+ List of Richard Linklater awards Award Wins NominationsAcademy AwardsBAFTA AwardsGolden Globe AwardsIndependent Spirit AwardsPrimetime Emmy Awards
The following are the accolades received by American filmmaker Richard Linklater.
He has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award. He has also been nominated for five Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
He is known for his films such as Before Sunrise (1994), Before Sunset (2004), Before Midnight (2013), Bernie (2012), and Boyhood (2014).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2005 Best Adapted Screenplay Before Sunset 2014 Before Midnight 2015 Best Picture Boyhood Best Director Best Original Screenplay
Golden Globes Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2015 Best DirectorBoyhood https://goldenglobes.com/person/richard-linklater/ Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2015 Best Film Boyhood Best Direction Best Original Screenplay
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Primetime Emmy Awards2017 Outstanding Children's Program School of Rock
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1991 Best First Feature Slacker Best Director 2005 Best Screenplay Before Sunset 2013 Best Film Bernie 2014 Best Screenplay Before Midnight 2015 Best Film Boyhood Best Director
César Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2026 Best DirectorNouvelle Vague https://www.canalplus.com/articles/cinema/cesar-2026-richard-linklater-sacre-meilleur-realisateur-pour-nouvelle-vague
Festival awards
Berlin Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1995 Golden BearBefore Sunrise Silver Bear for Best Director 2004 Golden Bear Before Sunset 2014Boyhood Silver Bear for Best Director 2025 Golden BearBlue Moon
Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2006 Un Certain Regard A Scanner Darkly Palme d'Or Fast Food Nation 2025 Nouvelle Vague https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/cannes-film-festival-2025-lineup-1235114303/
Sundance Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1991 Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic Slacker
Venice Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2001 Golden Lion Waking Life
Guild awards Directors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2014 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Boyhood
Producers Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2014 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Boyhood
Writers Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2004 Best Adapted Screenplay Before Sunset 2013 Before Midnight 2014 Best Original Screenplay Boyhood 2024 Best Adapted Screenplay Hit Man
Miscellaneous awards Year Award Category Film Result1993 Locarno International Film Festival Golden Leopard Dazed and Confused 1996 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Before Sunrise 2002 Ottawa International Animation Festival Best Animated Feature Film Waking Life Jeonju International Film Festival Daring Digital Award 2004 Gotham Awards Best Film Before Sunset Utah Film Critics Association Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy 2005 Bodil Awards Best American Film International Cinephile Society Awards Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Online Film Critics Society Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy 2007 Austin Film Critics Association Austin Film Award A Scanner Darkly Hugo Award Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form 2009 Austin Film Critics Association Austin Film Award Me and Orson Welles 2012 Gotham Awards Best Film Bernie 2013 Austin Film Critics Association Austin Film Award Before Midnight Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Chicago Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Dublin Film Critics' Circle Best Director Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Denver Film Critics Society Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Detroit Film Critics Society Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Gotham Awards Best Film Houston Film Critics Society Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Hollywood Film Awards Best Screenwriter shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy New York Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Online Film Critics Society Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy San Diego Film Critics Society Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Satellite Award Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Utah Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Village Voice Film Poll Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay 2014 Bodil Awards Best American Film Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film Toronto Film Critics Association Best Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy AACTA International Awards Best Film Boyhood Best Direction Best Screenplay Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay Austin Film Critics Association Best Film Best Director Best Austin Film Boston Society of Film Critics Best Film Best Director Best Screenplay Chicago Film Critics Association Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Director Best Screenplay Detroit Film Critics Society Best Film Best Director Best Screenplay Denver Film Critics Society Best Picture Best Director Best Original Screenplay Dublin Film Critics' Circle Best Director Florida Film Critics Circle Best Director Gotham Independent Film Awards Audience Award Guldbagge Awards Best Foreign Film Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Director Best Screenplay Iowa Film Critics Best Director Kansas City Film Critics Circle Robert Altman Award for Best Director Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Director New York Film Critics Circle Best Director New York Film Critics Online Best Director North Texas Film Critics Association Norwegian International Film Festival Norwegian Film Critics Award Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Director Best Original Screenplay Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Director Best Original Screenplay San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Director Best Original Screenplay San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Best Original Screenplay San Francisco International Film Festival Founder's Directing Award Seattle International Film Festival Best Film Best Director Southeastern Film Critics Association St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Director Best Original Screenplay Sydney Film Festival Sydney Film Prize Toronto Film Critics Association Best Director Best Screenplay Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Director Best Screenplay Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Director Best Original Screenplay 2015 Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Picture Best Director 2021Provincetown International Film Festival Filmmaker on the Edge (Life's Work) 2025Rome Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
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