List of awards and nominations received by the Safdie brothers

**Safdie brothers awards and nominations**
Awards and nominations
Wins	6
Nominations	34

Last updated April 10, 2025

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by the Safdie brothers .

AFI Fest
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Black Reel Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Gijón International Film Festival
Gotham Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
National Board of Review
New York Film Critics Circle
Primetime Emmy Awards
San Diego Film Critics Society
Seattle Film Critics Society
Stockholm International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Notes
References
External links

AFI Fest

AFI Fest
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Heaven Knows What	American Independents	Nominated

Awards Circuit Community Awards

Awards Circuit Community Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Good Time	Honorable Mentions	Won

Black Reel Awards

Black Reel Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Lenny Cooke	Outstanding Independent Documentary	Nominated

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2009	Go Get Some Rosemary	C.I.C.A.E. Award	Nominated	^[1]
2017	Good Time	Palme d'Or	Nominated	^[2]

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	Uncut Gems	Best Director	Nominated	^[3]
2020	Uncut Gems	Best Editing ^[A]	Nominated	^[3]

Gijón International Film Festival

Gijón International Film Festival
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2009	Go Get Some Rosemary	Best Film	Nominated

Gotham Awards

Gotham Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Heaven Knows What	Best Feature ^[B]	Nominated
2015	Heaven Knows What	Audience Award ^[B]	Nominated
2017	Good Time	Best Feature ^[C]	Nominated
2017	Good Time	Audience Award ^[C]	Nominated
2019	Uncut Gems	Best Feature ^[D]	Nominated
2019	Uncut Gems	Audience Award ^[D]	Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Independent Spirit Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	Go Get Some Rosemary	John Cassavetes Award ^[E]	Won
2016	Heaven Knows What	Best Editing ^[A]	Nominated
2016	Heaven Knows What	John Cassavetes Award ^[F]	Nominated
2018	Good Time	Best Director	Nominated
		Best Editing ^[A]	Nominated
		Best Supporting Male (Benny)	Nominated
2020	Uncut Gems	Best Director	Won
		Best Editing ^[A]	Won
		Best Screenplay ^[A]	Nominated

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Uncut Gems	Best Editing ^[A]	Nominated

National Board of Review

National Board of Review
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Uncut Gems	Best Original Screenplay ^[A]	Won

New York Film Critics Circle

New York Film Critics Circle
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Uncut Gems	Best Director	Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2024	Telemarketers	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series	Nominated	^[4]

San Diego Film Critics Society

San Diego Film Critics Society
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Uncut Gems	Best Director	Won
		Best Editing ^[A]	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Nominated

Seattle Film Critics Society

Seattle Film Critics Society
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Uncut Gems	Best Director	Nominated
2019	Uncut Gems	Best Film Editing ^[A]	Nominated

Stockholm International Film Festival

Stockholm International Film Festival
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	The Black Balloon	Best Short Film	Nominated
2014	Heaven Knows What	Best Film	Nominated

Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	The Black Balloon	Short Film Jury Prize	Won
2012	The Black Balloon	Short Film Grand Jury Prize	Nominated

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Shared with Ronald Bronstein
1 2 Shared with Oscar Boyson & Sebastian Bear-McClard
1 2 Shared with Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Terry Dougas, Sebastian Bear-McClard & Oscar Boyson
1 2 Shared with Scott Rudin, Eli Bush & Sebastian Bear-McClard
↑ Shared with Casey Neistat & Tom Scott
↑ Shared with Ronald Bronstein, Oscar Boyson & Sebastian Bear-McClard

References

↑ "Awards 2009: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012.
↑ Debruge, Peter (28 May 2017). "2017 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
↑ THR Staff (December 8, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads With 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 16, 2019.
↑ Rice, Lynette; Hipes, Patrick (July 17, 2024). "Emmy Nominations 2024: The Complete List". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

External links

Josh Safdie at IMDb
Benny Safdie at IMDb

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[Two-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Shared with Ronald Bronstein

[One-5] 1 2 Shared with Oscar Boyson & Sebastian Bear-McClard

[Three-6] 1 2 Shared with Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Terry Dougas, Sebastian Bear-McClard & Oscar Boyson

[Four-7] 1 2 Shared with Scott Rudin, Eli Bush & Sebastian Bear-McClard

[8] Shared with Casey Neistat & Tom Scott

[9] Shared with Ronald Bronstein, Oscar Boyson & Sebastian Bear-McClard

[awards-1] "Awards 2009: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012.

[2] Debruge, Peter (28 May 2017). "2017 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

[3] THR Staff (December 8, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads With 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[10] Rice, Lynette; Hipes, Patrick (July 17, 2024). "Emmy Nominations 2024: The Complete List". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

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