List of accolades received by The Social Network

The Social Network accolades

Aaron Sorkin won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma 1 1 Academy Awards 3 8 Alliance of Women Film Journalists 4 8 American Film Institute 1 1 British Academy Film Awards 3 7 Hollywood Film Festival 1 1 Golden Globe Awards 4 6 Satellite Awards 3 7 National Board of Review 4 4 People's Choice Awards 0 1 USC Scripter Award 1 1 World Soundtrack Awards 1 1 American Cinema Editors 1 1 American Society of Cinematographers Awards 0 1 ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards 0 1 Cinema Audio Society Awards 0 1 Costume Designers Guild Awards 0 1 Directors Guild of America Awards 0 1 Motion Picture Sound Editors 1 2 Producers Guild of America Awards 0 1 Screen Actors Guild Awards 0 2 Writers Guild of America Awards 1 1 African-American Film Critics Association 2 2 Austin Film Critics Association 2 2 Boston Society of Film Critics 5 6 Critic's Choice Movie Awards 4 9 Chicago Film Critics Association 3 8 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 3 3 Detroit Film Critics Society 1 5 Florida Film Critics Circle 3 3 Houston Film Critics Society 4 6 London Evening Standard 1 1 London Film Critics' Circle 4 5 Los Angeles Film Critics Association 4 4 National Society of Film Critics 4 4 New York Film Critics Circle 2 2 New York Film Critics Online 3 3 Online Film Critics Society 3 6 San Diego Film Critics Society 1 7 San Francisco Film Critics Circle 3 3 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 4 5 Toronto Film Critics Association 5 5 Vancouver Film Critics Circle 3 4 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 3 8
Totals [a]
Wins	94
Nominations	158
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

The Social Network is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. The film portrays the founding of social networking website Facebook. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, with Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker, Armie Hammer as Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Max Minghella as Divya Narendra. ^[1] Neither Zuckerberg nor any other Facebook staff were involved with the project, although Saverin was a consultant for Mezrich's book. ^{[2] [3]}

The Social Network premiered at the New York Film Festival on September 24, 2010. Produced on a budget of $40 million, the film grossed $224 million worldwide during its original theatrical run. ^[4] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 334 reviews. ^[5] It is considered one of the best films of 2010, ^[6] and of the decade. ^[a]

The film received numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (out of eight nominations), three British Academy Film Awards (out of seven nominations), and four Golden Globe Awards (out of six nominations). The film's director David Fincher won the BAFTA Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. The film's screenwriter Aaron Sorkin received acclaim as well as numerous accolades for writing the film, including the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Best Picture	Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca and Scott Rudin	Nominated	[10]
	Best Director	David Fincher	Nominated
	Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
	Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter	Won
	Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
	Best Sound Mixing	Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten	Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2010	Best Film		Nominated	[11]
	Best Direction	David Fincher	Won
	Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
	Best Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
	Rising Star Award	Andrew Garfield	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Best Motion Picture – Drama		Won	[12]
	Best Director	David Fincher	Won
	Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won

Awards and nominations

Organizations

Awards

Ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma	César Awards	Best Foreign Film		Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists [13]	EDA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
		Best Music in a Film	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
		Best Ensemble Cast		Nominated
American Film Institute [14]	AFI Awards	Movies of the Year (1 of 10 listed)		Won
Hollywood Film Festival	Hollywood Film Award	Ensemble of the Year		Won
International Press Academy	Satellite Award	Best Film – Drama		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Screenplay, Adapted	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Film Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Nominated
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures	NBR Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
People's Choice Awards	People's Choice Award	Favorite Drama Movie		Nominated
University of Southern California	USC Scripter Award		Aaron Sorkin	Won
World Soundtrack Awards	World Soundtrack Academy	Best Original Soundtrack of the Year	Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross	Nominated

Guild awards

Awards

Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
American Cinema Editors	Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic	Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall	Won
American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated	[15]
Art Directors Guild	Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film		Nominated	[16]
Cinema Audio Society	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture	Mark Weingarten; Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick	Nominated	[17]
Costume Designers Guild	Excellence in Contemporary Film	Jacqueline West	Nominated
Directors Guild of America	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	David Fincher	Nominated	[18]
Motion Picture Sound Editors	Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film		Won
	Music in a Feature Film		Nominated
Producers Guild of America	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca and Scott Rudin	Nominated	[19]
Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Josh Pence, and Justin Timberlake	Nominated	[20]
	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	Jesse Eisenberg
Writers Guild of America	Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won	[21]

Critics groups

Awards

Ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
African-American Film Critics Association	AAFC Award	Best Picture		Won
		Top 10 Films
Austin Film Critics Association [22]	AFCA Award	Top 10 Films		Won
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Boston Society of Film Critics [23]	BSFC Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Runner-up
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Use of Music in Film	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Broadcast Film Critics Association [24]	Critics Choice Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Acting Ensemble		Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
		Best Editing	Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter	Nominated
		Best Sound		Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association [25]	CFCA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
		Most Promising Performer	Armie Hammer
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association [26]	DFWFCA Award	Top 10 Films		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Detroit Film Critics Society [27]	Detroit Film Critics Society Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Nominated
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Breakthrough Performance	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle [28]	FFCC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Houston Film Critics Society [29]	HFCS Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Nominated
London Evening Standard	LES Award	Best Actor	Andrew Garfield	Won
London Film Critics' Circle	LFCC Award	Film of the Year		Won
		Director of the Year	David Fincher
		Actor of the Year	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		British Actor in a Supporting Role	Andrew Garfield	Won
		Screenwriter of the Year	Aaron Sorkin
Los Angeles Film Critics Association [30]	LAFCA Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
		Best Music/Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
National Society of Film Critics	NSFC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
New York Film Critics Circle [31]	NYFCC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
New York Film Critics Online [32]	NYFCO Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Online Film Critics Society [33]	OFCS Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Editing		Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society [34]	SDFCS Award	Best Film		Nominated
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Editing		Nominated
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
		Best Cast
San Francisco Film Critics Circle	SFCC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association [35]	SLFCA Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Music (Soundtrack or Score)	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Toronto Film Critics Association [36]	TFCA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Supporting Actor	Armie Hammer
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	VFCC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association [37]	WAFCA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Ensemble		Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth
		Best Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Notes

1. Attributed to multiple references: ^{[7] [8] [9]}

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External links

• Awards for The Social Network at IMDb