American Beauty (1999) Awards
Screen Actors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Performance by a Cast |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actress Annette Bening |
| 1999 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Editing Tariq Anwar |
| 1999 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Original Score Thomas Newman |
| 1999 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor Kevin Spacey |
| 1999 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall |
| 1999 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Director Sam Mendes |
| 1999 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball |
| 1999 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture Bruce Cohen 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 of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Director Sam Mendes |
| 1999 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Makeup and Hair Carol O'Connell Tania McComas |
| 1999 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball |
| 1999 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Production Design Naomi Shohan |
| 1999 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Supporting Actor Wes Bentley |
| 1999 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Supporting Actress Thora Birch Mena Suvari |
| 1999 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Actor Kevin Spacey |
| 1999 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Actress Annette Bening |
| 1999 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall |
| 1999 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Editing Christopher Greenbury Tariq Anwar |
| 1999 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Film Music Thomas Newman |
| 1999 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
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 |
French Academy of Cinema
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nominated | French Academy of Cinema |
Best Foreign Film |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Original Score Thomas Newman |
| 1999 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Kevin Spacey |
| 1999 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Annette Bening |
| 1999 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director Sam Mendes |
| 1999 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Picture - Drama |
| 1999 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Screenplay Alan Ball |
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 |
Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor 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 |
