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Danny Boyle

Awards

Danny Boyle

85 wins & 87 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Christian Colson · John Smithson
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Oscar
    • Best Achievement in Directing
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2004 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Director
    • 28 Days Later

Angers European First Film Festival

  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1995 Winner Liberation Advertisement Award
    • Shallow Grave
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1995 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Feature Film
    • Shallow Grave
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1995 Winner Audience Award
    • Feature Film
    • Shallow Grave

Austin Film Festival

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner Audience Award
    • Out of Competition Feature
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner FCCA Award
    • Best Foreign Film - English Language
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach (2000)
    2000 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • The Beach

Bodil Awards

  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1997 Winner Bodil
    • Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)
    • Trainspotting

BAFTA Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee David Lean Award for Direction
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay (Adapted)
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Christian Colson · John Smithson · Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Christian Colson · Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner David Lean Award for Direction
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

BAFTA Awards, Scotland

  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
    2017 Winner BAFTA Scotland Award
    • Best Director (Fiction)
    • T2 Trainspotting
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
    2017 Winner BAFTA Scotland Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • T2 Trainspotting
    Shared with: John Hodge · Andrew Macdonald · Christian Colson
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1997 Winner BAFTA Scotland Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Trainspotting
    Shared with: Andrew Macdonald · John Hodge

British Independent Film Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner British Independent Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2003 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Director
    • 28 Days Later

Critics Choice Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Camerimage

  • Pistol (2022)
    2022 Nominee Golden Frog
    • TV Series Competition
    • Pistol
    Episode: "Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility"
    Shared with: Anthony Dod Mantle

Casting Society of America, USA

  • Danny Boyle
    2016 Winner Career Achievement Award

César Awards, France

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2010 Nominee César
    • Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    UK

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner Audience Choice Award
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Tied with The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008).

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2010 Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    UK.

Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival

  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2003 Nominee Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold
    • 28 Days Later
    Méliès d'Argent at Fantasporto Festival 2003.

Cognac Festival du Film Policier

  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1995 Winner Grand Prix
    • Shallow Grave
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1995 Winner Audience Award
    • Shallow Grave

Czech Lions

  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1997 Winner Czech Lion
    • Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film)
    • Trainspotting

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

David di Donatello Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner David
    • Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Dinard British Film Festival

  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1994 Winner Golden Hitchcock
    • Shallow Grave

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Sanjay Kumar · Raj Acharya · Avani Batra · Sonia Kanwar

Emden International Film Festival

  • Alex Etel in Millions (2004)
    2005 Nominee Emden Film Award
    • Millions

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012)
    2013 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming
    • London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
    Tied with Saturday Night Live (1975) for episodes: "Host: Justin Timberlake", "Host: Martin Short" and "Host: Ben Affleck".
    Shared with: Mark Tildesley · Suttirat Anne Larlarb

European Film Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner EFA People's Choice Award
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Film
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Christian Colson
  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2003 Nominee EFA People's Choice Award
    • Best European Director
    • 28 Days Later

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1996 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Most Promising Newcomer
    • Shallow Grave

Fantasporto

  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2003 Winner International Fantasy Film Award
    • Best Director
    • 28 Days Later
  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2003 Winner Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver
    • 28 Days Later
  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2003 Nominee International Fantasy Film Award
    • Best Film
    • 28 Days Later
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1995 Winner International Fantasy Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Shallow Grave

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Golden Globes, USA

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Satellite Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner Satellite Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Goya Awards

  • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
    2020 Nominee Goya
    • Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)
    • Yesterday
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2010 Winner Goya
    • Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Danny Boyle
    2010 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Producer of the Year
    Shared with: Christian Colson

Hugo Awards

  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2004 Nominee Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
    • 28 Days Later
    Shared with: Alex Garland

Humanitas Prize

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • Feature Film Category
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Christian Colson · John Smithson
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1997 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Trainspotting
    UK.

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo)
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1997 Nominee European Silver Ribbon
    • Trainspotting

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee Sierra Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Director of the Year
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Director of the Year
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner ALFS Award
    • British Director of the Year
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Cillian Murphy in Sunshine (2007)
    2008 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Director of the Year
    • Sunshine
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1997 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Director of the Year
    • Trainspotting

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival

  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2003 Winner Narcisse Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • 28 Days Later

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Danny Boyle
    2011 Winner Sonny Bono Visionary Award

PGA Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Christian Colson

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2010 Winner Robert
    • Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film)
    • Slumdog Millionaire

International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner MovieZone Award
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Loveleen Tandan
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Audience Award
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Loveleen Tandan

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee SDFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1994 Winner Silver Seashell
    • Best Director
    • Shallow Grave
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1994 Nominee Golden Seashell
    • Shallow Grave

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Outstanding Director of the Year Award
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1996 Winner Golden Space Needle Award
    • Best Director
    • Trainspotting

ShoWest Convention, USA

  • Danny Boyle
    2005 Winner ShoWest Award
    • International Filmmaker of the Year

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner SEFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

St. Louis International Film Festival

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee Audience Choice Award
    • Best Feature
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner Audience Choice Award
    • Best International Feature
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee TFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner People's Choice Award
    • Slumdog Millionaire

USC Scripter Award

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy · Aron Ralston

Warsaw International Film Festival

  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1996 Winner Audience Award
    • Trainspotting

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Based on the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy

Writers' Guild of Great Britain

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Winner Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • Best Film Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
    1992 Winner Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • TV - Original Drama Series
    • Inspector Morse
    Shared with: Julian Mitchell · Alma Cullen · John Brown
  • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
    1991 Winner Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • TV - Original Drama Series
    • Inspector Morse
    Shared with: Julian Mitchell · Alma Cullen · Peter Nichols · Geoffrey Case

Empire Awards, UK

  • Danny Boyle
    2013 Winner Outstanding Contribution Award
  • Danny Boyle
    2009 Winner Special Award
    For outstanding contribution to British cinema.
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1997 Winner Empire Award
    • Best British Director
    • Trainspotting
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    1996 Winner Empire Award
    • Best Director
    • Shallow Grave

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards

  • Danny Boyle
    2009 Winner Britannia Award
    • Artistic Excellence in Directing

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee VFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Amanda Awards, Norway

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Amanda
    • Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm)
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Loveleen Tandan

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee PFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Alex Etel in Millions (2004)
    2005 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Live Action Family Film
    • Millions

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2004 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Director
    • 28 Days Later
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1997 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Director
    • Trainspotting

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner COFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner WAFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Golden Eagle Awards, Russia

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2010 Winner Golden Eagle
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Slumdog Millionaire

British Film Institute Awards

  • Danny Boyle
    2010 Winner BFI Fellowship

Mill Valley Film Festival

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Winner Mill Valley Film Festival Award
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • 127 Hours

Gaudí Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2010 Nominee Gaudí Award
    • Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea)
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    UK/USA
    Shared with: Loveleen Tandan · Simon Beaufoy · Vikas Swarup

Telluride Film Festival

  • Danny Boyle
    2015 Winner Silver Medallion Award

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner NTFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner SLFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner EDA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Winner DFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner DFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

New York Film Critics, Online

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner NYFCO Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Loveleen Tandan

Scream Awards

  • Cillian Murphy in Sunshine (2007)
    2007 Nominee Scream Award
    • Best Director
    • Sunshine

Location Managers Guild International Awards (LMGI)

  • Danny Boyle
    2017 Winner Eva Monley Award

Iowa Film Critics Awards

  • Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
    2016 Nominee IFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Steve Jobs
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee IFC Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner IFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner AAFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Denver Film Critics Society

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy

IGN Summer Movie Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee IGN Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee UFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner OFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner HFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Online Film & Television Association

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

International Online Film Critics' Poll

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee IOFCP Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Motion Picture
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Christian Colson · John Smithson
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Achievement in Directing
    • 127 Hours
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Simon Beaufoy
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner ACCA
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    1996 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Director
    • Trainspotting

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Director of the Year
    • Slumdog Millionaire

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards

  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
    2003 Nominee Rondo Statuette
    • Best Genre Film
    • 28 Days Later

Montclair Film Festival (MFF)

  • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
    2019 Winner Audience Award
    • World Cinema
    • Yesterday

Gold Derby Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Winner Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Director
    • 127 Hours
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Director
    • Slumdog Millionaire

20/20 Awards

  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    2017 Nominee Felix
    • Best Director
    • Trainspotting

Aegean Film Festival

  • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
    2019 Winner Audience Award
    • Feature Film
    • Yesterday

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