+ List of accolades received by Loving Nichols, Negga and Edgerton at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Accolades Award Won NominatedAARP Annual Movies for Grownups AwardsAcademy AwardsAfrican-American Film Critics AssociationAlliance of Women Film JournalistsAustin Film Critics AssociationAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AwardsBlack Reel AwardsBoston Society of Film CriticsBritish Academy Film AwardsCannes Film FestivalCasting Society of AmericaChicago Film Critics AssociationCritics' Choice Movie AwardsDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDetroit Film Critics SocietyFlorida Film Critics CircleGolden Globe AwardsGolden Tomato AwardsGotham AwardsHamptons International Film FestivalHeartland Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsIndieWire Critics PollLondon Film Critics' CircleMill Valley Film FestivalNAACP Image AwardsNew York Film Critics OnlineOnline Film Critics SocietyPalm Springs International Film FestivalProducers Guild of America AwardsSan Diego Film Critics SocietySan Francisco Film Critics CircleSanta Barbara International Film FestivalSatellite AwardsSt. Louis Film Critics AssociationTexas Film Hall of Fame Village Voice Film PollWashington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationWomen Film Critics CircleWriters Guild of America AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References Loving is a 2016 historical drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols. The film tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage. The film stars Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga co-starring as the Lovings. Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, and Michael Shannon are all featured in supporting roles. The film takes inspiration from documentary The Loving Story (2011) by Nancy Buirski
Prior to Loving's successful screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival and Hamptons International Film Festival, the film had premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, on May 16, 2016, in Cannes, France, where it had been selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. Focus Features initially gave the film a limited release in the United States on November 4, 2016, in four locations in New York City and Los Angeles, including ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark. The film was later given a wide release at 46 theaters in the United States on November 11. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a rating of 89%, based on 178 reviews with an average score of 7.7/10. Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 79 (out of 100) based on 45 reviews from mainstream critics.
Loving garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its acting (for Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), Jeff Nichols' direction, the elegance of Nichols' screenplay, and its faithfulness to the Loving's account.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards February 6, 2017 Best Movies for Grownups Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Nancy Buirski, Sarah Green, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf Best Time Capsule Loving Academy Awards February 26, 2017 Best Actress Ruth Negga African-American Film Critics Association February 8, 2017 Top 10 Films Loving Best Actress Ruth Negga Alliance of Women Film Journalists December 21, 2016 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Bravest Performance Ruth Negga Best Breakthrough Performance Ruth Negga Austin Film Critics Association December 28, 2016 Best Austin Film Loving Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards January 8, 2017 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Black Reel Awards February 16, 2017 Outstanding Film Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Nancy Buirski, Sarah Green, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf Outstanding Actress Ruth Negga Boston Society of Film Critics December 11, 2016 Best Actor Joel Edgerton British Academy Film Awards February 12, 2017 Rising Star Ruth Negga Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2016 Palme d'Or Jeff Nichols Casting Society of America January 19, 2017 Studio or Independent – Drama Francine Maisler, Erica Arvold, Anne N. Chapman, and Michelle Kelly Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 15, 2016 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Critics' Choice Awards December 11, 2016 Best Picture Loving Best Original Screenplay Jeff Nichols Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 13, 2016 Best Film Loving Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Detroit Film Critics Society December 19, 2016 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Florida Film Critics Circle Awards December 23, 2016 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Golden Globe Awards January 8, 2017 Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Joel Edgerton Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Ruth Negga Gotham Awards November 28, 2016 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Hamptons International Film Festival October 6, 2016 Victor Rabinowitz & Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice Loving Heartland Film Festival October 30, 2016 Truly Moving Picture AwardLoving Independent Spirit Awards February 25, 2017 Best Director Jeff Nichols Best Female Lead Ruth Negga Indiewire Critics Poll December 9, 2016 Best Film Loving Best Director Jeff Nichols Best Screenplay Jeff Nichols Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga London Film Critics Circle Awards January 22, 2017 British/Irish Actress of the Year Ruth Negga (also for Iona) Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild February 19, 2017 Best Period and/or Character Makeup Julia Lallas, Katie Middleton Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling Kenneth Walker, Elizabeth Paschall Mill Valley Film Festival October 16, 2016 U.S. Cinema: Audience Favorite Jeff Nichols MTV Movie & TV Awards May 7, 2017 Best Fight Against the System Loving NAACP Image Awards February 11, 2017 Outstanding Motion Picture Loving Outstanding Independent Picture Loving Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Jeff Nichols Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Ruth Negga Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Alano Miller New York Film Critics Online December 11, 2016 Top 12 Films Loving Best Breakthrough Performer Ruth Negga Online Film Critics Society January 3, 2017 Best Actress Ruth Negga Palm Springs International Film Festival January 2, 2017 Rising Star Award Ruth Negga Producers Guild of America January 28, 2017 Stanley Kramer Award Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Sarah Green, Nancy Buirski, Marc Turtletaub, and Peter Saraf San Diego Film Critics Society December 12, 2016 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Body of Work Michael Shannon (also for Nocturnal Animals, Midnight Special and Elvis & Nixon) San Francisco Film Critics Circle December 11, 2016 Best Director Jeff Nichols Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Santa Barbara International Film Festival February 3, 2017 Virtuosos Award Ruth Negga Satellite Awards February 19, 2017 Best Film Loving Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress St. Louis Film Critics Association December 18, 2016 Best Original Screenplay Jeff Nichols Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Texas Film Hall of Fame March 9, 2017 Hall of Fame Jeff Nichols (also for Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud and Midnight Special) Village Voice Film Poll December 21, 2016 Best FilmLoving Best Director Jeff Nichols Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Best Supporting Actor Michael Shannon Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 5, 2016 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Actress Ruth Negga Best Portrayal of Washington D.C. Loving Women Film Critics Circle December 19, 2016 Best Actress Ruth Negga Best Actor Joel Edgerton Best Female Images in a Movie Loving Best Male Images in a Movie Loving Josephine Baker Award Loving Karen Morley Award Loving Best Screen Couple Loving Best Equality of the Sexes Loving Writers Guild of America Awards February 19, 2017 Best Original Screenplay Jeff Nichols
See also 2016 in film
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