Sideways Awards
Screen Actors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Actor Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
| 2004 | Won | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Ensemble Acting |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture Michael London |
| 2004 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
| 2004 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
American Film Institute
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | American Film Institute |
Best Picture |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Berlin International Film Festival |
Film Presented |
Boston Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best Actor - Runner-up Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Won | Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best Director [Runner-up] Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Won | Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best Ensemble Acting |
| 2004 | Won | Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
| 2004 | Won | Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Actor Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Score Rolfe Kent |
| 2004 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay Jim Taylor |
| 2004 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Ensemble Acting |
| 2004 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Actor Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
| 2004 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
Directors Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Directors Guild of America |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Original Score Rolfe Kent |
| 2004 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Virginia Madsen |
| 2004 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy |
| 2004 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Actor Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
| 2004 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Actor - Runner-up Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
| 2004 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
National Board of Review
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | National Board of Review |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | National Board of Review |
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
| 2004 | Won | National Board of Review |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
National Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Actor - Runner-up Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Director (Runner-up) Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
| 2004 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Actor Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
| 2004 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
New York Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | New York Film Festival |
Film Presented |
Producers Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Producers Guild of America |
Best Picture |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Actor Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Won | San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Director Alexander Payne |
| 2004 | Won | San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church |
| 2004 | Won | San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
Toronto Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Actor Paul Giamatti |
| 2004 | Won | Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2004 | Won | Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen |
Toronto International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Toronto International Film Festival |
Film Presented |
Writers Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | Writers Guild of America |
Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
