+ List of accolades received by Django Unchained Christoph Waltz's performance earned him several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Awards & nominations Award Won NominatedAACTA AwardsAcademy AwardsAfrican-American Film Critics AssociationAlliance of Women Film JournalistsAmanda AwardAmerican Film Institute AwardsArt Directors GuildAustin Film Critics AssociationBlack Reel AwardsBodil AwardsBoston Society of Film CriticsBritish Academy Film AwardsBroadcast Film Critics AssociationCésar AwardsChicago Film Critics AssociationDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDavid di Donatello AwardsDublin Film Critics CircleEmpire AwardsGeorgia Film Critics AssociationGolden Globe AwardGolden Trailer AwardsGrammy AwardHollywood Film FestivalHouston Film Critics SocietyLondon Film Critics' CircleLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationMotion Picture Sound EditorsMTV Movie AwardsNAACP Image AwardNational Board of ReviewOnline Film Critics SocietyProducers Guild of America AwardSan Diego Film Critics SocietySaturn AwardsSt. Louis Film Critics AssociationTaurus World Stunt AwardsVancouver Film Critics CircleWashington D.C. Area Film CriticsTotal number of wins and nominations References Django Unchained is a 2012 American western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Jamie Foxx as Django, a freed slave, who teams up with a bounty hunter called Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) to free his wife from plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). Django Unchained was screened for the first time at the Directors Guild of America on December 1, 2012. Its official premiere was canceled in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and was replaced with a screening for the cast and crew. Django Unchained was released on December 25, 2012, in the United States and on January 18, 2013, in the United Kingdom. As of December 7, 2013, Django Unchained has earned over $425 million at the box office.
The film has garnered various awards and nominations, with most nominations recognising the film itself, Tarantino's screenplay and the cast's acting performances, particularly those of Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. The American Film Institute included Django Unchained in their list of the Top Ten Movies of the Year, while the African-American Film Critics Association nominated it for Best Picture. The film gathered five Academy Award nominations in categories ranging from Best Original Screenplay to Best Cinematography and Best Sound Editing. The production designer for Django Unchained, J. Michael Riva, received a posthumous nomination for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film from the Art Directors Guild. Tarantino earned a Best Original Screenplay nod from the Broadcast and Chicago Film Critics Associations.
The British Academy Film Awards nominated the film for five accolades, including Best Direction and Best Editing. Django Unchained also gathered five nominations from the Golden Globe Awards and came away with Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Waltz. The film received seven nominations from the MTV Movie Awards. The NAACP Image Awards nominated Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington for Best Actor or Supporting Actor awards, while the film was nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture. The National Board of Review included Django Unchained in their Best Film category and awarded DiCaprio the Best Supporting Actor accolade. The film was also nominated for Best Picture from the Producers Guild of America. Django Unchained garnered eight nominations from the St. Louis Film Critics Association, the most of any film, but came away with three awards.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AACTA International Award January 26, 2013 Best Screenplay Academy Awards February 24, 2013 Best Picture , Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Sound Editing African-American Film Critics Association December 16, 2012 Top 10 Films Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 7, 2013 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Amanda Award August 16, 2012 Best Foreign Feature Film American Film Institute Awards December 10, 2012 Top Ten Movies of the Year Art Directors Guild February 2, 2013 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Austin Film Critics Association December 18, 2012 Best Supporting Actor Black Reel Awards February 7, 2013 Outstanding Actor Outstanding Ensemble – Outstanding Motion Picture Outstanding Original or Adapted Song – , Paul Epworth Outstanding Supporting Actor Outstanding Supporting Actress Bodil Awards February 1, 2014 Best US Feature Boston Society of Film Critics December 9, 2012 Best Supporting Actor British Academy Film Awards February 10, 2013 Best Direction Best Editing Best Original Screenplay Best Sound , Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Wylie Stateman Best Supporting Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association January 10, 2013 Best Original Screenplay Best Picture César Awards February 28, 2014 Best Foreign Film Chicago Film Critics Association December 17, 2012 Best Original Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 18, 2012 Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor David di Donatello Awards June 14, 2013 Best Foreign Film Dublin Film Critics Circle December 18, 2013 Best Actor Best Director Best Picture Best Screenplay Empire Awards March 24, 2013 Best Actor Best Director Best Film Georgia Film Critics Association January 18, 2013 Best Ensemble Best Original Song – and Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award January 13, 2013 Best Director Best Drama Motion Picture Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Golden Trailer Awards May 3, 2013 Best Action Poster – The Weinstein Company, Ignition Creative Best Foreign Graphics in a Trailer – Columbia Pictures, Greenhaus GFX Best Music – The Weinstein Company, Ignition Creative Best Music TV Spot – The Weinstein Company, Ignition Creative Most Original Trailer – The Weinstein Company, Trailer Park, Inc. Grammy Awards January 26, 2014 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Various Artists Hollywood Film Festival October 22, 2012 Screenwriter of the Year Houston Film Critics Society January 5, 2013 Best Director Best Picture London Film Critics' Circle January 20, 2013 Screenwriter of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 9, 2012 Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture Sound Editors February 17, 2013 Best Music in a Feature Film Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film MTV Movie Awards April 14, 2013 Best Fight vs. Candieland Henchmen Best Kiss and Jamie Foxx Best Male Performance Best On-Screen Duo and Samuel L. Jackson Best Villain Best 'WTF' Moment Movie of the Year NAACP Image Award February 1, 2013 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Outstanding Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture National Board of Review December 5, 2012 Best Film Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society January 7, 2013 Best Supporting Actor Producers Guild of America Award January 26, 2013 Best Theatrical Motion Picture , , San Diego Film Critics Society December 11, 2012 Best Cinematography Best Ensemble Performance Best Original Screenplay Best Picture Best Supporting Actor Saturn Awards June 26, 2013 Best Action or Adventure Film Best Costume Best Supporting Actor Best Writing St. Louis Film Critics Association December 17, 2012 Best Cinematography Best Director Best Actor Best Music Best Original Screenplay Best Film Best Scene Best Supporting Actor Taurus World Stunt Awards May 15, 2013 Best Speciality Stunt Best Stunt Coordinator and/or second Unit Director Vancouver Film Critics Circle January 7, 2013 Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 10, 2012 Best Original Screenplay Best Supporting Actor
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