Election Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Year Result Award Category
1999 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Year Result Award Category
1999 Nominated Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Reese Witherspoon

Independent Spirit Awards

Year Result Award Category
1999 Nominated Independent Spirit Awards Best Actress
Reese Witherspoon
1999 Nominated Independent Spirit Awards Best Debut Performance
Jessica Campbell
1999 Won Independent Spirit Awards Best Director
Alexander Payne
1999 Won Independent Spirit Awards Best Picture
1999 Won Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Year Result Award Category
1999 Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor

National Board of Review

Year Result Award Category
1999 Won National Board of Review Outstanding Indies

National Society of Film Critics

Year Result Award Category
1999 Won National Society of Film Critics Best Actress
Reese Witherspoon
1999 Won National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay (Runner-up)
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor

New York Film Critics Circle

Year Result Award Category
1999 Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor

Writers Guild of America

Year Result Award Category
1999 Won Writers Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor