List of accolades received by Lone Star

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This is a list of awards and nominations received by Lone Star . The film received one Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay for writer and director John Sayles. The film also won the Belgian Grand Prix and the awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay from the Society of Texas Film Critics Awards. Elizabeth Peña won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and the BRAVO Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film.

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Organizations

OrganizationDateCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Academy Awards March 24, 1997 Best Original Screenplay John Sayles Nominated [1]
Artios Awards November 12, 1997Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama Avy Kaufman Nominated [2]
BRAVO Awards December 14, 1996Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film Elizabeth Peña Won [3] [4]
Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film Tony Plana Nominated
Special Achievement Award Outstanding Feature FilmWon
BAFTA Awards April 29, 1997 Best Original Screenplay John SaylesNominated [5]
Golden Globe Awards January 19, 1997 Best Screenplay Nominated [6]
Independent Spirit Awards March 22, 1997 Best Male Lead Chris Cooper Nominated [7] [8]
Best Supporting Female Elizabeth PeñaWon
Best Screenplay John SaylesNominated
Best Feature R. Paul Miller, Maggie Renzi Nominated
National Board of Review Awards December 9, 1996 Special Recognition for Excellence in FilmmakingWon [9]
Satellite Awards January 15, 1997 Best Original Screenplay John SaylesWon [lower-alpha 1] [10]
Best Motion Picture, Drama R. Paul Miller, Maggie RenziNominated

Guilds

OrganizationDateCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Writers Guild of America Awards March 16, 1997 Best Original Screenplay John SaylesNominated [11]

Critics groups

OrganizationDateCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Belgian Film Critics Association January 12, 1998 Grand Prix Won [12]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards March 10, 1997 Best Director John SaylesNominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards January 20, 1997 Best Picture Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards January 1997 Best Picture Nominated
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards December 19, 1996 Best FilmNominated [13]
Best DirectorJohn SaylesWon
Best ScreenplayWon
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards1997Best DirectorWon [14]
Best Picturerunner-up

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References

  1. ↑ "69th Academy Awards". oscars.org. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "1997 Artios Awards". Artios Awards. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "1996 NCLR Bravo Award Winners". ALMA Awards. Archived from the original on September 11, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ "1996 Bravo Award Nominees". ALMA Awards. Archived from the original on October 5, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Film in 1997". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Lone Star". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "'Fargo' Wins Six Independent Spirits". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ "1997 Nominees and Winners" (PDF). Film Independent . p. 44. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ "1996 Awards". National Board of Review. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ "2nd Annual Golden Satellite Awards". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "'Fargo,' 'Sling Blade' Win Top Writers Guild Honors". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Cinéma - Lundi 12 janvier 1998". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Fargo, You Betcha". Austin Chronicle. December 27, 1996. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ "1996 Awards". Southeastern Film Critics Association. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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