List of accolades received by Lion (2016 film)

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List of accolades received by Lion
Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman were praised for their performances, receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
Total number of awards and nominations
Totals 31 55
References

Lion is a 2016 Australian biographical film directed by Garth Davis (in his feature debut) and written by Luke Davies, based on the non-fiction book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose. Starring Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman, the film focuses on Saroo Brierley, separated from his biological mother and adopted by an Australian couple, searched his biological mother via Google Earth.[1] The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016.[2][3] The film was given a limited theatrical release on 25 November 2016, by The Weinstein Company before opening generally on 6 January 2017.[4] The film was released in Australia on 19 January 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2017.[5][6] The film was released to positive reviews, with a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 84%, based on 269 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10.[7] Metacritic lists a score of 69 out of 100, based on 45 reviews.[8]

Lion received six nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Patel, Best Supporting Actress for Kidman, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography.[9] At the British Academy Film Awards, the film won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Patel and Best Adapted Screenplay, in addition to a Best Actress in a Supporting Role nomination for Kidman and Best Original Music and Best Cinematography nominations.[10] The film received six nominations at Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Patel, Best Supporting Actress for Kidman, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score and Best Young Performer for Pawar.[11] The film received four nominations at Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Patel, Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Kidman and Best Original Score.[12] The film received five nominations at Satellite Awards, including Best Film, Best Supporting Actor for Patel, Best Supporting Actress for Kidman, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing.[13]

Accolades[edit]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 6 December 2017 Best Film Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman Won [14][15]
Best Direction Garth Davis Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Won
Best Actor Sunny Pawar Won
Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Won
Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Won
Best Cinematography Greig Fraser Won
Best Editing Alexandre de Franceschi Won
Best Original Music Score Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O’Halloran Won
Best Sound James Ashton, Nakul Kamte, Robert Mackenzie, Glenn Newnham, Andrew Ramage, Mario Vaccaro Won
Best Production Design Chris Kennedy Won
Best Costume Design Cappi Ireland Won
8 January 2017 Best International Film Lion Nominated [16]
Best International Direction Garth Davis Nominated
Best International Supporting Actor Dev Patel Won
Best International Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Won
Best International Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 6 February 2017 Best Movie for Grownups Lion Nominated [17]
Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Nominated
Best Intergenerational Film Lion Nominated
Academy Awards 26 February 2017 Best Picture Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman Nominated [9]
[18]
Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated
Best Cinematography Greig Fraser Nominated
Best Original Score Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Nominated
African-American Film Critics Association 8 February 2017 Top 10 Films Lion 4th place [19]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 21 December 2016 Best Screenplay, Adapted Luke Davies Nominated [20]
[21]
American Society of Cinematographers 4 February 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Greig Fraser Won [22]
Art Directors Guild Awards 11 February 2017 Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film Chris Kennedy Nominated [23]
ASE Award Best Editing in a Feature Film Alexandre de Franceschi Won [24]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 24 November 2016 Best Actor in a Leading Role Dev Patel Nominated [25]
Special Mention: Grand Jury Prize Sunny Pawar Won
Austin Film Critics Association 28 December 2016 Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated [26]
[27]
Austin Film Festival 20 October 2016 Marquee Audience Award Lion Won [28]
British Academy Film Awards 12 February 2017 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Dev Patel Won [10]
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nicole Kidman Nominated
Best Cinematography Greig Fraser Nominated
Best Original Music Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Won
Camerimage 19 November 2016 Golden Frog Award for Best Cinematography Greig Fraser Won [29]
Chicago International Film Festival 27 October 2016 Audience Award Lion Won[a] [30]
Costume Designers Guild 21 February 2017 Excellence in Contemporary Film Cappi Ireland Nominated [31]
Critics' Choice Awards 11 December 2016 Best Picture Lion Nominated [11]
Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated
Best Score Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Nominated
Best Young Performer Sunny Pawar Nominated
Denver Film Festival 13 November 2016 Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Lion Won [32]
Directors Guild of America Awards 4 February 2017 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Garth Davis Nominated [33]
Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film Garth Davis Won
Evening Standard British Film Awards 8 December 2016 Best Actor Dev Patel Nominated [34]
[35]
International Film of the Year Lion Won
Golden Globe Awards 8 January 2017 Best Motion Picture – Drama Lion Nominated [12]
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Dev Patel Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nicole Kidman Nominated
Best Original Score Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Nominated
Heartland Film Festival 30 October 2016 Truly Moving Picture Award Garth Davis Won [36]
Hollywood Film Awards 6 November 2016 Hollywood Supporting Actress Award Nicole Kidman Won [37]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 17 November 2016 Best Original Score – Feature Film Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Nominated [38]
[39]
Houston Film Critics Society 6 January 2017 Best Picture Lion Nominated [40]
[41]
Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Nominated
Location Managers Guild Awards 8 April 2017 Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Film Hugo Cran, Harsh Dave and Sandeep Rudra Nominated [42]
Mill Valley Film Festival 16 October 2016 Overall Audience Favorite Lion Won [43]
NAACP Image Awards 11 February 2017 Outstanding Independent Picture Lion Nominated [44]
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Garth Davis Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2 January 2017 International Star Award Nicole Kidman Won [45]
Producers Guild of America Awards 28 January 2017 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman Nominated [46]
San Diego Film Critics Society 12 December 2016 Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Nominated [47]
[48]
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 3 February 2017 Virtuosos Award Dev Patel Won [49]
Satellite Awards 19 February 2017 Best Film Lion Nominated [13]
Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated
Best Editing Alexandre de Franceschi Nominated
Saturn Awards 28 June 2017 Best Independent Film Lion Nominated [50]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 29 January 2017 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Dev Patel Nominated [51]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nicole Kidman Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association 18 December 2016 Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Nominated [52]
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated
Toronto International Film Festival 18 September 2016 People's Choice Award Lion 1st Runner-up [53]
USC Scripter Awards 11 February 2017 Best Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated [54]
Virginia Film Festival 6 November 2016 Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Lion Won [55]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 5 December 2016 Best Youth Performance Sunny Pawar Nominated [56]
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Nominated
Young Artist Award 17 March 2017 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor Sunny Pawar Nominated

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Tied with Moonlight

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