score David Holmes |
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Best Production Design Tom McCullagh |
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Best Sound Ronan Hill Mervyn Moore |
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| Nominated | IFTA Award |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film Stuart Graham |
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Best Script for Film Enda Walsh |
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| Jerusalem Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | In Spirit for Freedom Award |
Best Feature Steve McQueen |
| Ljubljana International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Kingfisher Award |
Steve McQueen
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| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | ALFS Award |
Breakthrough British Filmmaker Steve McQueen |
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British Actor of the Year Michael Fassbender |
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| Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year Steve McQueen |
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British Film of the Year |
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British Supporting Actor of the Year Liam Cunningham |
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| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | New Generation Award |
Steve McQueen
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| Montréal Festival of New Cinema | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Acting Award |
Michael Fassbender
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| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best First Film Steve McQueen |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Breakthrough Filmmaker Steve McQueen |
| Stockholm Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Best Actor |
Michael Fassbender
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| Best Directorial Debut |
Steve McQueen
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| Nominated | Bronze Horse |
Steve McQueen
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| Sydney Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Official Competition Award |
Steve McQueen
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| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Grand Prize |
Steve McQueen
For its outstanding powerful cinematic language, confident and passionate narrative. |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | TFCA Award |
Best First Feature Steve McQueen |
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Best Picture Tied with Inglourious Basterds (2009). |
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| Nominated | TFCA Award |
Best Actor Michael Fassbender |
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Best Director Steve McQueen |
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| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Discovery Award |
Steve McQueen
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| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Gucci Prize |
Steve McQueen
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| Writers' Guild of Great Britain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award |
Best Feature Film Screenplay Enda Walsh Steve McQueen |
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