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List Of Accolades Received By Bridge Of Spies (film)

Bridge of Spies is a 2015 historical legal thriller directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay was written by Matt Charman and Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is set during the Cold War and is based on the 1960 U-2 incident and its aftermath. Tom Hanks plays lawyer James B. Donovan who is tasked with negotiating the release of the captured American pilot Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell) in exchange for the convicted KGB spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). Alan Alda, Sebastian Koch, and Amy Ryan feature in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 53rd New York Film Festival on October 4, 2015. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures gave the film a wide release on October 16 at over 2,800 theaters in the United States and Canada. Bridge of Spies grossed a worldwide total of over $165 million on a production budget of $40 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 297 reviews and judged 91% to be positive. The film garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Rylance's performance.

Bridge of Spies received six nominations at the 88th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Score. Rylance went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. At the 69th British Academy Film Awards, the film garnered nine nominations and won Best Supporting Actor for Rylance. He also won the Best Supporting Actor award from the AACTA Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, London Film Critics' Circle, Toronto Film Critics Association, and Vancouver Film Critics Circle. Rylance also received nominations at the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review included Bridge of Spies in their top ten films of 2015.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
AACTA Awards December 9, 2015 Best Supporting Actor – International Mark Rylance Won
Academy Awards February 28, 2016 Best Picture Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, and Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Won
Best Original Screenplay Matt Charman, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Nominated
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Production Design Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Bernhard Henrich and Rena DeAngelo Nominated
Best Sound Mixing Drew Kunin, Andy Nelson, and Gary Rydstrom Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 13, 2016 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
American Film Institute December 16, 2015 Top Ten Films of the Year Bridge of Spies Won
American Society of Cinematographers February 14, 2016 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Theatrical Release Janusz Kamiński Nominated
Art Directors Guild January 31, 2016 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Adam Stockhausen Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics December 6, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Won
British Academy Film Awards February 14, 2016 Best Film Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, and Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Mark Rylance Won
Best Direction Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Matt Charman, and Joel and Ethan Coen Nominated
Best Film Music Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Nominated
Best Editing Michael Kahn Nominated
Best Production Design Adam Stockhausen, Bernhard Henrich, and Rena DeAngelo Nominated
Best Sound Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, and Gary Rydstrom Nominated
Casting Society of America January 21, 2016 Big Budget – Drama Ellen Lewis, and Kate Sprance Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association December 16, 2015 Best Original Screenplay Matt Charman, and Joel and Ethan Coen Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
Cinema Audio Society Awards February 20, 2016 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Picture – Live Action Bridge of Spies Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards January 17, 2016 Best Picture Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, and Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Matt Charman, and Joel and Ethan Coen Nominated
Best Art Direction Adam Stockhausen, and Rena DeAngelo Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 14, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance 2nd place
David di Donatello Awards April 18, 2016 Best Foreign Film Bridge of Spies Won
Empire Awards March 20, 2016 Best Thriller Bridge of Spies Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle December 23, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
Golden Eagle Award January 27, 2017 Best Foreign Language Film Bridge of Spies Nominated
Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2016 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards May 4, 2016 Best Drama "Standing Man" Nominated
Best Drama TV Spot "Standing Man International" Won
Hollywood Film Awards November 1, 2015 Hollywood Cinematography Award Janusz Kamiński Won
Hollywood Sound Award Gary Rydstrom Won
Houston Film Critics Society January 9, 2016 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle January 17, 2016 Supporting Actor of the Year Mark Rylance Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 6, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Runner-up
Motion Picture Sound Editors February 27, 2016 Best Sound Editing: Feature English Language – Dialogue/ADR Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, and Steve Slanec Won
National Board of Review December 1, 2015 Top Ten Films Bridge of Spies Won
National Society of Film Critics January 3, 2016 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Won
New York Film Critics Circle December 2, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Won
New York Film Critics Online December 6, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Won
Online Film Critics Society December 13, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
Producers Guild of America Award January 23, 2016 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, and Steven Spielberg Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society December 14, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle December 13, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
Best Production Design Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo, and Bernhard Henrich Nominated
Satellite Awards February 21, 2016 Best Film Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, and Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Matt Charman, and Joel and Ethan Coen Nominated
Best Art Direction and Production Design Adam Stockhausen, Bernhard Henrich, and Rena DeAngelo Won
Best Film Editing Michael Kahn Nominated
Saturn Award June 22, 2016 Best Thriller Film Bridge of Spies Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards January 30, 2016 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Mark Rylance Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association December 21, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association December 14, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle December 21, 2015 Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance Won
Visual Effects Society February 2, 2016 Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Bridge of Spies Nominated
Writers Guild of America Award February 13, 2016 Best Original Screenplay Matt Charman, Joel and Ethan Coen Nominated

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