List of accolades received by Milk (film)

Last updated February 06, 2025

Milk had received accolades from several film critics organizations.

December 2, 2008,^[1] 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).^[2]
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	Outcome
81st Academy Awards ^[3]	Best Picture	Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen	Nominated
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Won
	Best Costume Design	Danny Glicker	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Elliot Graham	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Danny Elfman	Nominated
59th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards ^[4]	Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic	Elliot Graham	Nominated
American Film Institute ^[5]	Top 10 Outstanding Movies of the Year		Won
13th Art Directors Guild Awards ^[6]	Excellence in Production Design in a Period Film	Bill Groom	Nominated
4th Austin Film Critics Association Awards ^[7]	Top 10 Films		3rd Place
4th Austin Film Critics Association Awards ^[7]	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
28th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards ^[8]	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Won
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Won
14th BFCA Critic's Choice Awards ^[9]	Best Picture	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Nominated
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	James Franco	Nominated
	Best Writer	Dustin Lance Black	Nominated
	Best Composer	Danny Elfman	Nominated
	Best Acting Ensemble		Won
62nd British Academy Film Awards ^[10]	Best Film	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Sean Penn	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Nominated
	Best Makeup and Hair	Steven E. Anderson, Michael White	Nominated
34th César Awards ^[11]	Best Foreign Film	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
21st Chicago Film Critics Association Awards ^[12]	Best Picture	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Nominated
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Danny Elfman	Nominated
11th Costume Designers Guild Awards ^[13]	Excellence in Period Costume Design for Film	Danny Glicker	Nominated
15th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards ^[14]	Top 10 Films		2nd Place
	Best Film	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Runner-up
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Runner-up
	Best Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Won
2nd Detroit Film Critics Society Awards ^[15]	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Nominated
61st Directors Guild of America Awards ^[16]	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
20th GLAAD Media Awards ^[17]	Outstanding Film, Wide Release		Won
66th Golden Globe Awards ^[18]	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture Drama	Sean Penn	Nominated
2nd Houston Film Critics Society Awards^[19]	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
24th Independent Spirit Awards ^[20]	Best Male Lead	Sean Penn	Nominated
	Best Supporting Male	James Franco	Won
	Best First Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Won
	Best Cinematography	Harris Savides	Nominated
5th International Film Music Critics Association Awards^[21]	Best Original Score for a Drama Film	Danny Elfman	Nominated
29th London Film Critics Circle ^[22]	Best Film of the Year	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Nominated
	Best Director of the Year	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor of the Year	Sean Penn	Nominated
34th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards ^[23]	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
56th Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards ^[24]	Best Sound Editing, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film	Robert Jackson	Nominated
80th National Board of Review Awards ^[25]	Top 10 Films		Nominated
80th National Board of Review Awards ^[25]	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Won
43rd National Society of Film Critics Awards ^[26]	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
43rd National Society of Film Critics Awards ^[26]	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Runner-up
74th New York Film Critics Circle Awards ^[27]	Best Picture	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Won
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Won
8th New York Film Critics Online Awards ^[28]	Top 10 Films		Won
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Ensemble		Won
3rd Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards^[29]	Top 10 Films		Won
3rd Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards^[29]	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Won
9th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards^[30]	Top 10 Films		Nominated
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Acting Ensemble		Won
20th Producers Guild of America Awards ^[31]^[32]	Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Nominated
20th Producers Guild of America Awards ^[31]^[32]	Stanley Kramer Award	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Won
5th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards^[33]	Best Picture	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Nominated
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Harris Savides	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Nominated
7th San Francisco Film Critics Awards ^[34]	Best Picture	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Won
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Won
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Won
13th Satellite Awards ^[35]	Best Motion Picture, Drama	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Nominated
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Sean Penn	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	James Franco	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Danny Elfman	Nominated
15th Screen Actors Guild Awards ^[36]	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture	Sean Penn	Won
	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture	Josh Brolin	Nominated
23rd Society of Camera Operators Awards ^[37]	Camera Operator of the Year	Will Arnot	Nominated
17th Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards^[38]	Best Picture	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Won
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Runner-up
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Won
12th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards ^[39]	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Runner-up
12th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards ^[39]	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Runner-up
9th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards ^[40]	Best Film	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Won
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Nominated
7th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards ^[41]	Best Film	Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen	Nominated
	Best Director	Gus Van Sant	Nominated
	Best Actor	Sean Penn	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Josh Brolin	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Nominated
	Best Ensemble		Nominated
61st Writers Guild of America Awards ^[42]	Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Won
61st Writers Guild of America Awards ^[42]	Paul Selvin Award	Dustin Lance Black	Won

References

↑ Saito, Stephen (December 2, 2008). "The 2009 Spirit Award Nominations". ifc.com . Retrieved April 28, 2012.
↑ "Independent Spirit Awards - Twenty-Six Years of Nominees & Winners" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
↑ "The 81st Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
↑ ACE Eddie Awards Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ American Film Institute
↑ Art Directors Guild Awards
↑ Austin Film Critics Awards Archived February 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ BFCA Critic's Choice Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ BAFTA Awards Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Cesar Awards - Best Foreign Film
↑ Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Costume Designers Guild Awards
↑ Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Archived February 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Detroit Film Critics Awards Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "DGA Awards". Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
↑ GLAAD Media Awards Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Golden Globe Awards Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Houston Film Critics Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Independent Spirit Awards". Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
↑ IFMCA Awards
↑ London Film Critics Circle Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ MPSE Golden Reel Awards
↑ National Board of Review Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ National Society of Film Critics
↑ New York Film Critics Awards Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ New York Film Critics Online Archived January 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Oklahoma Film Critics Archived January 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Phoenix Film Critics Awards Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "PGA Stanley Kramer Award". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
↑ PGA Awards ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
↑ St. Louis Film Critics Awards Archived January 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ San Francisco Film Critics Awards Archived January 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Satellite Awards Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
↑ SAG Awards ^{[ dead link ‍]}
↑ Society of Camera Operators ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
↑ Southeastern Film Critics Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Toronto Film Critics Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Vancouver Film Critics
↑ Washington DC Area Film Critics Awards ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
↑ "WGA Awards". Archived from the original on January 14, 2013.

External links

Awards for Milk at IMDb

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[1] Saito, Stephen (December 2, 2008). "The 2009 Spirit Award Nominations". ifc.com . Retrieved April 28, 2012.

[2] "Independent Spirit Awards - Twenty-Six Years of Nominees & Winners" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.

[3] "The 81st Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[4] ACE Eddie Awards Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[5] American Film Institute

[6] Art Directors Guild Awards

[7] Austin Film Critics Awards Archived February 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[8] Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[9] BFCA Critic's Choice Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[10] BAFTA Awards Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[11] Cesar Awards - Best Foreign Film

[12] Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[13] Costume Designers Guild Awards

[14] Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Archived February 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[15] Detroit Film Critics Awards Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[16] "DGA Awards". Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2011.

[17] GLAAD Media Awards Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[18] Golden Globe Awards Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[19] Houston Film Critics Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[20] "Independent Spirit Awards". Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2011.

[21] IFMCA Awards

[22] London Film Critics Circle Awards Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[23] Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[24] MPSE Golden Reel Awards

[25] National Board of Review Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[26] National Society of Film Critics

[27] New York Film Critics Awards Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[28] New York Film Critics Online Archived January 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[29] Oklahoma Film Critics Archived January 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[30] Phoenix Film Critics Awards Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[31] "PGA Stanley Kramer Award". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.

[32] PGA Awards ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[33] St. Louis Film Critics Awards Archived January 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[34] San Francisco Film Critics Awards Archived January 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[35] Satellite Awards Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[36] SAG Awards ^{[ dead link ‍]}

[37] Society of Camera Operators ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[38] Southeastern Film Critics Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[39] Toronto Film Critics Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[40] Vancouver Film Critics

[41] Washington DC Area Film Critics Awards ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[42] "WGA Awards". Archived from the original on January 14, 2013.

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