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Awards for
Hunger (2008) More at IMDbPro »

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

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