Milk had received accolades from several film critics organizations.
December 2, 2008, the film received 4 nominations for the 24th Independent Spirit Awards and won 2, including Best Supporting Male (James Franco) and Best First Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black). December 9, 2008, the film received eight Critic's Choice Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. December 11, 2008, Sean Penn received one Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, the film's only nomination. December 18, 2008, the Screen Actors Guild nominated Milk on three categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Cast in a Motion Picture for the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards; Sean Penn was chosen as Best Actor. January 5, 2009, the film's producers received a nomination for Producer of the Year for the 20th Producers Guild of America Awards. January 8, 2009, Gus Van Sant received a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for the 61st Directors Guild of America Awards. The film won Best Original Screenplay at the 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards The film received four BAFTA award nominations, including Best Film, for the 62nd British Academy Film Awards. January 22, 2009 the film received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and winning two for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn).
Award Category Name Outcome81st Academy Awards Best Picture Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Best Costume Design Danny Glicker Best Film Editing Elliot Graham Best Original Score Danny Elfman 59th American Cinema Editors Eddie AwardsACE Eddie Awards Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic Elliot Graham American Film InstituteAmerican Film Institute Top 10 Outstanding Movies of the Year 13th Art Directors Guild AwardsArt Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design in a Period Film Bill Groom 4th Austin Film Critics Association AwardsAustin Film Critics Awards Top 10 Films Best Actor Sean Penn 28th Boston Society of Film Critics AwardsBoston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Screenplay Dustin Lance Black 14th BFCA Critic's Choice AwardsBFCA Critic's Choice Awards Best Picture Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin Best Supporting Actor James Franco Best Writer Dustin Lance Black Best Composer Danny Elfman Best Acting Ensemble 62nd British Academy Film AwardsBAFTA Awards Best Film Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Actor in a Leading Role Sean Penn Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Best Makeup and Hair Steven E. Anderson, Michael White 34th César AwardsCesar Awards - Best Foreign Film Best Foreign Film Gus Van Sant 21st Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsChicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Picture Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Best Original Score Danny Elfman 11th Costume Designers Guild AwardsCostume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Period Costume Design for Film Danny Glicker 15th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Top 10 Films Best Film Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin Best Screenplay Dustin Lance Black 2nd Detroit Film Critics Society AwardsDetroit Film Critics Awards Best Actor Sean Penn 61st Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Gus Van Sant 20th GLAAD Media AwardsGLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Film, Wide Release 66th Golden Globe AwardsGolden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture Drama Sean Penn 2nd Houston Film Critics Society AwardsHouston Film Critics Awards Best Actor Sean Penn 24th Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead Sean Penn Best Supporting Male James Franco Best First Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Best Cinematography Harris Savides 5th International Film Music Critics Association AwardsIFMCA Awards Best Original Score for a Drama Film Danny Elfman 29th London Film Critics CircleLondon Film Critics Circle Awards Best Film of the Year Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director of the Year Gus Van Sant Best Actor of the Year Sean Penn 34th Los Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsLos Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Sean Penn 56th Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film Robert Jackson 80th National Board of Review AwardsNational Board of Review Top 10 Films Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin 43rd National Society of Film Critics AwardsNational Society of Film Critics Best Actor Sean Penn Best Director Gus Van Sant 74th New York Film Critics Circle AwardsNew York Film Critics Awards Best Picture Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Actor Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin 8th New York Film Critics Online AwardsNew York Film Critics Online Top 10 Films Best Actor Sean Penn Best Ensemble 3rd Oklahoma Film Critics Circle AwardsOklahoma Film Critics Top 10 Films Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black 9th Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsPhoenix Film Critics Awards Top 10 Films Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role Sean Penn Best Acting Ensemble 20th Producers Guild of America AwardsPGA Awards Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Stanley Kramer Award Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen 5th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association AwardsSt. Louis Film Critics Awards Best Picture Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin Best Cinematography Harris Savides Best Screenplay Dustin Lance Black 7th San Francisco Film Critics AwardsSan Francisco Film Critics Awards Best Picture Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black 13th Satellite AwardsSatellite Awards Best Motion Picture, Drama Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor in a Leading Role Sean Penn Best Actor in a Supporting Role James Franco Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Best Original Score Danny Elfman 15th Screen Actors Guild AwardsSAG Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture Sean Penn Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture Josh Brolin 23rd Society of Camera Operators AwardsSociety of Camera Operators Camera Operator of the Year Will Arnot 17th Southeastern Film Critics Association AwardsSoutheastern Film Critics Best Picture Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black 12th Toronto Film Critics Association AwardsToronto Film Critics Best Actor Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin 9th Vancouver Film Critics Circle AwardsVancouver Film Critics Best Film Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin 7th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association AwardsWashington DC Area Film Critics Awards Best Film Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen Best Director Gus Van Sant Best Actor Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Best Ensemble 61st Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Paul Selvin Award Dustin Lance Black
References
External links