Awards and Honors
In addition to the following list of awards and nominations, the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named Changeling one of the 10 best films of 2008, as did the International Press Academy, which presents the annual Satellite Awards. Several critics included the film on their lists of the top 10 best films of 2008. Anthony Lane of The New Yorker named it second best, Empire magazine named it fourth best, and Rene Rodriguez of The Miami Herald named it joint fourth best with Eastwood's Gran Torino. Japanese film critic Shigehiko Hasumi listed the film as one of the best films of 2000-2009.
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81st Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | James Murakami, Gary Fettis | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Tom Stern | Nominated | |
| 2008 African American Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Angelina Jolie | Won |
| 2009 Artios Award Nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Casting | Big Budget Feature – Drama | Ellen Chenoweth | Nominated |
| 2008 Art Directors Guild Awards | Excellence in Production Design – Period Film | James Murakami | Nominated |
| 62nd British Academy Film Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Tom Stern | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Deborah Hopper | Nominated | |
| Best Direction | Clint Eastwood | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | J. Michael Straczynski | Nominated | |
| Best Production Design | James Murakami, Gary Fettis | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Walt Martin, Alan Robert Murray, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff | Nominated | |
| 2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| 60th Christopher Awards | Feature Films | Won | |
| 2008 Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Costume Design – Period Film | Deborah Hopper | Nominated |
| 14th Critics' Choice Awards | Best Actress | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Score | Clint Eastwood | Nominated | |
| 2009 Empire Awards | Best Actress | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| 66th Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| Best Original Score | Eastwood | Nominated | |
| 6th Irish Film and Television Academy Awards | Best International Actress | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| 2009 Japan Academy Prize | Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominated | |
| 2008 London Film Critics' Circle Awards | Actress of the Year | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| Director of the Year | Clint Eastwood | Nominated | |
| 2009 Rembrandt Awards | Best International Actress | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| 2008 Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Angelina Jolie | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Tom Stern | Nominated | |
| 35th Saturn Awards | Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Angelina Jolie | Won | |
| Best Costumes | Deborah Hopper | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Clint Eastwood | Nominated | |
| Best Music | Clint Eastwood | Nominated | |
| Best Writing | J. Michael Straczynski | Nominated | |
| 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Motion Picture | Angelina Jolie | Nominated |
| 2008 Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture | Romain Bayle, Abel Milanes, Allan Lee, Debora Dunphy | Won |
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak, Dennis Hoffman | Won | |
| 2008 Women Film Critics' Circle Awards | Adrienne Shelly Award | Won | |
| Best Film About Women | Won |
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