American Beauty Awards

Academy

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Nominated	Academy	Best Actress Annette Bening
1999	Nominated	Academy	Best Editing Tariq Anwar
1999	Nominated	Academy	Best Original Score Thomas Newman
1999	Won	Academy	Best Actor Kevin Spacey
1999	Won	Academy	Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall
1999	Won	Academy	Best Director Sam Mendes
1999	Won	Academy	Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball
1999	Won	Academy	Best Picture Bruce Cohen Dan Jinks

Golden Globe

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Actor (Drama) Kevin Spacey
1999	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Actor - Drama Kevin Spacey
1999	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Actress (Drama) Annette Bening
1999	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Actress - Drama Annette Bening
1999	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Score Thomas Newman
1999	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Kevin Spacey
1999	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Annette Bening
1999	Won	Golden Globe	Best Director Sam Mendes
1999	Won	Golden Globe	Best Film (Drama)
1999	Won	Golden Globe	Best Picture - Drama
1999	Won	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay Alan Ball

Screen Actors Guild

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Nominated	Screen Actors Guild	Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role Chris Cooper
1999	Nominated	Screen Actors Guild	Best Supporting Actor Chris Cooper
1999	Won	Screen Actors Guild	Best Actor Kevin Spacey
1999	Won	Screen Actors Guild	Best Female Actor in a Leading Role Annette Bening
1999	Won	Screen Actors Guild	Best Male Actor in a Leading Role Kevin Spacey
1999	Won	Screen Actors Guild	Best Performance by a Cast

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Nominated	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Actress Annette Bening
1999	Nominated	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Editing Tariq Anwar
1999	Nominated	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Original Score Thomas Newman
1999	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Actor Kevin Spacey
1999	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall
1999	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Director Sam Mendes
1999	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball
1999	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Picture Dan Jinks

American Society of Cinematographers

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	American Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall
1999	Won	American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Achievement Award Conrad L. Hall

British Academy Awards

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Nominated	British Academy Awards	Best Director Sam Mendes
1999	Nominated	British Academy Awards	Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball
1999	Nominated	British Academy Awards	Best Production Design Naomi Shohan
1999	Nominated	British Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor Wes Bentley
1999	Nominated	British Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress Thora Birch Mena Suvari
1999	Won	British Academy Awards	Best Actor Kevin Spacey
1999	Won	British Academy Awards	Best Actress Annette Bening
1999	Won	British Academy Awards	Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall
1999	Won	British Academy Awards	Best Editing Tariq Anwar Christopher Greenbury
1999	Won	British Academy Awards	Best Film
1999	Won	British Academy Awards	Best Film Music Thomas Newman

British Academy of Film and Television

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Nominated	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Director Sam Mendes
1999	Nominated	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Makeup and Hair Tania McComas Carol O'Connell
1999	Nominated	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball
1999	Nominated	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic Wes Bentley
1999	Nominated	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Production Design Naomi Shohan
1999	Nominated	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Supporting Actress Thora Birch Mena Suvari
1999	Won	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Actor Kevin Spacey
1999	Won	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Actress Annette Bening
1999	Won	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall
1999	Won	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Editing Tariq Anwar Christopher Greenbury
1999	Won	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Film Music Thomas Newman
1999	Won	British Academy of Film and Television	Best Picture

Broadcast Film Critics Association

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Best Director Sam Mendes
1999	Won	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball
1999	Won	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Best Picture

Chicago Film Critics Association

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Actor Kevin Spacey
1999	Won	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Director Sam Mendes
1999	Won	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Picture
1999	Won	Chicago Film Critics Association	Most Promising Actor Wes Bentley

Directors Guild of America

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	Directors Guild of America	Best Director - Feature Film Sam Mendes
1999	Won	Directors Guild of America	Best Director- Feature Film Sam Mendes

French Academy of Cinema

Year	Result	Award	Category
2000	Nominated	French Academy of Cinema	Best Foreign Film

L.A. Film Critics Association

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	L.A. Film Critics Association	Best Director Sam Mendes

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Director Sam Mendes

National Board of Review

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	National Board of Review	#1 Film of the Year
1999	Won	National Board of Review	Best Breakthrough Performance - Male Wes Bentley
1999	Won	National Board of Review	Best Breakthrough Performance- Male Wes Bentley
1999	Won	National Board of Review	Best Picture

National Society of Film Critics

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	National Society of Film Critics	Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall

Toronto Film Critics Association

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Actor Kevin Spacey
1999	Won	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Director [Runner-up] Sam Mendes
1999	Won	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay [Runner-up] Alan Ball

Writers Guild of America

Year	Result	Award	Category
1999	Won	Writers Guild of America	Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball