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Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay George Clooney Nominated
2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction Jan Pascale Nominated
2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay Grant Heslov Nominated
2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography Robert Elswit Nominated
2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director George Clooney Nominated
2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actor David Strathairn Nominated
2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Grant Heslov Nominated
2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction Nominated

American Cinema Editors Guild

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 American Cinema Editors Guild Best Edited Feature - Drama Stephen Mirrione Nominated

American Film Institute

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 American Film Institute Best Picture Won

American Society of Cinematographers

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 American Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Robert Elswit Nominated

Art Directors Guild

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Art Directors Guild Best Art Direction - Period or Fantasy Film Nominated

Boston Society of Film Critics

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography Robert Elswit Won

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing Stephen Mirrione Nominated
2005 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture Nominated
2005 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Supporting Actor George Clooney Nominated
2005 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor David Strathairn Nominated
2005 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay Grant Heslov Nominated
2005 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay George Clooney Nominated
2005 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director George Clooney Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Director George Clooney Nominated
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actor David Strathairn Nominated
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Screenplay George Clooney Nominated
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Grant Heslov Nominated
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Picture Nominated
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Acting Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Picture Nominated
2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor David Strathairn Nominated
2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Screenplay George Clooney Nominated
2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Grant Heslov Nominated
2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Director George Clooney Nominated
2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Robert Elswit Nominated

Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association Top Ten Film Won

Directors Guild of America

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Directors Guild of America Best Director George Clooney Nominated

European Film Academy

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 European Film Academy European Film Academy Non-European Film 2005 - Prix Screen International Won

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay Grant Heslov Nominated
2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director George Clooney Nominated
2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama David Strathairn Nominated
2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay George Clooney Nominated
2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Independent Spirit Awards Best Actor David Strathairn Nominated
2005 Independent Spirit Awards Best Director George Clooney Nominated
2005 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Robert Elswit Won
2005 Independent Spirit Awards Best Picture Nominated

Kansas City Film Critics Association

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Kansas City Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Grant Heslov Nominated
2005 Kansas City Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay George Clooney Nominated

London Film Critics Association

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2006 London Film Critics Association Best Actor David Strathairn Nominated

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) Frank Langella Won
2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Production Design (Runner-up) James D. Bissell Won
2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Robert Elswit Won

National Board of Review

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 National Board of Review Best Picture Won

National Society of Film Critics

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 National Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography (Runner-up) Robert Elswit Won
2005 National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) Frank Langella Won

Online Film Critics Association

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Online Film Critics Association Best Picture Nominated
2005 Online Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Robert Elswit Nominated
2005 Online Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay George Clooney Won
2005 Online Film Critics Association Best Director George Clooney Nominated
2005 Online Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Grant Heslov Won
2005 Online Film Critics Association Best Editing Stephen Mirrione Nominated
2005 Online Film Critics Association Best Actor David Strathairn Nominated

Phoenix Film Critics Association

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Director George Clooney Won
2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association Top Ten Film of the Year Won

Producers Guild of America

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Grant Heslov Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay Grant Heslov Won
2005 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay George Clooney Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Screen Actors Guild Best Actor David Strathairn Nominated
2005 Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Nominated

Venice International Film Festival

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Venice International Film Festival Best Actor David Strathairn Won
2005 Venice International Film Festival Best Screenplay Grant Heslov Won
2005 Venice International Film Festival In Competition Nominated
2005 Venice International Film Festival Best Screenplay George Clooney Won

Writers Guild of America

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2005 Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Grant Heslov Nominated
2005 Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay George Clooney Nominated