Academy Awards, USA 2005

Winner Oscar	Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year Michael London
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Thomas Haden Church
	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Virginia Madsen
	Best Achievement in Directing Alexander Payne

BAFTA Awards 2005

Winner BAFTA Film Award

Best Screenplay - Adapted Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005

Winner Actor	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh
Nominee Actor	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Paul Giamatti
	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Thomas Haden Church
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Virginia Madsen

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2005

Nominee Movies for Grownups Award

Best Movie for Grownups

AFI Awards, USA 2005

Winner AFI Award

Movie of the Year SIDEWAYS is vintage comedy that, like a good bottle of wine, will only get better with age. ... More SIDEWAYS is vintage comedy that, like a good bottle of wine, will only get better with age. Director Alexander Payne is well established as one of the great directors of his generation, and here he impresses again as the rare filmmaker whose reliance is not on special effects or sleight of hand, but on words and warmth. The film's brilliant cast provides the soul to this compassionate film about friendship and all its imperfections. AFI raises a glass of Pinot noir to the creative ensemble for their remarkable achievement with SIDEWAYS.

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) 2004

Nominee AAFCA Award

Best Picture 5th place

American Cinema Editors, USA 2005

Nominee Eddie

Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical Kevin Tent

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards 2006

Winner Silver Condor

Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera) Alexander Payne USA.

Awards Circuit Community Awards 2004

Winner ACCA	Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
	Best Cast Ensemble Paul Giamatti Thomas Haden Church Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh
Nominee ACCA	Best Actor in a Leading Role Paul Giamatti
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role Thomas Haden Church
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Virginia Madsen
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sandra Oh
	Best Director Alexander Payne

BMI Film & TV Awards 2005

Winner BMI Film Music Award

Rolfe Kent

Bodil Awards 2006

Nominee Bodil

Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) Alexander Payne

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2004

Winner BSFC Award	Best Film
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Ensemble Cast Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee BSFC Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Director Alexander Payne

California on Location Awards 2004

Winner COLA	Production Company of the Year - Features
	Production Company of the Year - Features Jeremy Alter

Casting Society of America, USA 2005

Winner Artios Award

Best Feature Film Casting - Comedy John Jackson Ellen Parks

Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2005

Winner COFCA Award	Best Supporting Performance Thomas Haden Church
	Best Director Alexander Payne
Nominee COFCA Award	Best Ensemble Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Thomas Haden Church Sandra Oh
	Best Picture 2nd place
	Best Screenplay Jim Taylor Alexander Payne

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Winner CFCA Award	Best Picture
	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Chlotrudis Awards 2005

Winner Chlotrudis Award	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
Nominee Chlotrudis Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Cast
	Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Critics Choice Awards 2005

Winner Critics Choice Award	Best Picture
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Acting Ensemble Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh
	Best Writer Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee Critics Choice Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Composer Rolfe Kent

Czech Lions 2006

Nominee Czech Lion

Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) Alexander Payne USA.

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2005

Winner DFWFCA Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee DFWFCA Award	Best Picture
	Best Director Alexander Payne

Danish Film Awards (Robert) 2006

Winner Robert

Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) Alexander Payne

Directors Guild of America, USA 2005

Nominee DGA Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Alexander Payne

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2009

Nominee DFCC

Best Film of the Decade Tied with Lost in Translation (2003) in 13th place

DVD Exclusive Awards 2006

Nominee DVDX Award

Best Overall DVD, New Movie 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Fantasporto 2005

Winner Directors' Week Award	Special Prize of the Jury Alexander Payne (director)
	Best Actor Paul Giamatti (actor)

Film Independent Spirit Awards 2005

Winner Independent Spirit Award	Best Feature Michael London
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
	Best Male Lead Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Female Virginia Madsen
	Best Supporting Male Thomas Haden Church

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2004

Winner FFCC Award	Best Film
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Gold Derby Awards 2010

Nominee Gold Derby Film Award

Adapted Screenplay of the Decade Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Gold Derby Awards 2005

Winner Gold Derby Film Award	Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
	Lead Actor Paul Giamatti As Miles
Nominee Gold Derby Film Award	Motion Picture Michael London
	Director Alexander Payne
	Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church As Jack
	Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen As Maya
	Ensemble Cast Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh

Golden Globes, USA 2005

Winner Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
	Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Nominee Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Paul Giamatti
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Thomas Haden Church
	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Virginia Madsen
	Best Director - Motion Picture Alexander Payne
	Best Original Score - Motion Picture Rolfe Kent

Golden Schmoes Awards 2004

Nominee Golden Schmoes	Best Supporting Actor of the Year Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress of the Year Virginia Madsen

Gotham Awards 2004

Winner Gotham Independent Film Award

Best Feature Alexander Payne Michael London

Il Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra 2005

Nominee Film Award

Best Overall Dubbing Pino Colizzi

International Cinephile Society Awards 2005

Nominee ICS Award

Best Picture 8th place

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) 2004

Nominee IFMCA Award

Best Original Score for a Comedy Film Rolfe Kent

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) 2005

Winner INOCA	Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee INOCA	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Ensemble Cast Paul Giamatti Thomas Haden Church Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh

Iowa Film Critics Awards 2005

Winner IFC Award	Best Picture
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2004

Winner KCFCC Award	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Screenplay, Adapted Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2005

Nominee Sierra Award

Best Picture 3rd place

London Critics Circle Film Awards 2005

Winner ALFS Award	Film of the Year
Nominee ALFS Award	Actor of the Year Paul Giamatti
	Director of the Year Alexander Payne
	Screenwriter of the Year Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2010

Nominee LAFCA Award

Film of the Decade 10th place

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Winner LAFCA Award	Best Picture
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee LAFCA Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti

Marrakech International Film Festival 2004

Winner Golden Star

Alexander Payne

National Board of Review, USA 2004

Winner NBR Award	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
	Top Ten Films

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 2005

Winner NSFC Award	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee NSFC Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2004

Winner NYFCC Award	Best Film
	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee NYFCC Award	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church

New York Film Critics, Online 2004

Winner NYFCO Award	Best Film
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Top Films of the Year

Online Film & Television Association 2005

Winner OFTA Film Award	Best Breakthrough Performance: Male Thomas Haden Church
	Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
	Best Ensemble Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh
Nominee OFTA Film Award	Best Picture Michael London
	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Casting John Jackson
	Best Director Alexander Payne

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2005

Winner OFCS Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee OFCS Award	Best Picture
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2005

Winner Director of the Year Award

Alexander Payne

PGA Awards 2005

Nominee PGA Award

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Michael London

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2004

Winner PFCS Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Thomas Haden Church
	Best Ensemble Acting Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh
	Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
	Best Original Score

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004

Winner SDFCS Award

Best Screenplay, Adapted Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2004

Winner SFFCC Award	Best Picture
	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Director Alexander Payne

Sant Jordi Awards 2006

Winner Sant Jordi

Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) Paul Giamatti For Cinderella Man and American Splendor

Satellite Awards 2005

Winner Golden Satellite Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical Thomas Haden Church
	Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Winner Special Achievement Award	Best Ensemble
Nominee Golden Satellite Award	Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Paul Giamatti
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical Virginia Madsen
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Screenplay, Adapted Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Seattle Film Critics Awards 2004

Winner Seattle Film Critics Award	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Screenplay, Adapted Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Winner SEFCA Award	Best Picture
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee SEFCA Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US 2004

Winner SLFCA Award	Best Director - Comedy/Musical Alexander Payne
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
	Best Film - Comedy/Musical

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Winner TFCA Award	Best Picture
	Best Performance, Male Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Performance, Female Virginia Madsen

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards 2005

Nominee SIYAD Award

Best Foreign Film 14th Place

US Comedy Arts Festival 2005

Winner Comedy Film Honor	Best Feature
	Best Director Alexander Payne
	Best Actor Paul Giamatti

USC Scripter Award 2005

Nominee USC Scripter Award

Alexander Payne (screenwriter) Jim Taylor (screenwriter) Rex Pickett (author)

Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Nominee UFCA Award	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2005

Winner VFCC Award	Best Film
	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
Nominee VFCC Award	Best Actor Paul Giamatti
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
	Best Director Alexander Payne

Village Voice Film Poll 2004

Nominee VVFP Award	Best Film 4th place.
	Best Performance Paul Giamatti 2nd place.
	Best Supporting Performance Virginia Madsen 2nd place.
	Best Supporting Performance Thomas Haden Church 3rd place.

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Winner WAFCA Award	Best Screenplay, Adapted Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Nominee WAFCA Award	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
	Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church

Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2004

Winner WFCC Award

Best Actor Paul Giamatti

Writers Guild of America, USA 2005

Winner WGA Award (Screen)

Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor