| Award |
Date of ceremony |
Category |
Recipients and nominees |
Outcome |
| AFI Awards[4] |
January 11, 2013 |
Movies of the Year |
|
Won |
| Academy Awards |
February 24, 2013 |
Best Picture |
Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy |
Nominated |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Best Original Score |
John Williams |
Nominated |
| Best Sound Mixing |
Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom & Ronald Judkins |
Nominated |
| Best Production Design |
Rick Carter & Jim Erickson |
Won |
| Best Cinematography |
Janusz Kamiński |
Nominated |
| Best Costume Design |
Joanna Johnston |
Nominated |
| Best Film Editing |
Michael Kahn |
Nominated |
| AACTA Awards[5] |
January 26, 2013 |
Best International Film |
Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best International Direction |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best International Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Best International Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists |
January 7, 2013 |
Best Picture |
|
Nominated |
| Best Director (Female or Male) |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Ensemble Cast |
|
Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards[6] |
December 9, 2012 |
Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Sally Field |
Won |
| Best Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Won |
| British Academy Film Awards[7] |
February 10, 2013 |
Best Film |
|
Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Best Cinematography |
Janusz Kaminski |
Nominated |
| Best Original Music |
John Williams |
Nominated |
| Best Production Design |
Rick Carter, Jim Erickson |
Nominated |
| Best Costume Design |
Joanna Johnston |
Nominated |
| Best Makeup and Hair |
Leo Corey Castellano, Mia Kovero |
Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Awards[8] |
December 17, 2012 |
Best Picture |
|
Nominated |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Won |
| Best Cinematography |
Janusz Kamiński |
Nominated |
| Best Art Direction |
|
Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards[9] |
January 10, 2013 |
Best Picture |
|
Nominated |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Acting Ensemble |
|
Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Won |
| Best Cinematography |
Janusz Kamiński |
Nominated |
| Best Art Direction |
Rick Carter, Jim Erickson |
Nominated |
| Best Editing |
Michael Kahn |
Nominated |
| Best Costume Design |
Joanna Johnston |
Nominated |
| Best Makeup |
Leo Corey Castellano, Mia Kovero |
Nominated |
| Best Score |
John Williams |
Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards[10] |
December 14, 2012 |
Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Ensemble |
|
Won |
| Best Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Director's Guild of America Awards[11] |
February 2, 2012 |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Dorian Awards[12][13] |
January 16, 2013 |
Film of the Year |
|
Nominated |
| Film Performance of the Year - Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Golden Globe Awards[14] |
January 13, 2013 |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
|
Nominated |
| Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Best Original Score |
John Williams |
Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards[15] |
May 5, 2013 |
Best Drama |
|
Nominated |
| Most Original TV Spot |
|
Nominated |
| Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over |
|
Nominated |
| Grammy Awards |
January 26, 2014 |
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
John Williams |
Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Awards |
January 6, 2012 |
Best Picture |
|
Nominated |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Won |
| Best Cinematography |
Janusz Kamiński |
Nominated |
| Best Score |
John Williams |
Nominated |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards |
February 21, 2013 |
Film Score of the Year |
Nominated |
| Film Composer of the Year |
Nominated |
| Best Original Score for a Drama Film |
Won |
| Film Music Composition of the Year - The Peterson House and Finale |
Nominated |
| International Online Film Critics' Poll[16][17] |
December 20, 2012 |
Best Film - Motion Picture |
|
Nominated |
| Top Ten Films |
|
Won |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Best Cinematography |
Janusz Kamiński |
Won |
| Best Production Design |
Rick Carter |
Nominated |
| Best Editing |
Michael Kahn |
Nominated |
| Iowa Film Critics Circle |
January 18, 2013 |
Best Film |
Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg |
Won |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Won |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Won |
| Lancashire Film Critics Awards[18] |
March 30, 2013 |
Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Awards[19] |
December 13, 2012 |
Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Won |
| National Board of Review of Motion Pictures[20] |
December 5, 2012 |
Top 10 Films |
|
Won |
| Nevada Film Critics Society |
December 20, 2012 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Sally Field |
Won |
| Best Ensemble Cast |
|
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards[21] |
December 3, 2012 |
Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Sally Field |
Won |
| Best Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards[22] |
December 9, 2012 |
Top 10 Films of 2012 |
|
Won |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Won |
| North Texas Film Critics Awards |
January 7, 2013 |
Best Picture |
|
Won |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Won |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards[23] |
January 26, 2013 |
Best Theatrical Motion Picture |
Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards[24] |
December 11, 2012 |
Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
December 16, 2012 |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Won |
| Satellite Awards[25] |
December 16, 2012 |
Best Picture]] |
|
Nominated |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Actor - Motion Picture |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Best Original Score |
John Williams |
Nominated |
| Best Cinematography |
Janusz Kamiński |
Nominated |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design |
Curt Beech, Rick Carter, David Crank, Leslie McDonald |
Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards[26] |
January 27, 2013 |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
|
Nominated |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Won |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards |
December 10, 2012 |
Best Picture |
|
Nominated |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Sally Field |
Nominated |
| Best Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |
| Best Ensemble |
|
Nominated |
| Best Art Direction |
Rick Carter and Jim Erickson |
Nominated |
| Best Score |
John Williams |
Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Awards |
December 22, 2012 |
Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Won |
| Best Male Images |
|
Won |
| Writers Guild of America Awards[27] |
February 17, 2013 |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Tony Kushner |
Nominated |