+ List of accolades received by Lion Accolades Award Won Nominated StandingAACTA International AwardsAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsAcademy AwardsAfrican-American Film Critics AssociationAlliance of Women Film JournalistsAmerican Society of CinematographersArt Directors Guild AwardsAsia Pacific Screen AwardsAustin Film Critics AssociationAustin Film FestivalBritish Academy Film AwardsCamerimageChicago International Film FestivalCostume Designers GuildCritics' Choice AwardsDenver Film FestivalDirectors Guild of America AwardsEvening Standard British Film AwardsGolden Globe AwardsHeartland Film FestivalHollywood Film AwardsHollywood Music in Media AwardsHouston Film Critics SocietyLocation Managers Guild AwardsMill Valley Film FestivalNAACP Image AwardsPalm Springs International Film FestivalProducers Guild of America AwardsSan Diego Film Critics SocietySanta Barbara International Film FestivalSatellite AwardsSaturn AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSt. Louis Film Critics AssociationToronto International Film FestivalUSC Scripter AwardsVirginia Film FestivalWashington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationTotal number of awards and nominations References
Lion is a 2016 Australian biographical film directed by Garth Davis (in his feature debut) and written by Luke Davies, based on the non-fiction book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose. Starring Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman, the film focuses on Saroo Brierley, separated from his biological mother and adopted by an Australian couple, searched his biological mother via Google Earth. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016. The film was given a limited theatrical release on 25 November 2016, by The Weinstein Company before opening generally on 6 January 2017. The film was released in Australia on 19 January 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2017. The film was released to positive reviews, with a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 84%, based on 269 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. Metacritic lists a score of 69 out of 100, based on 45 reviews.
Lion received six nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Patel, Best Supporting Actress for Kidman, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography. At the British Academy Film Awards, the film won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Patel and Best Adapted Screenplay, in addition to a Best Actress in a Supporting Role nomination for Kidman and Best Original Music and Best Cinematography nominations. The film received six nominations at Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Patel, Best Supporting Actress for Kidman, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score and Best Young Performer for Pawar. The film received four nominations at Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Patel, Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Kidman and Best Original Score. The film received five nominations at Satellite Awards, including Best Film, Best Supporting Actor for Patel, Best Supporting Actress for Kidman, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result AACTA Awards 6 December 2017 Best Film Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman Best Direction Garth Davis Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Best Actor Sunny Pawar Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Best Cinematography Greig Fraser Best Editing Alexandre de Franceschi Best Original Music Score Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O’Halloran Best Sound James Ashton, Nakul Kamte, Robert Mackenzie, Glenn Newnham, Andrew Ramage, Mario Vaccaro Best Production Design Chris Kennedy Best Costume Design Cappi Ireland 8 January 2017 Best International Film Lion Best International Direction Garth Davis Best International Supporting Actor Dev Patel Best International Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Best International Screenplay Luke Davies AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 6 February 2017 Best Movie for Grownups Lion Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Best Intergenerational Film Lion Academy Awards 26 February 2017 Best Picture Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Best Cinematography Greig Fraser Best Original Score Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka African-American Film Critics Association 8 February 2017 Top 10 Films Lion Alliance of Women Film Journalists 21 December 2016 Best Screenplay, Adapted Luke Davies American Society of Cinematographers 4 February 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Greig Fraser Art Directors Guild Awards 11 February 2017 Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film Chris Kennedy ASE Award Best Editing in a Feature Film Alexandre de Franceschi Asia Pacific Screen Awards 24 November 2016 Best Actor in a Leading Role Dev Patel Special Mention: Grand Jury Prize Sunny Pawar Austin Film Critics Association 28 December 2016 Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Austin Film Festival 20 October 2016 Marquee Audience Award Lion British Academy Film Awards 12 February 2017 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Dev Patel Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nicole Kidman Best Cinematography Greig Fraser Best Original Music Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Camerimage 19 November 2016 Golden Frog Award for Best Cinematography Greig Fraser Chicago International Film Festival 27 October 2016 Audience Award Lion Costume Designers Guild 21 February 2017 Excellence in Contemporary Film Cappi Ireland Critics' Choice Awards 11 December 2016 Best Picture Lion Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Best Score Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Best Young Performer Sunny Pawar Denver Film Festival 13 November 2016 Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Lion Directors Guild of America Awards 4 February 2017 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Garth Davis Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film Garth Davis Evening Standard British Film Awards 8 December 2016 Best Actor Dev Patel International Film of the Year Lion Golden Globe Awards 8 January 2017 Best Motion Picture – Drama Lion Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Dev Patel Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nicole Kidman Best Original Score Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Heartland Film Festival 30 October 2016 Truly Moving Picture Award Garth Davis Hollywood Film Awards 6 November 2016 Hollywood Supporting Actress Award Nicole Kidman Hollywood Music in Media Awards 17 November 2016 Best Original Score – Feature Film Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Houston Film Critics Society 6 January 2017 Best Picture Lion Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Location Managers Guild Awards 8 April 2017 Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Film Hugo Cran, Harsh Dave and Sandeep Rudra Mill Valley Film Festival 16 October 2016 Overall Audience Favorite Lion NAACP Image Awards 11 February 2017 Outstanding Independent Picture Lion Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Garth Davis Palm Springs International Film Festival 2 January 2017 International Star Award Nicole Kidman Producers Guild of America Awards 28 January 2017 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Iain Canning, Angie Fielder and Emile Sherman San Diego Film Critics Society 12 December 2016 Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Santa Barbara International Film Festival 3 February 2017 Virtuosos Award Dev Patel Satellite Awards 19 February 2017 Best Film Lion Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Best Editing Alexandre de Franceschi Saturn Awards 28 June 2017 Best Independent Film Lion Screen Actors Guild Awards 29 January 2017 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Dev Patel Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nicole Kidman St. Louis Film Critics Association 18 December 2016 Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Toronto International Film Festival 18 September 2016 People's Choice Award Lion USC Scripter Awards 11 February 2017 Best Screenplay Luke Davies Virginia Film Festival 6 November 2016 Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Lion Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 5 December 2016 Best Youth Performance Sunny Pawar Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies Young Artist Award 17 March 2017 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor Sunny Pawar
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