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| AFI Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 2012 | Won | AFI Award |
Movie of the Year Alexander Payne Jim Burke Jim Taylor THE DESCENDANTS paints a richly convincing family portrait at once painfully funny and profoundly poignant. Alexander Payne's strikingly original film balances the intimacy of family tragedy with the expansive politics of dynastic inheritance in the year's most human comedy. With the weight of paradise on his shoulders, George Clooney delivers an eccentrically elegant turn as the reluctant patriarch who must come to terms with how to let go and when to hold on. |
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Oscar |
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Nat Faxon Jim Rash |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Directing Alexander Payne |
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Best Achievement in Film Editing Kevin Tent |
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Best Motion Picture of the Year Jim Burke Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney |
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| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Award of the Argentinean Academy |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Alexander Payne USA. |
| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic Kevin Tent |
| Art Directors Guild | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Excellence in Production Design Award |
Contemporary Film Jason Garner (assistant art director) Matt Callahan (set decorator) T.K. Kirkpatrick (art director) Nathan Carlson (title art & graphic design) Jane Ann Stewart (production designer) |
| Australian Film Institute | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | AACTA International Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Film Alexander Payne Jim Taylor Jim Burke |
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Best Screenplay Jim Rash Alexander Payne Nat Faxon |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Nat Faxon Alexander Payne Jim Rash |
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Best Film Jim Burke Jim Taylor Alexander Payne |
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Best Leading Actor George Clooney |
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| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | Bodil |
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) Alexander Payne (director) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | 2nd place | BSFC Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Use of Music in a Film |
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| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
| Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Acting Ensemble Matthew Lillard Shailene Woodley Robert Forster George Clooney Judy Greer Beau Bridges |
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Best Adapted Screenplay Nat Faxon Jim Rash Alexander Payne |
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Best Director Alexander Payne |
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Best Picture |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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Best Young Actor/Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| Casting Society of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Artios |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature - Drama John McAlary (casting associate) John Jackson (Casting Director) |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | COFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
| 2nd place | COFCA Award |
Best Ensemble Mary Birdsong Rob Huebel Robert Forster Matthew Lillard Judy Greer Shailene Woodley Nick Krause Amara Miller George Clooney Beau Bridges |
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| Nominated | COFCA Award |
Actor of the Year George Clooney Also for The Ides of March (2011). |
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Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Jim Rash Nat Faxon Alexander Payne |
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Breakthrough Film Artist Shailene Woodley For acting |
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| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Director Alexander Payne |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Jim Rash Alexander Payne Nat Faxon |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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Most Promising Performer Shailene Woodley |
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| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Rash Nat Faxon |
| Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| Costume Designers Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | CDG Award |
Excellence in Contemporary Film Wendy Chuck |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | DFWFCA Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Director Alexander Payne |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay Jim Rash Alexander Payne Nat Faxon |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Alexander Payne |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Nat Faxon Jim Rash Alexander Payne |
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Best Film |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama George Clooney |
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| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Alexander Payne |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Shailene Woodley |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Nat Faxon Alexander Payne Jim Rash |
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| Golden Trailer Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Golden Trailer |
Most Original TV Spot (Fox Searchlight Pictures). For "Paradise". |
| Nominated | Golden Trailer |
Best Drama TV Spot (Fox Searchlight Pictures). For "Matters Most". |
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Best Independent (Fox Searchlight Pictures and Acme Trailer Company). |
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Best Independent TV Spot (Fox Searchlight Pictures). For "Paradise". |
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Best Music (Fox Searchlight Pictures). For "Paradise". |
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| Gotham Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Best Ensemble Cast |
George Clooney
Shailene Woodley Beau Bridges Rob Huebel Judy Greer Nick Krause Mary Birdsong Amara Miller Robert Forster Matthew Lillard |
| Best Film |
Jim Burke
(producer)
Alexander Payne (director/producer) Jim Taylor (producer) |
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| Breakthrough Award |
Shailene Woodley
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| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media Alexander Payne (producer) Dondi Bastone (producer) |
| Hamptons International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Breakthrough Performer |
Shailene Woodley
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| Hawaii International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Feature Alexander Payne |
| Hollywood Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Hollywood Film Award |
Actor of the Year George Clooney |
| Spotlight Award |
Shailene Woodley
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| Humanitas Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize |
Feature Film Category Alexander Payne (writer) Jim Rash (writer) Nat Faxon (writer) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplay Nat Faxon Jim Rash Alexander Payne |
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Best Supporting Female Shailene Woodley |
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| Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
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Best Feature Jim Burke Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
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| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Film |
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| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Actor of the Year George Clooney |
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Screenwriter of the Year Jim Rash Nat Faxon Alexander Payne |
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| London Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Best Film |
Alexander Payne
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| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Picture |
| 2nd place | LAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay Jim Rash Nat Faxon Alexander Payne |
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| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | MTV Movie Award |
Breakthrough Performance Shailene Woodley |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Adapted Screenplay Jim Rash Alexander Payne Nat Faxon |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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Top Films |
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| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | 3rd place | NSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | 3rd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay Nat Faxon Jim Rash Alexander Payne |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Jim Rash Nat Faxon Alexander Payne |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Jim Taylor Alexander Payne Jim Burke |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Chairman's Award |
George Clooney
Also for The Ides of March (2011). |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | PFCS Award |
Best Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Shailene Woodley |
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Best Director Alexander Payne |
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Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female Amara Miller |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay - Adaptation Jim Rash Nat Faxon Alexander Payne |
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Breakout on Camera Shailene Woodley |
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| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | SDFCS Award |
Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
| Nominated | SDFCS Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Nat Faxon Jim Rash Alexander Payne |
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| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Virtuoso Award |
Shailene Woodley
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| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Alexander Payne Jim Rash Nat Faxon |
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| Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Motion Picture George Clooney |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Judy Greer |
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Best Director Alexander Payne |
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Best Film Editing Kevin Tent |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Shailene Woodley Judy Greer Matthew Lillard George Clooney Robert Forster Beau Bridges |
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney |
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| Society of Camera Operators | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Camera Operator of the Year Award |
P. Scott Sakamoto
(camera operator)
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| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Jim Rash Nat Faxon Alexander Payne |
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| 2nd place | SEFCA Award |
Best Ensemble Matthew Lillard Robert Forster Shailene Woodley Judy Greer Beau Bridges George Clooney |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | TFCA Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Nat Faxon Jim Rash |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| USC Scripter Award | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | USC Scripter Award |
Kaui Hart Hemmings
(author)
Jim Rash (screenwriter) Nat Faxon (screenwriter) Alexander Payne (screenwriter) |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | VFCC Award |
Best Film |
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Best Screenplay Nat Faxon Jim Rash Alexander Payne |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | WAFCA Award |
Best Actor George Clooney |
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Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Nat Faxon Jim Rash |
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| Nominated | WAFCA Award |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
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Best Film |
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Best Supporting Actress Shailene Woodley |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Adapted Screenplay Nat Faxon (screenplay) Jim Rash (screenplay) Alexander Payne (screenplay) Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming |
| Young Artist Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Young Artist Award |
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Ten and Under Amara Miller Tied with Emma Rayne Lyle for I Don't Know How She Does It (2011). |
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