List of accolades received by The Theory of Everything

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List of accolades received by The Theory of Everything
Eddie Redmayne at TIFF 2014.jpg
Eddie Redmayne received several awards and nominations for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking.
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals1991
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The Theory of Everything is a 2014 British biographical romantic drama film directed by James Marsh. Anthony McCarten adapted the screenplay from the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking. [1] The film focuses on Jane's relationship with theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, his motor neuron disease diagnosis and his career in physics. Actors Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne portray the main characters. [1] The Theory of Everything had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures on 1 January 2015. [2] As of February 2015, the film has earned over £50 million in its combined total gross at the box office. [3]

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The film gathered various awards and nominations following its release, ranging from recognition of the film itself to Redmayne and Jones' acting performances, McCarten's screenplay and Jóhann Jóhannsson's score. The Theory of Everything earned ten nominations from the 68th British Academy Film Awards, [4] and won three. Redmayne was named Best Actor at the 87th Academy Awards, where the film garnered five nominations. He and Jones received nominations for Best Actor and Actress at the AACTA Awards. Redmayne was also nominated for Best Actor by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. The film's production designer John Paul Kelly was nominated for an Art Directors Guild Award, while casting director Nina Gold received a nomination for Best Casting in a Studio or Independent Drama from the Casting Society of America and costume designer Steven Noble was nominated for Excellence in Period Film by the Costume Designers Guild. The film gathered five nominations from the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay.

At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, Redmayne won the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama accolade and composer Jóhann Jóhannsson won Best Original Score. Redmayne was named Breakout Performance Actor at the 18th Hollywood Film Awards, Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Online and he was awarded the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The Motion Picture Sound Editors nominated Glenn Freemantle, Gillian Dodders and Paul Wrightson for Best Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film. The film's producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and McCarten garnered a nomination for Best Theatrical Motion Picture from the Producers Guild of America. The Theory of Everything has five nominations from the 19th Satellite Awards, while the cast is nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The film's screenplay is nominated for the USC Scripter Award, while the Women Film Critics Circle named Redmayne Best Actor and gave Jones The Invisible Woman Award.

Awards and nominations

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
AACTA International Awards 31 January 2015 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [5]
Best Actress Felicity JonesNominated
Academy Award 22 February 2015 Best Picture Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCartenNominated [6]
[7]
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Won
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCartenNominated
Best Original Score Jóhann JóhannssonNominated
African-American Film Critics Association 8 December 2014 Top 10 FilmsThe Theory of EverythingWon [8]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 12 January 2015Best ActorEddie RedmayneNominated [9]
Art Directors Guild 31 January 2015 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film John Paul KellyNominated [10]
British Academy Film Awards 8 February 2015 Best Actor in a Leading Role Eddie RedmayneWon [11]
[12]
Best Actress in a Leading Role Felicity JonesNominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCartenWon
Best British Film The Theory of EverythingWon
Best Costume Design Steven NobleNominated
Best Film The Theory of EverythingNominated
Best Direction James MarshNominated
Best Film Music Jóhann JóhannssonNominated
Best Editing Jinx GodfreyNominated
Best Make-up & Hair Jan SewellNominated
Casting Society of America 22 January 2015Studio or Independent DramaNina GoldNominated [13]
Chicago Film Critics Association 15 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [14]
Costume Designers Guild 17 February 2015Excellence in Period FilmSteven NobleNominated [15]
Critics' Choice Movie Award 15 January 2015 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [16]
Best Actress Felicity JonesNominated
Best Picture The Theory of EverythingNominated
Best Score Jóhann JóhannssonNominated
Best Screenplay Anthony McCartenNominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 15 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [17]
Best Actress Felicity JonesNominated
Best Film The Theory of EverythingNominated
Detroit Film Critics Society 15 December 2014 Best ActorEddie RedmayneNominated [18]
Dorian Awards 20 January 2015Film Performance of the Year by an ActorEddie RedmayneWon [19]
Empire Awards 29 March 2015 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [20]
Best Actress Felicity JonesNominated
Best British Film The Theory of EverythingNominated
Florida Film Critics Circle 19 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [21]
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCartenNominated
Golden Eagle Award January 29, 2016 Best Foreign Language Film The Theory of EverythingNominated [22]
Golden Globe Award 11 January 2015 Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama Eddie RedmayneWon [23]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama Felicity JonesNominated
Best Drama Motion Picture Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCartenNominated
Best Original Score Jóhann JóhannssonWon
Grammy Awards 15 February 2016 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Jóhann JóhannssonNominated [24]
Hollywood Film Awards 14 November 2014 Hollywood Breakout Performance ActorEddie RedmayneWon [25]
Houston Film Critics Society 10 January 2015 Best ActorEddie RedmayneNominated [26]
Best ActressFelicity JonesNominated
Best Original ScoreJóhann JóhannssonNominated
International Film Music Critics Association 19 February 2015Best Original Score for a DramaJóhann JóhannssonNominated [27]
London Film Critics' Circle 18 January 2015 Actor of the Year Eddie RedmayneNominated [28]
British Actor of the Year Eddie RedmayneNominated
British Actress of the Year Felicity JonesNominated
British Film of the Year The Theory of EverythingNominated
Film of the Year The Theory of EverythingNominated
Mill Valley Film Festival 12 October 2014World Cinema Gold AwardThe Theory of EverythingWon [29]
MPSE Golden Reel Awards 15 February 2015Best Dialogue and ADR in a Feature FilmGlenn Freemantle, Gillian Dodders, Paul WrightsonNominated [30]
MTV Movie Awards 12 April 2015 Best On-Screen TransformationEddie RedmayneNominated [31]
New York Film Critics Online 7 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneWon [32]
Top Ten PicturesThe Theory of EverythingWon
Palm Springs International Film Festival 3 January 2015Desert Palm Achievement AwardEddie RedmayneWon [33]
Producers Guild of America Award 24 January 2015 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCartenNominated [34]
San Diego Film Critics Society 15 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [35]
Best Actress Felicity JonesNominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCartenNominated
Best Film The Theory of EverythingNominated
Best Production DesignJohn Paul KellyNominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle 14 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [36]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 29 January 2015Cinema Vanguard AwardEddie Redmayne and Felicity JonesWon [37]
Satellite Awards 15 February 2015 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [38]
Best Actress Felicity JonesNominated
Best Cinematography Benoît DelhommeNominated
Best Film The Theory of EverythingNominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCartenNominated
Saturn Awards 25 June 2015 Best International Film The Theory of EverythingWon [39] [40]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 25 January 2015 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Charlie Cox, Felicity Jones, Simon McBurney,
Eddie Redmayne, David Thewlis, Emily Watson
Nominated [41]
[42]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Felicity JonesNominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Eddie RedmayneWon
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 15 December 2014Best ActorEddie RedmayneNominated [43]
Best ActressFelicity JonesNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayAnthony McCartenNominated
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 14–30 November 2014Best ActorEddie RedmayneWon [44]
Grand PrizeJames MarshNominated
Teen Choice Awards 16 August 2015 Choice Drama MovieThe Theory of EverythingNominated [45]
Choice Movie Drama ActorEddie RedmayneNominated
Choice Movie Drama ActressFelicity JonesNominated
USC Scripter Award 31 January 2015Best Adapted ScreenplayJane Wilde Hawking and Anthony McCartenNominated [46]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 8 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie RedmayneNominated [47]
Best Actress Felicity JonesNominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCartenNominated
Best Original Score Jóhann JóhannssonNominated
Women Film Critics Circle 16 December 2014Best ActorEddie RedmayneWon [48]
The Invisible Woman AwardFelicity JonesWon

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