Billy Elliot - Awards and Nominations

Awards and Nominations

2000
  • British Independent Film Awards, UK – Best British Independent Film (Won)
  • British Independent Film Awards, UK – Best Director, Stephen Daldry (Won)
  • British Independent Film Awards, UK – Best Newcomer, Jamie Bell (Won)
  • British Independent Film Awards, UK – Best Screenplay (Won)
  • British Independent Film Awards, UK – Best Actress, Julie Walters (Nomination)
  • Propeller of Motovun, Croatia (Won)


2001 Academy Awards
  • Best Director – Stephen Daldry (Nomination)
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Julie Walters (Nomination)
  • Best Original Screenplay – Lee Hall (Nomination)


2001 British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  • Best British Film (Won)
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role – Jamie Bell (Won)
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Julie Walters (Won)


2001 Golden Globe Awards
  • Best Motion Picture – Drama (Nomination)


Other awards
  • London Critics Circle Film Awards – British Actress of the Year, Julie Walters (Won)
  • Amanda Awards, Norway – Best Foreign Feature Film (Won)
  • American Cinema Editors – Best Edited Dramatic Feature Film (Nomination)
  • Angel Awards – Best Feature Film (Nomination)
  • Art Directors Guild – Feature Film (Nomination)
  • Australian Film Institute – Best Foreign Film (Nomination)


In 2004, the magazine Total Film named Billy Elliot the 39th greatest British film of all time.

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