List of accolades received by Bridge of Spies (film)

+ List of accolades received byBridge of Spies Accolades Award Won NominatedAACTA AwardsAcademy AwardsAlliance of Women Film JournalistsAmerican Film InstituteAmerican Society of CinematographersArt Directors GuildBoston Society of Film CriticsBritish Academy Film AwardsCasting Society of AmericaChicago Film Critics AssociationCinema Audio Society AwardsCritics' Choice AwardsDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDavid di Donatello AwardsEmpire AwardsFlorida Film Critics CircleGolden Globes AwardsGolden Trailer AwardsHollywood Film AwardsHouston Film Critics SocietyLondon Film Critics' CircleLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationMotion Picture Sound EditorsNational Board of ReviewNational Society of Film CriticsNew York Film Critics CircleNew York Film Critics OnlineOnline Film Critics SocietyProducers Guild of America AwardSan Diego Film Critics SocietySan Francisco Film Critics CircleSatellite AwardsSaturn AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationToronto Film Critics AssociationVancouver Film Critics CircleVisual Effects SocietyWashington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationWomen Film Critics CircleWriters Guild of America AwardTotal number of awards and nominations References

Bridge of Spies is a 2015 historical legal thriller directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay was written by Matt Charman and Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is set during the Cold War and is based on the 1960 U-2 incident and its aftermath. Tom Hanks plays lawyer James B. Donovan who is tasked with negotiating the release of the captured American pilot Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell) in exchange for the convicted KGB spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). Alan Alda, Sebastian Koch, and Amy Ryan feature in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 53rd New York Film Festival on October 4, 2015. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures gave the film a wide release on October 16 at over 2,800 theaters in the United States and Canada. Bridge of Spies grossed a worldwide total of over $165 million on a production budget of $40 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 297 reviews and judged 91% to be positive. The film garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Rylance's performance.

Bridge of Spies received six nominations at the 88th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Score. Rylance went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. At the 69th British Academy Film Awards, the film garnered nine nominations and won Best Supporting Actor for Rylance. He also won the Best Supporting Actor award from the AACTA Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, London Film Critics' Circle, Toronto Film Critics Association, and Vancouver Film Critics Circle. Rylance also received nominations at the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review included Bridge of Spies in their top ten films of 2015.

Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AACTA AwardsDecember 9, 2015Best Supporting Actor – InternationalAcademy AwardsFebruary 28, 2016Best Picture, Marc Platt, and Steven SpielbergBest Supporting ActorBest Original Screenplay, Joel Coen and Ethan CoenBest Original ScoreBest Production Design; Set Decoration: Bernhard Henrich and Rena DeAngeloBest Sound Mixing, Andy Nelson, and Gary Rydstrom Alliance of Women Film JournalistsJanuary 13, 2016Best Supporting Actor American Film InstituteDecember 16, 2015Top Ten Films of the Year Bridge of Spies American Society of CinematographersFebruary 14, 2016Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Theatrical ReleaseArt Directors GuildJanuary 31, 2016Excellence in Production Design for a Period FilmBoston Society of Film CriticsDecember 6, 2015 Best Supporting Actor British Academy Film AwardsFebruary 14, 2016Best Film, Marc Platt, and Steven SpielbergBest Actor in a Supporting RoleBest DirectionBest Original Screenplay, and Joel and Ethan CoenBest Film MusicBest CinematographyBest EditingBest Production Design, Bernhard Henrich, and Rena DeAngeloBest Sound, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, and Gary RydstromCasting Society of AmericaJanuary 21, 2016Big Budget – Drama, and Kate SpranceChicago Film Critics AssociationDecember 16, 2015Best Original Screenplay, and Joel and Ethan CoenBest Supporting ActorCinema Audio Society AwardsFebruary 20, 2016Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Picture – Live ActionBridge of SpiesCritics' Choice AwardsJanuary 17, 2016Best Picture, Marc Platt, and Steven SpielbergBest DirectorBest Supporting ActorBest Original Screenplay, and Joel and Ethan CoenBest Art Direction, and Rena DeAngeloDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDecember 14, 2015Best Supporting ActorDavid di Donatello AwardsApril 18, 2016Best Foreign FilmBridge of SpiesEmpire AwardsMarch 20, 2016Best ThrillerBridge of SpiesFlorida Film Critics CircleDecember 23, 2015Best Supporting Actor Golden Eagle Award January 27, 2017 Best Foreign Language Film Bridge of Spies Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 10, 2016 Best Supporting ActorGolden Trailer AwardsMay 4, 2016Best Drama"Standing Man"Best Drama TV Spot"Standing Man International"Hollywood Film AwardsNovember 1, 2015Hollywood Cinematography AwardHollywood Sound AwardHouston Film Critics SocietyJanuary 9, 2016Best Supporting Actor London Film Critics' CircleJanuary 17, 2016Supporting Actor of the YearLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationDecember 6, 2015Best Supporting ActorMotion Picture Sound EditorsFebruary 27, 2016Best Sound Editing: Feature English Language – Dialogue/ADR, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, and Steve SlanecNational Board of ReviewDecember 1, 2015Top Ten FilmsBridge of SpiesNational Society of Film CriticsJanuary 3, 2016Best Supporting ActorNew York Film Critics CircleDecember 2, 2015Best Supporting ActorNew York Film Critics OnlineDecember 6, 2015Best Supporting ActorOnline Film Critics SocietyDecember 13, 2015Best Supporting ActorProducers Guild of America AwardJanuary 23, 2016Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, Marc Platt, and Steven Spielberg San Diego Film Critics SocietyDecember 14, 2015Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics CircleDecember 13, 2015Best Supporting ActorBest Production Design, Rena DeAngelo, and Bernhard Henrich Satellite AwardsFebruary 21, 2016Best Film, Marc Platt, and Steven Spielberg Best DirectorBest Original Screenplay, and Joel and Ethan CoenBest Art Direction and Production Design, Bernhard Henrich, and Rena DeAngeloBest Film EditingSaturn AwardJune 22, 2016Best Thriller FilmBridge of Spies Screen Actors Guild AwardsJanuary 30, 2016Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationDecember 21, 2015Best Supporting ActorToronto Film Critics AssociationDecember 14, 2015Best Supporting ActorVancouver Film Critics CircleDecember 21, 2015Best Supporting ActorVisual Effects SocietyFebruary 2, 2016Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal FeatureBridge of SpiesWriters Guild of America AwardFebruary 13, 2016Best Original Screenplay, Joel and Ethan Coen

See also 2015 in film

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