+ List of accolades received by Philomena Judi Dench has been nominated for 25 awards for her portrayal of the title character in Philomena Awards & nominations Award Won NominatedAACTA AwardsAARP Annual Movies for Grownups AwardsAcademy AwardsAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBritish Academy Film AwardsBritish Independent Film AwardsBroadcast Film Critics AssociationChicago Film Critics AssociationCostume Designers Guild AwardsDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDorian AwardsEuropean Film AwardsFlorida Film Critics CircleGLAAD Media AwardsGolden Globe AwardsHamptons International Film FestivalHouston Film Critics SocietyIrish Film & Television AwardsLocation Managers Guild of AmericaLondon Film Critics' CircleNew York Film Critics OnlineSan Francisco Film Critics CircleSatellite AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsScreenwriters' Choice AwardsSt. Louis Film Critics AssociationToronto International Film FestivalUSC Scripter AwardVenice Film FestivalVirginia Film FestivalWashington D.C. Area Film CriticsWomen Film Critics CircleTotal number of wins and nominations References Philomena is a 2013 British comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears. Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope adapted the screenplay from The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith. The film focuses on Philomena Lee's (Judi Dench) 50-year-long search for the son she was forced to give up for adoption. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. Philomena was released in the United Kingdom by The Weinstein Company on 1 November 2013. As of March 2014, the film has earned over £86 million in its combined total gross at the box office.
The film gathered various awards and nominations following its release, ranging from recognition of the film itself to Coogan and Pope's screenplay, and Dench's acting performance. Philomena earned four nominations from the 86th Academy Awards and the 67th British Academy Film Awards respectively. Dench was nominated for two awards from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, while Coogan and Pope received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Philomena received four nominations from the British Independent Film Awards, with Coogan and Dench nominated in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. Consolata Boyle received a nomination for Excellence in Contemporary Film from the Costume Designers Guild for her work on the film. Dench gathered further Best Actress nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association and Florida Film Critics Circle.
At the 71st Golden Globe Awards, Philomena was nominated in the Best Drama Motion Picture category, while Dench was nominated for Best Actress and Coogan and Pope nominated for Best Screenplay. Frears collected the Best Narrative Feature award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The film has been nominated for five London Film Critics' Circle awards and four Satellite Awards, including Best Film and Best Original Score for Alexandre Desplat. As well as being nominated for the Golden Lion, Philomena collected nine awards at the Venice Film Festival ranging from Best Screenplay to the Queer Lion and the SIGNIS Award. At the Toronto and Virginia Film Festivals, Philomena won the People's Choice Award First Runner Up and Best Narrative Feature respectively. The film's screenplay is nominated for the USC Scripter Award, while the Women Film Critics Circle awarded the picture three accolades including Best Female Images in a Movie.
Awards and nominations AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult AACTA Awards 10 January 2014 International Award for Best Actress Judi Dench AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 6 January 2014 Best Actress Judi Dench Academy Awards 2 March 2014 Best Picture Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward Best Actress Judi Dench Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat Alliance of Women Film Journalists 19 December 2013 Actress Defying Age and Agism Judi Dench Best Actress Judi Dench Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope British Academy Film Awards 16 February 2014 Best Actress in a Leading Role Judi Dench Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Best Film Philomena Outstanding British Film Philomena British Independent Film Awards 8 December 2013 Best Actor Steve Coogan Best Actress Judi Dench Best British Independent Film Philomena Best Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Broadcast Film Critics Association 16 January 2014 Best Actress Judi Dench Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Chicago Film Critics Association 16 December 2013 Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Costume Designers Guild Awards 22 February 2014 Excellence in Contemporary Film Consolata Boyle Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 16 December 2013 Best Actress Judi Dench Dorian Awards 21 January 2014 Film Actress Performance of the Year Judi Dench LGBT Film of the Year Philomena European Film Awards 13 December 2014 People's Choice Award for Best European Film Philomena Florida Film Critics Circle 18 December 2013 Best Actress Judi Dench GLAAD Media Awards 3 May 2014 Outstanding Wide Release Film Philomena Golden Globe Awards 12 January 2014 Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture Judi Dench Best Drama Motion Picture Philomena Best Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Hamptons International Film Festival 14 October 2013 Best Narrative Feature Stephen Frears Houston Film Critics Society 15 December 2013 Best Actress Judi Dench Irish Film & Television Awards5 April 2014 Best International Actress Judi Dench Best International Film Philomena Location Managers Guild of America 29 March 2014 Outstanding Location Feature Film Philomena London Film Critics' Circle 2 February 2014 Actress of the Year Judi Dench British Actor of the Year Steve Coogan British Actress of the Year Judi Dench British Film of the Year Philomena Screenwriter of the Year Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope New York Film Critics Online 8 December 2013 Best Picture Philomena San Francisco Film Critics Circle 15 December 2013 Best Actress Judi Dench Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Satellite Awards 23 February 2014 Best Actress in a Motion Picture Judi Dench Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Best Film Philomena Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat Screen Actors Guild Awards 18 January 2014 Best Female Actor in a Leading Role Judi Dench Screenwriters' Choice Awards 7 January 2014 Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope St. Louis Film Critics Association 14 December 2013 Best Actress Judi Dench Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Toronto International Film Festival 17 November 2013 People's Choice Award First Runner Up Stephen Frears USC Scripter Award 8 February 2014 Best Adapted Screenplay Martin Sixsmith, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Venice Film Festival 7 September 2013 Best Screenplay Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Brian Award Philomena Cinema for UNICEF Philomena INTERFILM Award Philomena Golden Lion Philomena Golden Mouse Philomena P. Nazareno Taddei Award Philomena Queer Lion Philomena SIGNIS Award Philomena Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award Philomena Virginia Film Festival 20 November 2013 Best Narrative Feature Philomena Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 9 December 2013 Best Actress Judi Dench Best Portrayal of Washington, D.C. Philomena Women Film Critics Circle 16 December 2013 Best Actress Judi Dench Best Female Images in a Movie Philomena Best Movie About Women Philomena
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