This is a list of awards and nominations received by Martin McDonagh.
Martin McDonagh is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received various accolades including an Academy Award, six BAFTAs, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Laurence Olivier Awards, in addition to nominations for five Tony Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards.
As a filmmaker, McDonagh first gained attention for his short film Six Shooter (2004), which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. He then directed his first feature length film, the black comedy crime thriller In Bruges (2008) which won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, the British Independent Film Award – The Douglas Hickox Award and the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Screenplay and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He directed his sophomore film, the satirical crime dramedy Seven Psychopaths (2012), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, and the Evening Standard British Film Peter Sellers Award for Comedy.
McDonagh gained widespread notoriety for his third film, the crime drama-mystery thriller Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) which won three BAFTA Awards (for Best British Film, Best Film, and Best Original Screenplay) and two Golden Globe Awards (for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Screenplay – Motion Picture) as well as nominations for two Academy Awards (for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay). He also gained critical attention for his fourth film, the black tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), which won two BAFTA Awards (for Best British Film, and Best Original Screenplay) and two Golden Globe Awards (for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Screenplay – Motion Picture) as well as nominations for three Academy Awards (for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay).
On the West End stage, he won three Laurence Olivier Awards, his first for Best New Comedy for the black comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore in 2003 followed by wins for Best New Play for The Pillowman in 2003, and Hangmen in 2016. He received Olivier-nominations for the dramatic play The Beauty Queen of Leenane in 1996 and A Skull in Connemara in 1998. He was one of the recipients of the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities awarded to the Royal Court Theatre in 1999 (with Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, Jez Butterworth, Conor McPherson). On the Broadway stage, hee has been nominated for four Tony Awards for Best Play for The Beauty Queen of Leenane in 1998, The Lonesome West in 1999, The Pillowman in 2005, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore in 2006. He has also received a Drama Desk Award win out of three nominations.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2005 Best Live Action Short Film Six Shooter 2008 Best Original Screenplay In Bruges 2017 Best PictureThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Original Screenplay 2022 Best PictureThe Banshees of Inisherin Best Director Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.British Academy Film Awards 2005 Best Short Film Six Shooter 2008 Outstanding British Film In Bruges Best Original Screenplay 2012 Outstanding British Film Seven Psychopaths 2017Best FilmThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Outstanding British Film Best DirectionBest Original Screenplay2022Best FilmThe Banshees of Inisherin Outstanding British FilmBest DirectionBest Original Screenplay
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2017 Best DirectorThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Original Screenplay 2022 Best Director The Banshees of Inisherin Best Original Screenplay
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2018 Best Director – Motion PictureThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Screenplay – Motion Picture 2023 Best Director – Motion PictureThe Banshees of Inisherin Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Laurence Olivier Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1997 Best New Play The Beauty Queen of Leenane "Olivier Award 1997" olivierawards.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016 1998 Best New Comedy A Skull in Connemara "Olivier Award 1998" olivierawards.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016 2003 The Lieutenant of Inishmore 2004 Best New Play The Pillowman "Olivier Award 2004" olivierawards.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016 2016 Hangmen
Tony Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1998 Best Play The Beauty Queen of Leenane 1999 The Lonesome West 2005 The Pillowman 2006 The Lieutenant of Inishmore 2022 Hangmen
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref. BFI London Film Festival 2012 Best Film Seven Psychopaths British Independent Film Awards 2008 Douglas Hickox Award In Bruges 2017 Best Director Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Screenplay Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2017 Best Original Screenplay Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Cork Film Festival 2004 Best First Short by an Irish Director Six Shooter Directors Guild of America Awards 2018 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2023 The Banshees of Inisherin Edgar Award 2009 Best Motion Picture Screenplay In Bruges Evening Standard British Film Awards 2009 Best Screenplay In Bruges 2013 Peter Sellers Award for Comedy Seven Psychopaths Flanders Film Festival 2017 Best Film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Filmfest Hamburg 2017 Sichtwechsel Film Award Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Foyle Film Festival 2004 Best Irish Short Six Shooter Independent Spirit Awards 2013 Best Screenplay Seven Psychopaths 2018 Best Screenplay Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Leuven Short Film Festival 2004 Audience Award Six Shooter Producers Guild of America Awards 2018 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2023 The Banshees of Inisherin Saturn Award 2013 Best Writing Seven Psychopaths San Sebastián Film Festival 2017 Audience Award Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Stockholm International Film Festival 2008 Bronze Horse In Bruges 2018 Audience Award Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Toronto International Film Festival 2012 People's Choice Best Midnight Madness Film Seven Psychopaths 2017 People's Choice Award Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Venice Film Festival 2017 Golden Lion Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Golden Osella for Best Screenplay 2022 Golden Lion The Banshees of Inisherin Golden Osella for Best Screenplay Zurich Film Festival 2017 Best International Feature Film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Critics awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref. Boston Society of Film Critics 2008 Best New Filmmaker In Bruges Chicago Film Critics Association 2008 Best Original Screenplay In Bruges Most Promising Filmmaker Film Critics Circle of Australia 2009 Best Foreign Film – English Language In Bruges Florida Film Critics Circle 2008 Pauline Kael Breakout Award In Bruges Irish Film & Television Awards 2005 Best Short Fiction Six Shooter Best Breakthrough Talent 2009 Best Script – Film In Bruges Best Director 2013 Best Director – Film Seven Psychopaths Best Script – Film London Film Critics' Circle 2009 Breakthrough British Filmmaker In Bruges Screenwriter of the Year Online Film Critics Society 2009 Best Breakthrough Filmmaker In Bruges Best Original Screenplay Phoenix Film Critics Society 2008 Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen In Bruges Breakout Behind the Camera
Theatre awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref. Critics' Circle Theatre Award 1996 Most Promising Playwright The Beauty Queen of Leenane "Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, 1996" albemarle-london.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016 2015 Best New Play Hangmen "Denise Gough wins top theatre award after almost quitting acting" The Guardian, 26 January 2016 Drama Desk Award 1998 Outstanding Play The Beauty Queen of Leenane Awards ibdb.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016 2005 The Pillowman 2006 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Europe Theatre Prize 1999 Europe Theatre Prize Europe Prize Theatrical Realities https://archivio.premioeuropa.org/open_page.php%EF%B9%96id=743.html New York Drama Critics' Circle Award 1998 Best Play The Beauty Queen of Leenane 2005 Best Foreign Play The Pillowman 2018 Best Foreign Play Hangmen
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