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Academy Awards, USA (3)
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BAFTA Awards (4)
Critics Choice Awards (4)
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Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (3)
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Golden Globes, USA (1)
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Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (4)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (6)
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Online Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
PGA Awards (1)
Danish Film Awards (Robert) (1)
Romy Gala, Austria (1)
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Capri, Hollywood (1)
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Mill Valley Film Festival (2)
Cinema for Peace Awards (1)
North Texas Film Critics Association, US (3)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (4)
New York Film Critics, Online (1)
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US (7)
Iowa Film Critics Awards (1)
Denver Film Critics Society (2)
CinEuphoria Awards (4)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (1)
Lisbon Film Festival (LEFFEST) (1)
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (2)
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
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Online Film & Television Association (4)
Golden Schmoes Awards (2)
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Internet Film Critic Society (1)
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Black Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Montclair Film Festival (MFF) (1)
Phoenix Critics Circle (2)
Gold Derby Awards (2)
Nevada Film Critics Society (1)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (1)
AACTA International Awards (1)
Hawaii Film Critics Society (3)
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
New Mexico Film Critics (3)
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards (3)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (2)
Online Association of Female Film Critics (3)
Hollywood Critics Association (3)
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards (1)
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards (2)
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards (4)
Días de Cine Awards (1)
North Dakota Film Society (3)
Sunset Film Circle Awards (2)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (5)
Columbus Film Critics Association (4)
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (2)
Seattle Film Critics Society (1)
Portland Critics Association Awards (3)
Critics Association of Central Florida Awards (2)
Gold List (1)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards (1)
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards (1)
UK Film Critics Association Awards (1)
50 wins & 122 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2023 Winner
Oscar
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Adrien Morot
Judy Chin
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
2023 Winner
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Hong Chau
Tromsø International Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Aurora Award
Darren Aronofsky
BAFTA Awards
2023 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay (Adapted)
Samuel D. Hunter
2023 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Leading Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2023 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Make Up & Hair
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
Judy Chin
Adrien Morot
Critics Choice Awards
2023 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
2023 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Hair & Makeup
2023 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Young Actor/Actress
Sadie Sink
Casting Society of America, USA
2023 Nominee
Artios Award
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature - Drama
Mary Vernieu
Lindsay Graham
Bret Howe
(associate)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2022 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Picture
7th place
2022 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2nd place
2022 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2nd place
Denver Film Festival
2022 Winner
Rare Pearl Award
Darren Aronofsky
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2022 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Tied with
Park Hae-il
for
Decision to Leave (2022)
in 2nd place
Golden Globes, USA
2023 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Brendan Fraser
Satellite Awards
2023 Winner
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Samuel D. Hunter
Gotham Awards
2022 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Hong Chau
2022 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Outstanding Lead Performance
Brendan Fraser
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
2023 Winner
Artisan
Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature-Length Motion Picture
Adrien Morot
Kathy Tse
Chris Gallaher
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2023 Nominee
Tom Poe Award for Best LGBT Film
2nd place
2023 Nominee
KCFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Matthew Libatique
2023 Nominee
KCFCC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
KCFCC Award
Best Film
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2022 Winner
Sierra Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2022 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2022 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky
2022 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
2022 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21)
Sadie Sink
1 more
All
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2023 Nominee
ALFS Award
Actor of the Year
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
ALFS Award
Supporting Actress of the Year
Hong Chau
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2023 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2023 Winner
Spotlight Award
Actor
Brendan Fraser
PGA Awards
2023 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Darren Aronofsky
Ari Handel
Jeremy Dawson
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
2024 Nominee
Robert
Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film)
Darren Aronofsky
Romy Gala, Austria
2023 Winner
International Romy
Brendan Fraser
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2023 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
Tied with
Guillermo del Toro
,
Patrick McHale
,
Gris Grimly
, and
Matthew Robbins
for
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
;
David Kajganich
for
Bones and All (2022)
; and
Sarah Polley
and
Miriam Toews
for
Women Talking (2022)
in 2nd place
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2023 Winner
Variety Artisans Award
Makeup and Hairstyling
Adrien Morot
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2023 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Hong Chau
2023 Winner
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Brendan Fraser
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2023 Nominee
TFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Venice Film Festival
2022 Nominee
Golden Lion
Best Film
Darren Aronofsky
2022 Nominee
Queer Lion Award
Darren Aronofsky
2022 Winner
Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award
Darren Aronofsky
2022 Winner
Interfilm Award
10th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue
Darren Aronofsky
2022 Winner
Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award
Best Film in a Foreign Language
Darren Aronofsky
1 more
All
Golden Trailer Awards
2023 Nominee
Golden Trailer Award
Best Independent Trailer
"People"
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2022 Winner
PFCS Award
Top Ten Films
2022 Winner
PFCS Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Brendan Fraser
2022 Winner
PFCS Award
Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material
Samuel D. Hunter
Capri, Hollywood
2022 Winner
Capri Actor Award
Brendan Fraser
Austin Film Critics Association
2023 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2022 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Youth Performance
Sadie Sink
2022 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
Mill Valley Film Festival
2022 Winner
Audience Award
U.S. Cinema
Darren Aronofsky
2022 Winner
Variety Screenwriters to Watch
Samuel D. Hunter
Cinema for Peace Awards
2023 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year
Darren Aronofsky
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2022 Nominee
NTFCA Award
Best Picture
2022 Winner
NTFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2022 Nominee
NTFCA Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2022 Winner
SLFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2023 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
2023 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2023 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
EDA Female Focus Award
Best Woman Breakthrough Performance
Sadie Sink
New York Film Critics, Online
2022 Winner
NYFCO Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2022 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Picture
2022 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
2022 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky
2022 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Lead Performance
Brendan Fraser
2022 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Supporting Performance
Hong Chau
2 more
All
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2023 Nominee
IFC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2nd place
Denver Film Critics Society
2023 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
CinEuphoria Awards
2023 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Director - International Competition
Darren Aronofsky
2023 Winner
CinEuphoria
Best Actor - International Competition
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Actress - International Competition
Sadie Sink
2023 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Screenplay - International Competition
Samuel D. Hunter
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2023 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2nd place
Lisbon Film Festival (LEFFEST)
2022 Nominee
Best Film Award
Out of Competition
Darren Aronofsky
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
2023 Nominee
Dorian Award
Film Performance of the Year
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
Dorian Award
Supporting Film Performance of the Year
Hong Chau
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2023 Winner
OFCC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
OFCC Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2nd place
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2023 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2022 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - Independent Film
Rob Simonsen
Online Film & Television Association
2023 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2nd place
2023 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2023 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
2023 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Feature Debut
Samuel D. Hunter
(writer)
Golden Schmoes Awards
2023 Winner
Golden Schmoes
Best Actor of the Year
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Favorite Celebrity of the Year
Brendan Fraser
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2022 Winner
WFCC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Internet Film Critic Society
2023 Winner
IFCS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2022 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Performance
Brendan Fraser
6th place
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2023 Nominee
NCFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2022 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2022 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
Tied with
Guillermo del Toro
and
Patrick McHale
for
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
2022 Winner
Junior Jury
Darren Aronofsky
Phoenix Critics Circle
2022 Winner
PCC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2022 Nominee
PCC Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
Gold Derby Awards
2023 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Lead Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Makeup/Hair
Adrien Morot
Judy Chin
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
Nevada Film Critics Society
2022 Winner
NFCS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2023 Winner
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
AACTA International Awards
2023 Nominee
AACTA International Award
Best Lead Actor
Brendan Fraser
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2023 Winner
HFCS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
2023 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Makeup
Adrien Morot
Judy Chin
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards
2022 Winner
PFCC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
New Mexico Film Critics
2022 Winner
NMFC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2022 Winner
NMFC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
2022 Winner
NMFC Award
Best Young Actor/Actress
Sadie Sink
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards
2023 Winner
MCFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
MCFCA Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2023 Nominee
MCFCA Award
Best Young Actress
Sadie Sink
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2023 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Hair and Makeup
Adrien Morot
Judy Chin
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
Online Association of Female Film Critics
2022 Nominee
OAFFC Award
Best Male Lead
Brendan Fraser
2022 Nominee
OAFFC Award
Best Supporting Female
Hong Chau
2022 Nominee
OAFFC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
Hollywood Critics Association
2023 Nominee
HCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
2023 Nominee
HCA Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2023 Winner
HCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
2023 Nominee
SCL Award
Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film
Rob Simonsen
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Nominee
GWNYFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2022 Nominee
GWNYFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards
2023 Winner
DFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
DFCA Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2023 Nominee
DFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
2023 Nominee
DFCA Award
Best Makeup and Hair Styling
Adrien Morot
Judy Chin
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
Días de Cine Awards
2024 Nominee
Días de Cine Award
Best Foreign Actor
Brendan Fraser
3rd place
North Dakota Film Society
2023 Winner
NDFS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
NDFS Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2023 Winner
NDFS Award
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
Judy Chin
Adrien Morot
Sunset Film Circle Awards
2022 Nominee
SFC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2nd place
2022 Nominee
SFC Award
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
Shared with:
The Menu
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2023 Nominee
Windie
Best Makeup
Adrien Morot
Judy Chin
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
2023 Nominee
Windie
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
Windie
Best Supporting Actress
Hong Chau
2023 Nominee
Windie
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky
2023 Nominee
Windie
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
Columbus Film Critics Association
2023 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Lead Performance
Brendan Fraser
2nd place
2023 Nominee
COFCA Award
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Hong Chau
2nd place
Shared with:
The Menu
2023 Nominee
COFCA Award
Breakthrough Film Artist
Hong Chau
(for acting)
Shared with:
The Menu
2023 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2023 Nominee
SFBAFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter
2023 Nominee
SFBAFCC Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Seattle Film Critics Society
2023 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Portland Critics Association Awards
2023 Nominee
PCA Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Brendan Fraser
2023 Nominee
PCA Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Hong Chau
2023 Nominee
PCA Award
Top 10 Films
10th place
Critics Association of Central Florida Awards
2023 Winner
CACF Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
2023 Winner
CACF Award
Best Makeup and Hair Styling
Adrien Morot
Judy Chin
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
Gold List
2023 Winner
Honorable Mention
Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Hong Chau
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards
2023 Nominee
MNFCA Award
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards
2023 Winner
HCA Award
Best Hair and Makeup
Adrien Morot
Judy Chin
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
UK Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Nominee
FCA Award
Actor of the Year
Brendan Fraser
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