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Dustin Lance Black at an event for J. Edgar (2011)

Awards

Dustin Lance Black

15 wins & 21 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • Milk

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • 2001 Winner President's Award
    • My Life with Count Dracula
    For the direction of the documentary.

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Milk

BAFTA Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • Milk

Critics Choice Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Writer
    • Milk

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • Milk

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Milk

Gijón International Film Festival

  • Dustin Lance Black at an event for J. Edgar (2011)
    2022 Winner Rambal Award

Satellite Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • Milk

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Winner Hollywood Breakthrough Award
    • Screenwriter of the Year
    • Milk

Humanitas Prize

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • Feature Film Category
    • Milk
  • Pedro (2008)
    2009 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • 90 Minute Category
    • Pedro
    Shared with: Paris Barclay

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best First Screenplay
    • Milk

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Milk

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Winner SEFCA Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Milk

USC Scripter Award

  • Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
    2023 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • Television
    • Under the Banner of Heaven
    Based on the nonfiction work by Jon Krakauer for the episode S1E1 "When God Was Love (2022)"

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Pedro (2008)
    2010 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Long Form - Original
    • Pedro
    Shared with: Paris Barclay
  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Milk
  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Winner Paul Selvin Honorary Award
    • Milk

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Winner SFFCC Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Milk

Black Reel Awards

  • Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023)
    2024 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Screenplay
    • Rustin
    Shared with: Julian Breece

PEN Center USA West Literary Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Winner Literary Award
    • Screenplay
    • Milk

Virginia Film Festival

  • Dustin Lance Black at an event for J. Edgar (2011)
    2022 Winner Changemaker Award

International Cinephile Society Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee ICS Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Milk

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Milk

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

  • Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023)
    2024 Nominee Dorian Award
    • LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year
    • Rustin
    Shared with: Julian Breece

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Winner OFCC Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Milk
    Tied with Robert Siegel for The Wrestler (2008).

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Milk

Online Film & Television Association

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Milk

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2008 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Milk
    Runner-Up

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale)
    • Milk

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Milk

Gold Derby Awards

  • Milk (2008)
    2009 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Original Screenplay
    • Milk

The Queerties

  • Dustin Lance Black at an event for J. Edgar (2011)
    2019 Nominee Queerty
    • Love is Great
    Shared with: Tom Daley

British LGBT Awards

  • Dustin Lance Black at an event for J. Edgar (2011)
    2017 Winner British LGBT Award
    • Influencer
    Shared with: Tom Daley

Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards

  • Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
    2022 Nominee HCA Award
    • Best Writing in a Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
    • Under the Banner of Heaven
    S1.E1 When God Was Love (2022)

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