AFI Awards, USA |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2013 |
Won |
AFI Award |
Movie of the Year |
|
2012 |
Won |
AFI Film Award |
AFI Movie of the Year
Michael Gottwald
Josh Penn
Dan Janvey |
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Academy Awards, USA |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2013 |
Nominated |
Oscar |
Best Achievement in Directing
Benh Zeitlin |
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Dan Janvey
Josh Penn
Michael Gottwald |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Lucy Alibar
Benh Zeitlin |
|
BAFTA Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2013 |
Nominated |
BAFTA Film Award |
Adapted Screenplay
Lucy Alibar
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
2nd place |
BSFC Award |
Best New Filmmaker
Benh Zeitlin |
|
British Film Institute Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Sutherland Trophy |
Benh Zeitlin
One film stood out as most clearly deserving of the top prize recognising innovation and originality: Benh Zeitlin''s daringly vast, richly detailed Beasts of the Southern Wild. |
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British Independent Film Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Nominated |
British Independent Film Award |
Best International Independent Film |
|
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2013 |
Nominated |
Critics Choice Award |
Best Actress
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Best Picture |
Best Young Actor/Actress
Quvenzhané Wallis |
|
Camerimage |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Nominated |
Golden Frog |
Best Cinematography
Ben Richardson (cinematographer) |
|
Cannes Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
FIPRESCI Prize |
Un Certain Regard
Benh Zeitlin |
Golden Camera |
Benh Zeitlin |
Prix Regards Jeune |
Benh Zeitlin |
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention |
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Deauville Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Grand Special Prize |
Best Film
Benh Zeitlin |
Revelations Prize |
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Durban International Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Best Direction |
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Ghent International Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Youth Jury Award |
Proximus Generation ExploreZone Award
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Gotham Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Bingham Ray Award |
Benh Zeitlin |
Breakthrough Director Award |
Benh Zeitlin |
Nominated |
Audience Award |
Josh Penn (producer)
Benh Zeitlin (director)
Michael Gottwald (producer)
Dan Janvey (producer) |
Breakthrough Award |
Quvenzhané Wallis |
|
Hollywood Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
New Hollywood Award |
Quvenzhané Wallis |
|
Humanitas Prize |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Humanitas Prize |
Sundance Film Category
Lucy Alibar (writer)
Benh Zeitlin (writer) |
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Image Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2013 |
Nominated |
Image Award |
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Dwight Henry |
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture |
Outstanding Motion Picture |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Dwight Henry |
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Independent Spirit Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2013 |
Nominated |
Independent Spirit Award |
Best Cinematography
Ben Richardson |
Best Director
Benh Zeitlin |
Best Feature
Dan Janvey
Josh Penn
Michael Gottwald |
Best Female Lead
Quvenzhané Wallis |
|
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Nominated |
Sierra Award |
Best Picture |
|
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
LAFCA Award |
Best Music Score
Dan Romer
Benh Zeitlin |
Best Supporting Actor
Dwight Henry |
New Generation Award |
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Los Angeles Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Audience Award |
Best Narrative Feature
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Nantucket Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Screenwriting Award |
New Voices
Benh Zeitlin
Lucy Alibar |
New Voices in Screenwriting Award
Lucy Alibar (writer)
Benh Zeitlin (writer) |
|
National Board of Review, USA |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
NBR Award |
Best Breakthrough Performer
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Best Directorial Debut
Benh Zeitlin |
Breakthrough Performance - Female
Quvenzhané Wallis (actress) |
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Top Films |
|
New York Film Critics Circle Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
2nd place |
NYFCC Award |
Best First Film
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Palm Springs International Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Nominated |
Directors to Watch |
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Nominated |
PFCS Award |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Best Picture |
Breakthrough Behind the Camera
Benh Zeitlin |
Breakthrough on Camera
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Breakthrough on Camera
Dwight Henry |
|
Reykjavik International Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2011 |
Won |
Golden Puffin |
Best Film
Benh Zeitlin
Jury statement: "For its spirit of storytelling, visual inventiveness and creative audacity, which marks Benh Zeitlin as a leading figure for the next generation of independent film artists. |
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San Diego Film Critics Society Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Nominated |
SDFCS Award |
Best Cinematography
Ben Richardson |
Best Score
Benh Zeitlin
Dan Romer |
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Satellite Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Special Achievement Award |
Outstanding New Talent
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Nominated |
Satellite Award |
Best Cinematography
Ben Richardson |
Best Motion Picture |
Best Motion Picture |
Best Original Score
Dan Romer
Benh Zeitlin |
Best Original Score
Dan Romer
Benh Zeitlin |
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Seattle International Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Golden Space Needle Award |
Best Director
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Stockholm Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Best Directorial Debut |
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Sundance Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
Cinematography Award |
Dramatic
Ben Richardson |
Grand Jury Prize |
Dramatic
Benh Zeitlin |
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Sydney Film Festival |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Nominated |
Official Competition Award |
Benh Zeitlin |
|
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
2012 |
Won |
WAFCA Award |
Best Youth Performance
Quvenzhané Wallis |
Nominated |
WAFCA Award |
Best Score
Dan Romer
Benh Zeitlin |
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