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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of Accolades Received By 1917 (2019 Film)

1917 is a 2019 epic war film co-written and directed by Sam Mendes. The film stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Based in part on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred Mendes, it chronicles the story of two young British soldiers in the spring of 1917 during World War I, who are given a mission to deliver a message warning of an ambush, soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich. Thomas Newman composed the film's musical score, while Roger Deakins was the cinematographer. Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales were responsible for the production design, and Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson were responsible for the sound effects.

After debuting at the Royal Film Performance on 4 December 2019, Universal Pictures initially gave the film a limited release in eleven cinemas in the United States and Canada on 25 December. The film was later given a wide release in the United States and the United Kingdom on 10 January 2020. 1917 grossed a worldwide total of $385 million on a production budget of $95 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 445 reviews and judged 89% to be positive.

The film garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction, cinematography, sound effects, score, and visual effects. It garnered ten nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mendes. The film went on to win three awards, including Best Cinematography (Deakins), Best Sound Mixing (Taylor and Wilson), and Best Visual Effects. At the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, 1917 received nine nominations and won seven awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design. The film received three nominations at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, winning two, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director.

At the 31st Producers Guild of America Awards, 1917 won for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. Mendes won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 72nd Directors Guild of America Awards. At the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, the film was nominated for eight awards. It won three, including Best Director (tied with Bong Joon-ho for Parasite), Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. In addition, both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review selected 1917 as one of the top ten films of the year.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 4 January 2020 Best International Direction Sam Mendes Nominated
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards 19 January 2020 Best Director Nominated
Academy Awards 9 February 2020 Best Picture Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole Nominated
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Nominated
Best Sound Editing Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate Nominated
Best Sound Mixing Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson Won
Best Visual Effects Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Won
American Society of Cinematographers 25 January 2020 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Roger Deakins Won
Art Directors Guild Awards 1 February 2020 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Dennis Gassner Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association 6 January 2020 Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Editing Lee Smith Nominated
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Won
Belgian Film Critics Association 28 December 2020 Grand Prix 1917 Won
British Academy Film Awards 2 February 2020 Best Film Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes and Jayne-Ann Tenggren Won
Outstanding British Film Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Krysty Wilson-Cairns Won
Best Director Sam Mendes Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Makeup and Hair Naomi Donne Nominated
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Won
Best Sound Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson Won
Best Special Visual Effects Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron and Dominic Tuohy Won
Casting Society of America 30 January 2020 Feature Big Budget – Drama Nina Gold Nominated
César Awards 12 March 2021 Best Foreign Film 1917 Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association 14 December 2019 Best Art Direction Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Editing Lee Smith Nominated
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Use of Visual Effects 1917 Nominated
Cinema for Peace 23 February 2020 Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal Won
Critics' Choice Awards 12 January 2020 Best Picture 1917 Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Won
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Film Editing Lee Smith Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Nominated
Best Visual Effects Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Nominated
Best Action Movie 1917 Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 16 December 2019 Best Film Won
Best Director Sam Mendes Won
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Musical Score Thomas Newman Won
David di Donatello 11 May 2021 Best Foreign Film 1917 Won
Detroit Film Critics Society 9 December 2019 Best Use of Music Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards 25 January 2020 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Sam Mendes Won
Dorian Awards 8 January 2020 Director of the Year Sam Mendes Nominated
Visually Striking Film of the Year 1917 Won
Florida Film Critics Circle 23 December 2019 Best Film Runner-up
Best Director Sam Mendes Runner-up
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Art Direction / Production Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Nominated
Best Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association 10 January 2020 Best Picture 1917 Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Won
Golden Globe Awards 5 January 2020 Best Picture – Drama 1917 Won
Best Director Sam Mendes Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Golden Eagle Award 22 January 2021 Best Foreign Language Film 1917 Won
Golden Reel Awards 19 January 2020 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate Won
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects and Foley Oliver Tarney, Michael Fentum, James Harrison, Hugo Adams, Sue Harding and Andrea King Nominated
Grammy Awards March 14, 2021 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Thomas Newman Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Awards 9 January 2020 Best Picture 1917 Won
Best Action / War Film Won
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Editing Lee Smith Won
Best Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Stunt Work 1917 Nominated
Best Visual Effects Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society 2 January 2020 Best Picture 1917 Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Won
Best Visual Effects Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Won
IGN Awards 21 December 2019 Best Movie of the Year 1917 Nominated


Best Action Movie of the Year Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Lead Performer George MacKay Nominated
IndieWire Critics Poll 16 December 2019 Best Film 1917 21st place
Best Director Sam Mendes 11th place
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
International Cinephile Society 4 February 2020 Best Cinematography Nominated
Best Sound Design Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association 20 February 2020 Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Thomas Newman Won
Film Music Composition of the Year "The Night Window" by Thomas Newman Nominated
Film Score of the Year Thomas Newman Nominated
Location Managers Guild Awards 24 October 2020 Outstanding Locations in a Period Film Emma Pill Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle 30 January 2020 Film of the Year 1917 Nominated
British/Irish Film of the Year: The Attenborough Award Nominated
Director of the Year Sam Mendes Nominated
Best British/Irish Actor George MacKay Nominated
Best Young British/Irish Performer Dean-Charles Chapman Nominated
Technical Achievement Award Oliver Tarney Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 8 December 2019 Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Runner-up
Best Music Thomas Newman Runner-up
Movieguide Awards 24 January 2020 Best Movie for Mature Audiences 1917 Nominated
National Board of Review 3 December 2019 Top 10 Films Won
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
New York Film Critics Online 7 December 2019 Top 10 Films 1917 Won
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Online Film Critics Society 6 January 2020 Best Picture 1917 Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Editing Lee Smith Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards 18 January 2020 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal Won
Robert Awards 6 February 2021 Best English-language Feature Sam Mendes Won
San Diego Film Critics Society 9 December 2019 Best Picture 1917 Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Runner-up
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner Won
Best Visual Effects Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Runner-up
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 16 December 2019 Best Film 1917 Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner Nominated
Best Film Editing Lee Smith Nominated
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 18 January 2020 Virtuosos Award George MacKay Won
Satellite Awards 19 December 2019 Best Motion Picture, Drama 1917 Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Actor, Drama George MacKay Nominated
Best Art Direction and Production Design Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Film Editing Lee Smith Nominated
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Sound Oliver Tarney, Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan and Mark Taylor Nominated
Saturn Awards 26 October 2021 Best Action or Adventure Film 1917 Nominated
Best Music Thomas Newman Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society 16 December 2019 Best Picture 1917 Nominated
Best Action Choreography Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Film Editing Lee Smith Nominated
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Nominated
Best Visual Effects Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association 15 December 2019 Best Picture 1917 Runner-up
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Editing Lee Smith Runner-up
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner Runner-up
Best Visual Effects Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy Runner-up
Best Music Score Thomas Newman Won
Best Action Film 1917 Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 16 December 2019 Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards 29 January 2020 Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Guillaume Rocheron, Sona Pak, Greg Butler, Vijay Selvam and Dominic Tuohy Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 8 December 2019 Best Film 1917 Nominated
Best Director Sam Mendes Nominated
Best Production Design Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Nominated
Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Won
Best Editing Lee Smith Nominated
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
World Soundtrack Awards 24 October 2020 Film Composer of the Year Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards 1 February 2020 Best Original Screenplay Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns Nominated

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