Good Night, and Good Luck is a 2005 historical drama film directed by George Clooney, and starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr. and Frank Langella. The film was co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, and portrays the conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Edward R. Murrow (Strathairn) and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, especially relating to the anti-Communist Senator's actions with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

The film was a box office success and received critical acclaim. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Strathairn.

Accolades Award / Association / Film festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards February 7, 2006 Best Movie for Grownups Good Night, and Good Luck Breakaway Accomplishment Best Movie Time Capsule Good Night, and Good Luck Academy Awards March 5, 2006 Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Art Direction and ACE Eddie Awards February 19, 2006 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic African-American Film Critics Association 2005 Top Ten Films Good Night, and Good Luck American Film Institute January 13, 2006 Top 10 Movies of the YearGood Night, and Good Luck American Society of Cinematographers February 26, 2006 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Art Directors Guild Awards February 11, 2006 Excellence in Production Design for a Period or Fantasy Film Austin Film Critics Association 2005 Best Film Good Night, and Good Luck Bodil Awards March 5, 2006 Best American Film Good Night, and Good Luck Boston Society of Film Critics December 11, 2005 Best Cinematography Bratislava International Film Festival December 2–10, 2005 Best Director British Academy Film Awards February 19, 2006 Best Film Best Director Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing Capri Hollywood International Film Festival December 27, 2005 – January 2, 2006 Capri Movie of the Year Award Good Night, and Good Luck Chicago Film Critics Association January 9, 2006 Best Picture Good Night, and Good Luck Best Director Best Actor Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography Chlotrudis Society for Independent FilmsMarch 19, 2006 Best Director Best Actor Best Visual Design Good Night, and Good Luck Cinema for Peace Awards February 13, 2006 Most Valuable Film of the Year Good Night, and Good Luck Costume Designers Guild Awards February 25, 2006 Excellence in Period Film Critics' Choice Awards January 9, 2006 Best Picture Good Night, and Good Luck Best Director Best Actor Best Writer and Best Acting Ensemble Good Night, and Good Luck Freedom Award Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 19, 2005 Top 10 Films Good Night, and Good Luck Best Director Best Actor David di Donatello April 21, 2006 Best Foreign Film Directors Guild of America Awards January 28, 2006 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Empire Awards March 27, 2007 Best Director European Film Awards December 3, 2005 Best Non-European Film Film Critics Circle of AustraliaOctober 28, 2006 Best Foreign Film – English Language Good Night, and Good Luck Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2006 Best Motion Picture – Drama Good Night, and Good Luck Best Director Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Best Screenplay and Golden Trailer Awards June 1, 2006 Best Drama Good Night, and Good Luck Gotham AwardsNovember 30, 2005 Best Ensemble Cast , , , , , and Grammy AwardsFebruary 8, 2006 Best Jazz Vocal Album Dianne Reeves (for Good Night, and Good Luck) Independent Spirit Awards March 4, 2006 Best Feature Best Male Lead Best Director Best Cinematography International Cinephile Society 2006 Best Picture Good Night, and Good Luck Best Original Screenplay and Best Ensemble Good Night, and Good Luck London Film Critics' Circle February 8, 2007 Actor of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association January 17, 2006 Best Supporting Actor Best Cinematography Best Production Design Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards March 4, 2006 Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR , , and Nastro d'Argento February 7, 2006 Best Director of a Foreign Film National Board of ReviewJanuary 10, 2006 Best Film Good Night, and Good Luck Top Ten Films Good Night, and Good Luck National Society of Film Critics January 7, 2006 Best Supporting Actor Best Cinematography New York Film Critics CircleJanuary 8, 2006 Best Film Good Night, and Good Luck Best Cinematographer New York Film Critics Online December 11, 2005 Top 9 Films Good Night, and Good Luck Online Film Critics Society January 16, 2006 Best Picture Good Night, and Good Luck Best Director Best Actor Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Editing PEN Center USA West Literary Awards December 12, 2006 Screenplay and Producers Guild of America AwardsJanuary 22, 2006 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Stanley Kramer Award Good Night, and Good Luck Russian Guild of Film Critics February 6, 2007 Best Foreign Film Good Night, and Good Luck San Francisco Film Critics Circle December 12, 2005 Best Screenplay and Sant Jordi Awards April 23, 2007 Best Foreign Film Good Night, and Good Luck Satellite Awards December 17, 2005 Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Best Director Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Art Direction and Production Design Auteur Award December 18, 2006 Best Overall DVD Good Night, and Good Luck Best DVD Extras Good Night, and Good Luck Screen Actors Guild Awards January 29, 2006 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Picture Good Night, and Good Luck Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography or Visual/Special Effects Turkish Film Critics Association January 22, 2007 Best Foreign Film Good Night, and Good Luck Vancouver Film Critics CircleFebruary 7, 2006 Best Film Good Night, and Good Luck Best Director Venice Film FestivalAugust 31 – September 10, 2005 FIPRESCI Award for Best Film Good Night, and Good Luck Pasinetti Award for Best Film Good Night, and Good Luck Volpi Cup for Best Actor Golden Osella for Best Screenplay and Human Rights Film Network Award Good Night, and Good Luck Village Voice Film Poll December 2005 Best Performance Best Supporting Performance Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 13, 2005 Best Film Good Night, and Good Luck Best Director Best Actor Best Original Screenplay and Best Ensemble Good Night, and Good Luck Women Film Critics CircleDecember 28, 2005 Best Actor Best Soundtrack Writers Guild of America AwardsFebruary 4, 2006 Best Original Screenplay and Paul Selvin Award and

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