Awards
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber received numerous awards for their screenplay; including the 2009 Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Breakthrough Screenwriter Award on October 26, 2009, the Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay, the Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay (with the film also being named in the Top Ten Films of the Year), as well as the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay.
Alan Edward Bell won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing, as well as the film being named one of the ten best movies of the year by the National Board of Review Awards 2009. The film also received two nominations at the 67th Golden Globe Awards announced on December 15, 2009, for Best Picture (Comedy or Musical) and for Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Best Actor (Comedy or Musical). It has been nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards and won the award for Best Screenplay. It received a nomination for the People's Choice Award.
| Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Outcome |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Comedy Movie | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
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| Chicago Film Critics Association | Most Promising Filmmaker | Marc Webb | Nominated |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film | Best Original Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | Best Original Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Marc Webb | ||
| Best Actor | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ||
| Hollywood Film Festival Award | Breakthrough Screenwriter | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Picture | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Award | Best Feature | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Won | |
| Best Male Lead | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Nominated | |
| Indiana Film Critics Association | Top 10 Films of the Year | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Won |
| National Board of Review | Top 10 Films of the Year | ||
| Best Directorial Debut | Marc Webb | Won | |
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay - Original | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Won | |
| People's Choice Award | Favorite Independent Movie | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Editing | Alan Edward Bell | Won |
| Satellite Award | Top 10 Films of the Year | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Won | |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Zooey Deschanel | Nominated | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | Top 10 Films of the Year | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Scott Neustadler Michael H. Weber |
Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Comedy | |||
| Best Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Won | |
| Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Scene | "'Expectations vs. reality' split-screen sequence" | ||
| "'Morning after' dance number" | |||
| Utah Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber |
Nominated |
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