Awards and Nominations
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Film Institute Awards 2004 | AFI Movie of the Year | Won | |
| 77th Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Picture | Michael London | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Director | Alexander Payne | Nominated | |
| Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Nominated | |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Nominated | |
| American Cinema Editors | American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Kevin Tent | Nominated |
| Argentine Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Film, Not in Spanish Language | Alexander Payne | Won |
| Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Grand Prix | Nominated | |
| 58th British Academy Film Awards | BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won |
| Bodil Awards | Bodil Award for Best American Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2004 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director | Alexander Payne | 2nd place | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast | Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh |
Won | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film | Michael London | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | Alexander Payne | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast | Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh |
Won | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer | Rolfe Kent | Nominated | |
| Casting Society of America | Artios Award for Best Feature Film Casting – Comedy | John Jackson Ellen Parks |
Won |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Film | 2nd place | |
| Best Director | Alexander Payne | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
2nd place | |
| Best Supporting Performance | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Best Ensemble | Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh |
2nd place | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Chlotrudis Awards 2005 | Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Nominated |
| Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast | Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh |
Nominated | |
| Czech Lion | Best Foreign Language Film | Alexander Payne | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film | 2nd place | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association: Top 10 Films | Won | ||
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Won | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2004 | Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Alexander Payne | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | Alexander Payne | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| 62nd Golden Globe Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Michael London | Won |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Director | Alexander Payne | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Paul Giamatti | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Thomas Haden Church | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Virginia Madsen | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score | Rolfe Kent | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | Gotham Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| 20th Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award for Best Film | Michael London | Won |
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Director | Alexander Payne | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | Paul Giamatti | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 | London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year | Alexander Payne | Won |
| London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year | Nominated | ||
| London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year | Paul Giamatti | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Nominated | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | Won | ||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | 2nd place | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| National Board of Review Awards 2004 | National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won |
| National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | Won | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards 2004 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | 2nd place |
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director | |||
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| 2004 New York Film Critics Circle Awards | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards 2004 | Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture | Alexander Payne | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2004 | Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Michael London | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast | Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh |
Won | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score | Rolfe Kent | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004 | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | Won | ||
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Golden Satellite Awards 2004 | Satellite Award for Best Film Musical or Comedy | Alexander Payne | Won |
| Satellite Award for Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Paul Giamatti | Nominated | |
| Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Nominated | |
| Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Virginia Madsen | Nominated | |
| Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture | Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh |
Won | |
| 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Giamatti | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Thomas Haden Church | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Virginia Madsen | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Thomas Haden Church Paul Giamatti Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh |
Won | |
| Seattle Film Critics Awards | Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association: Top 10 Films | Won | ||
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | Alexander Payne | Won | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | 2nd place | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Won | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film | Alexander Payne | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Paul Giamatti | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2004 | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Won |
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