Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
Academy Awards[1] | Best Picture | David Franzoni, Branko Lustig and Douglas Wick | Won |
Best Director | Ridley Scott | Nominated |
Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Won |
Best Supporting Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay | David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson | Nominated |
Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis | Nominated |
Best Cinematography | John Mathieson | Nominated |
Best Costume Design | Janty Yates | Won |
Best Film Editing | Pietro Scalia | Nominated |
Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Nominated |
Best Sound | Bob Beemer, Scott Millan and Ken Weston | Won |
Best Visual Effects | Tim Burke, Neil Corbould, Rob Harvey and John Nelson | Won |
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards[2] | Best Edited Feature Film — Dramatic | Pietro Scalia | Won |
Art Directors Guild Awards[3] | Excellence in Production Design Award — Period Feature Film | Arthur Max | Won |
BAFTA Awards[4] | Best Film | David Franzoni, Branko Lustig and Douglas Wick | Won |
Best Direction | Ridley Scott | Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay | David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson | Nominated |
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Russell Crowe | Nominated |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
Oliver Reed (posthumous) | Nominated |
Best Cinematography | John Mathieson | Won |
Best Production Design | Arthur Max | Won |
Best Costume Design | Janty Yates | Nominated |
Best Film Music | Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer | Nominated |
Best Makeup & Hair | Paul Engelen and Graham Johnston | Nominated |
Best Editing | Pietro Scalia | Won |
Best Sound | Bob Beemer, Per Hallberg, Scott Millan, and Ken Weston | Nominated |
Best Special Visual Effects | Tim Burke, Neil Corbould, Rob Harvey, and John Nelson | Nominated |
Critics' Choice Awards[5] | Best Picture | | Won |
Best Director | Ridley Scott | Nominated |
Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Won |
Best Supporting Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Won |
Best Cinematography | John Mathieson | Won |
Best Production Design | Arthur Max | Won |
Best Score | Hans Zimmer | Won |
Directors Guild of America Awards[6] | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Ridley Scott | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards[7] | Best Motion Picture – Drama | | Won |
Best Director | Ridley Scott | Nominated |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Russell Crowe | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
Best Original Score | Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer | Won |
London Film Critics Circle | Actor of the Year | Russell Crowe | Won |
Producers Guild of America Awards[8] | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Branko Lustig and Douglas Wick | Won |
Saturn Awards | Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | | Nominated |
Best Director | Ridley Scott | Nominated |
Best Writing | David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson | Nominated |
Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominated |
Best Costume | Janty Yates | Nominated |
Best Music | Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer | Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards[9] | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Russell Crowe, Richard Harris, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, Joaquin Phoenix, and Oliver Reed | Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Russell Crowe | Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |