List of accolades received by Hidden Figures

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List of accolades received by Hidden Figures
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Cast members Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer at a screening of Hidden Figures .
Total number of awards and nominations [I]
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References

Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi, and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder, who adapted the screenplay from the non-fiction book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. The film's plot focuses on female African-American mathematicians at NASA, specifically Katherine Johnson (played by Taraji P. Henson), who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon, Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and engineer Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). Kevin Costner plays the supporting role of Al Harrison and Jim Parsons plays the role of Paul Stafford. 20th Century Fox gave the film a limited release from December 25, 2016, before a wide release on January 6, 2017. [1] [2]

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The film gathered various awards and nominations following its release, ranging from recognition of the film itself to the cast's acting performances, Melfi and Schroeder's screenplay, and Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch's original score and songs. Hidden Figures received three nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Spencer at the 89th Academy Awards. The film earned four awards at the African-American Film Critics Association. Wynn Thomas received a nomination for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film from the Art Directors Guild Awards. Hidden Figures was nominated for six accolades from the Black Reel Awards, while Schroeder and Melfi's screenplay received a nomination at the 70th British Academy Film Awards.

At the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards, the film gathered three nominations for Best Acting Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress for Monáe. The actress also won the Hollywood Spotlight Award from the Hollywood Film Awards, while Thomas won the Hollywood Production Design Award. Spencer, Zimmer, Williams and Wallfisch garnered nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and Best Original Score at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, respectively. The film earned 4 nominations at the 48th NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding Motion Picture. Hidden Figures was named as one of the year's Top 10 Films by the National Board of Review, while the cast won the Best Cast accolade. The cast also won the Ensemble Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Best Ensemble from the Women Film Critics Circle. Schroeder and Melfi's script garnered nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay at the USC Scripter Award and the Writers Guild of America Awards.

Awards and nominations

Award/FestivalDate of ceremony [II] CategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards February 6, 2017Best Supporting Actor Kevin Costner Nominated [3]
Best Time CapsuleHidden FiguresNominated
Academy Awards February 26, 2017 Best Picture Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi Nominated [4]
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Allison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiNominated
African-American Film Critics Association February 8, 2017 Best EnsembleThe cast of Hidden FiguresWon [5]
Best Song"I See Victory"Won
Breakout Performance Janelle Monáe (also for Moonlight )Won
Top 10 FilmsHidden Figures3rd Place
Alliance of Women Film Journalists December 21, 2016Best Breakthrough PerformanceJanelle Monáe (also for Moonlight)Nominated [6]
Best Supporting ActressOctavia SpencerNominated
Art Directors Guild Awards February 11, 2017 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Wynn ThomasWon [7]
[8]
BET Awards June 25, 2017 Best MovieHidden FiguresWon [9]
Best Actress Taraji P. Henson Won
Best ActressJanelle MonáeNominated
Black Reel Awards February 16, 2017 Outstanding Actress Taraji P. Henson Nominated [10]
Outstanding Ensemble The cast of Hidden FiguresNominated
Outstanding Female Breakthrough Performance Janelle MonáeWon
Outstanding Original Score Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch Nominated
Outstanding Original Song "Surrender" – Lalah Hathaway and Pharrell WilliamsNominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress Janelle MonáeNominated
British Academy Film Awards February 12, 2017 Best Adapted Screenplay Allison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiNominated [11]
Casting Society of America January 19, 2017Big Budget DramaVictoria Thomas, Jackie Burch, Bonnie GrisanWon [12]
[13]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 15, 2016 Most Promising PerformerJanelle Monáe (also for Moonlight)Nominated [14]
Best Supporting Actress Janelle MonáeNominated
Costume Designers Guild February 21, 2017 Excellence in Period FilmRenee Ehrlich KalfusWon [15]
Critics Choice Awards December 11, 2016 Best Acting Ensemble The cast of Hidden FiguresNominated [16]
Best Adapted Screenplay Allison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiNominated
Best Supporting Actress Janelle MonáeNominated
Detroit Film Critics Society December 19, 2016Best Breakthrough Mahershala Ali (actor, also for Moonlight)Nominated [17]
Florida Film Critics Circle December 23, 2016 Best Ensemble The cast of Hidden FiguresNominated [18]
[19]
Best Supporting Actress Octavia SpencerNominated
Top Ten FilmsHidden Figures9th Place
Golden Globe Awards January 8, 2017 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin WallfischNominated [20]
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Octavia SpencerNominated
Grammy Awards January 28, 2018 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Hidden Figures: The Album – Pharrell WilliamsNominated [21]
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Hidden Figures – Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams, Hans ZimmerNominated
Heartland Film Festival October 20–30, 2016Truly Moving Picture AwardTheodore Melfi, Levantine Films, Twentieth Century FoxWon [22]
Hollywood Film Awards November 6, 2016Hollywood Production Design AwardWynn ThomasWon [23]
Hollywood Spotlight AwardJanelle MonáeWon
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 17, 2016Best Song – Feature Film"Running" – Pharrell WilliamsNominated [24]
Houston Film Critics Society January 6, 2017 Best Original Song"Running" – Pharrell WilliamsNominated [25]
Best Supporting ActressOctavia SpencerNominated
Hugo Awards August 11, 2017 Best Dramatic Presentation - Long FormAllison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiNominated [26]
Location Managers Guild Awards April 8, 2017Outstanding Locations in Period FilmWes Hagan and Dan GormanWon [27]
MTV Movie & TV Awards May 7, 2017 Best Actor in a MovieTaraji P. HensonNominated [28]
Best HeroTaraji P. HensonWon
Best Fight Against the SystemHidden FiguresWon
NAACP Image Awards February 11, 2017 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Taraji P. HensonWon [29]
[30]
Outstanding Motion Picture Hidden FiguresWon
Outstanding Song "I See Victory" – Kim Burrell and Pharrell WilliamsWon
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Octavia SpencerNominated
National Board of Review January 4, 2017 Best Cast The cast of Hidden FiguresWon [31]
Top 10 Films Hidden FiguresWon
Online Film Critics Society January 3, 2017 Best Supporting Actress Octavia SpencerNominated [32]
Palm Springs International Film Festival January 2, 2017Ensemble Performance AwardThe cast of Hidden FiguresWon [33]
Producers Guild of America January 28, 2017 Best Theatrical Motion Pictures Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore MelfiNominated [34]
San Diego Film Critics Society December 12, 2016 Best Ensemble The cast of Hidden FiguresRunner-up [35]
[36]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival February 3, 2017Virtuosos AwardJanelle Monáe (also for Moonlight)Won [37]
Satellite Awards February 19, 2017 Best Actress Taraji P. HensonNominated [38]
Best Adapted Screenplay Allison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiNominated
Best Cast The cast of Hidden FiguresWon
Best Film Hidden FiguresNominated
Best Original Score Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin WallfischNominated
Best Original Song "Running" – Pharrell WilliamsNominated
Best Supporting Actress Octavia SpencerNominated
Saturn Awards June 28, 2017 Best Action or Adventure Film Hidden FiguresWon [39]
Best Actress Taraji P. HensonNominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards January 29, 2017 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The cast of Hidden FiguresWon [40]
[41]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Octavia SpencerNominated
USC Scripter Award February 11, 2017Best Adapted ScreenplayAllison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiNominated [42]
Women Film Critics Circle December 19, 2016Best ActressTaraji P. HensonNominated [43]
[44]
Best EnsembleThe cast of Hidden FiguresWon
Best Equality of the SexesHidden FiguresNominated
Best Family FilmHidden FiguresNominated
Best Female Images in a MovieHidden FiguresWon
Best Movie about WomenHidden FiguresWon
Invisible Woman AwardThe women of Hidden FiguresWon
Josephine Baker AwardHidden FiguresWon
Karen Morley AwardHidden FiguresWon
Writers Guild of America Awards February 19, 2017 Best Adapted Screenplay Allison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiNominated [45]

Notes

^[I] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients and have runners-up. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally.

^[II] Each date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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