List of accolades received by Milk (film) Accolades for the film Milk
Milk had received accolades from several film critics organizations.
December 2, 2008,[ 1] the film received 4 nominations for the 24th Independent Spirit Awards and won 2, including Best Supporting Male (James Franco ) and Best First Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black ).[ 2]
December 9, 2008, the film received eight Critic's Choice Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
December 11, 2008, Sean Penn received one Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, the film's only nomination.
December 18, 2008, the Screen Actors Guild nominated Milk on three categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Cast in a Motion Picture for the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards; Sean Penn was chosen as Best Actor.
January 5, 2009, the film's producers received a nomination for Producer of the Year for the 20th Producers Guild of America Awards.
January 8, 2009, Gus Van Sant received a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for the 61st Directors Guild of America Awards.
The film won Best Original Screenplay at the 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards
The film received four BAFTA award nominations, including Best Film, for the 62nd British Academy Film Awards .
January 22, 2009 the film received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and winning two for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn ).
Award
Category
Name
Outcome
81st Academy Awards [ 3]
Best Picture
Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Won
Best Costume Design
Danny Glicker
Nominated
Best Film Editing
Elliot Graham
Nominated
Best Original Score
Danny Elfman
Nominated
59th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards [ 4]
Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic
Elliot Graham
Nominated
American Film Institute [ 5]
Top 10 Outstanding Movies of the Year
Won
13th Art Directors Guild Awards [ 6]
Excellence in Production Design in a Period Film
Bill Groom
Nominated
4th Austin Film Critics Association Awards [ 7]
Top 10 Films
3rd Place
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
28th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards [ 8]
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Won
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Won
14th BFCA Critic's Choice Awards [ 9]
Best Picture
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
James Franco
Nominated
Best Writer
Dustin Lance Black
Nominated
Best Composer
Danny Elfman
Nominated
Best Acting Ensemble
Won
62nd British Academy Film Awards [ 10]
Best Film
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Nominated
Best Makeup and Hair
Steven E. Anderson, Michael White
Nominated
34th César Awards [ 11]
Best Foreign Film
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
21st Chicago Film Critics Association Awards [ 12]
Best Picture
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Nominated
Best Original Score
Danny Elfman
Nominated
11th Costume Designers Guild Awards [ 13]
Excellence in Period Costume Design for Film
Danny Glicker
Nominated
15th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards [ 14]
Top 10 Films
2nd Place
Best Film
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Runner-up
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Runner-up
Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Won
2nd Detroit Film Critics Society Awards [ 15]
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Nominated
61st Directors Guild of America Awards [ 16]
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
20th GLAAD Media Awards [ 17]
Outstanding Film, Wide Release
Won
66th Golden Globe Awards [ 18]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture Drama
Sean Penn
Nominated
2nd Houston Film Critics Society Awards[ 19]
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
24th Independent Spirit Awards [ 20]
Best Male Lead
Sean Penn
Nominated
Best Supporting Male
James Franco
Won
Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Won
Best Cinematography
Harris Savides
Nominated
5th International Film Music Critics Association Awards[ 21]
Best Original Score for a Drama Film
Danny Elfman
Nominated
29th London Film Critics Circle [ 22]
Best Film of the Year
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Best Director of the Year
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor of the Year
Sean Penn
Nominated
34th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards [ 23]
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
56th Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards [ 24]
Best Sound Editing, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
Robert Jackson
Nominated
80th National Board of Review Awards [ 25]
Top 10 Films
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Won
43rd National Society of Film Critics Awards [ 26]
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Runner-up
74th New York Film Critics Circle Awards [ 27]
Best Picture
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Won
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Won
8th New York Film Critics Online Awards [ 28]
Top 10 Films
Won
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Ensemble
Won
3rd Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards[ 29]
Top 10 Films
Won
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Won
9th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards[ 30]
Top 10 Films
Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role
Sean Penn
Won
Best Acting Ensemble
Won
20th Producers Guild of America Awards [ 31] [ 32]
Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Stanley Kramer Award
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Won
5th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards[ 33]
Best Picture
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Harris Savides
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Nominated
7th San Francisco Film Critics Awards [ 34]
Best Picture
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Won
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Won
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Won
13th Satellite Awards [ 35]
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn
Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
James Franco
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Nominated
Best Original Score
Danny Elfman
Nominated
15th Screen Actors Guild Awards [ 36]
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture
Sean Penn
Won
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture
Josh Brolin
Nominated
23rd Society of Camera Operators Awards [ 37]
Camera Operator of the Year
Will Arnot
Nominated
17th Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards[ 38]
Best Picture
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Won
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Runner-up
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Won
12th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards [ 39]
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Runner-up
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Runner-up
9th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards [ 40]
Best Film
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Won
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Won
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Nominated
7th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards [ 41]
Best Film
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
Nominated
Best Director
Gus Van Sant
Nominated
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Nominated
Best Ensemble
Nominated
61st Writers Guild of America Awards [ 42]
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Won
Paul Selvin Award
Dustin Lance Black
Won
References
^ Saito, Stephen (December 2, 2008). "The 2009 Spirit Award Nominations" . ifc.com . Retrieved April 28, 2012 .
^ "Independent Spirit Awards - Twenty-Six Years of Nominees & Winners" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012 .
^ "The 81st Academy Awards" . Oscars.org . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ ACE Eddie Awards Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ American Film Institute
^ Art Directors Guild Awards
^ Austin Film Critics Awards Archived February 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ BFCA Critic's Choice Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ BAFTA Awards Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Cesar Awards - Best Foreign Film
^ Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Costume Designers Guild Awards
^ Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Archived February 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Detroit Film Critics Awards Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "DGA Awards" . Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2011 .
^ GLAAD Media Awards Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Golden Globe Awards Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Houston Film Critics Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Independent Spirit Awards" . Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2011 .
^ IFMCA Awards
^ London Film Critics Circle Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ MPSE Golden Reel Awards
^ National Board of Review Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ National Society of Film Critics
^ New York Film Critics Awards Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ New York Film Critics Online Archived January 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Oklahoma Film Critics Archived January 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Phoenix Film Critics Awards Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "PGA Stanley Kramer Award" . Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011 .
^ PGA Awards [permanent dead link ]
^ St. Louis Film Critics Awards Archived January 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ San Francisco Film Critics Awards Archived January 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Satellite Awards Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ SAG Awards [dead link ]
^ Society of Camera Operators [permanent dead link ]
^ Southeastern Film Critics Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Toronto Film Critics Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ Vancouver Film Critics
^ Washington DC Area Film Critics Awards [permanent dead link ]
^ "WGA Awards" . Archived from the original on January 14, 2013.
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