List of accolades received by Moonlight (2016 film)
Accolades

List of accolades received by Moonlight (2016 film)

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Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.

AACTA International Awards	January 8, 2017	Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Academy Awards	February 26, 2017	Best Picture	Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Adele Romanski	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Won

Best Original Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Film Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Nominated

African-American Film Critics Association	February 9, 2017	Best Picture	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Breakout Performance	Janelle Monáe (also for Hidden Figures)	Won

Best Independent Film	Moonlight	Won

Alliance of Women Film Journalists	December 21, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Won

Best Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Won

Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director	Yesi Ramirez	Won

Best Breakthrough Performance	Janelle Monáe (also for Hidden Figures)	Nominated

Bravest Performance	Naomie Harris	Nominated

American Cinema Editors	January 27, 2017	Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Nominated

American Film Institute	December 7, 2016	Top Ten Movies of the Year	Moonlight	Won

American Society of Cinematographers	February 4, 2017	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	James Laxton	Nominated

Atlantic Film Festival	September 26, 2016	Audience Award	Moonlight	Won

Austin Film Critics Association	December 28, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Trevante Rhodes	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Breakthrough Artist Award	Barry Jenkins (director and screenwriter)	Nominated

Breakthrough Artist Award	Trevante Rhodes (actor)	Nominated

Special Honorary Award	Yesi Ramirez and the cast of Moonlight for excellence as an ensemble	Won

Special Honorary Award	A24 for excellence in production and distribution (also for Green Room, Swiss Army Man, The Lobster, The Witch, and 20th Century Women)	Won

Australian Film Critics Association	March 13, 2018	Best International Film (English Language)	Moonlight	Won

BET Awards	June 25, 2017	Best Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Movie	Moonlight	Nominated

BFI London Film Festival	October 16, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Black Reel Awards	February 16, 2017	Outstanding Film	Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Adele Romanski	Won

Outstanding Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Outstanding Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

André Holland	Nominated

Ashton Sanders	Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Janelle Monáe	Nominated

Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original	Barry Jenkins	Won

Outstanding Ensemble	The cast of Moonlight	Won

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male	Alex Hibbert	Nominated

Trevante Rhodes	Won

Ashton Sanders	Nominated

Outstanding Original Score	Nicholas Britell	Won

Boston Society of Film Critics	December 11, 2016	Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Cast	The cast of Moonlight	Won

British Academy Film Awards	February 12, 2017	Best Film	Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Adele Romanski	Nominated

Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Mahershala Ali	Nominated

Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

British Independent Film Awards	December 4, 2016	Best Foreign Independent Film	Dede Gardner, Barry Jenkins, Jeremy Kleiner, Tarell Alvin McCraney, and Adele Romanski	Won

Camerimage	November 19, 2016	Golden Frog Award for Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Casting Society of America	January 19, 2017	Feature Low Budget – Comedy or Drama	Yesi Ramirez	Won

Chicago Film Critics Association	December 15, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Trevante Rhodes	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Nominated

Best Original Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Most Promising Performer	Trevante Rhodes	Nominated

Most Promising Performer	Janelle Monáe (also for Hidden Figures)	Nominated

Chicago International Film Festival	October 27, 2016	Audience Award	Moonlight	Won

Critics' Choice Movie Awards	December 11, 2016	Best Picture	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Acting Ensemble	The cast of Moonlight	Won

Best Young Performer	Alex Hibbert	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Nominated

Best Original Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	December 13, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	2nd Place

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	2nd Place

Russell Smith Award	Moonlight	Won

Detroit Film Critics Society	December 19, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Breakthrough	Mahershala Ali (actor, also for Hidden Figures)	Nominated

Best Breakthrough	Barry Jenkins (director and screenwriter)	Nominated

Best Breakthrough	Trevante Rhodes (actor)	Nominated

Best Ensemble	The cast of Moonlight	Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards	February 4, 2017	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Dorian Awards	January 26, 2017	Film of the Year	Moonlight	Won

Director of the Year	Barry Jenkins	Won

Film Performance of the Year – Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Trevante Rhodes	Nominated

Screenplay of the Year	Barry Jenkins	Won

LGBTQ Film of the Year	Moonlight	Won

Visually Striking Film of the Year	Moonlight	Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle	December 23, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Nominated

André Holland	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Ensemble	The cast of Moonlight	Runner-up

Best Adapted Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Runner-up

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Score	Moonlight	Nominated

FCC Breakout Award	Barry Jenkins	Won

Golden Orange (Outstanding Contribution to Film in Florida)	The cast and crew of Moonlight	Won

GLAAD Media Awards	April 1, 2017	Outstanding Film – Wide Release	Moonlight	Won

Golden Globe Awards	January 8, 2017	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Moonlight	Won

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Mahershala Ali	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Original Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Golden Trailer Awards	June 6, 2017	Best Drama	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Original Score	Moonlight Trailer	Nominated

Best Graphics in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film)	"Mama"	Won

Best Independent TV Spot (for a Feature Film)	"Mama"	Won

Best Music TV Spot (for a Feature Film)	"Timeless"	Nominated

Best Drama Poster	"Domestic One Sheet"	Nominated

Best Independent Poster	"Domestic One Sheet"	Won

Gotham Awards	November 28, 2016	Best Feature	Moonlight	Won

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Won

Audience Award	Moonlight	Won

Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance	The cast of Moonlight	Won

Guldbagge Awards	January 22, 2018	Best Foreign Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Hawaii International Film Festival	November 11, 2016	Best Narrative Feature	Moonlight	Won

Hollywood Film Awards	November 6, 2016	Hollywood Breakout Actress Award	Naomie Harris (also for Collateral Beauty)	Won

Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 17, 2016	Best Original Score – Feature Film	Nicholas Britell	Won

Houston Film Critics Society	January 6, 2017	Best Picture	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Original Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Nominated

Best Poster	Moonlight	Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards	February 25, 2017	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Won

Best Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Won

Robert Altman Award	Moonlight	Won

International Film Festival Rotterdam	February 3, 2017	Warsteiner Audience Award	Moonlight	Won

International Film Music Critics Association	February 23, 2017	Best Original Score for a Drama Film	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Irish Film & Television Awards	April 8, 2017	International Film	Moonlight	Won

London Film Critics Circle	January 22, 2017	Film of the Year	Moonlight	Nominated

Director of the Year	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Supporting Actor of the Year	Mahershala Ali	Won

Supporting Actress of the Year	Naomie Harris	Won

Screenwriter of the Year	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

British/Irish Actress of the Year	Naomie Harris (also for Collateral Beauty and Our Kind of Traitor)	Nominated

Technical Achievement	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders (editing)	Nominated

Los Angeles Film Critics Association	December 4, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Won

Mar del Plata International Film Festival	November 27, 2016	Best Feature Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Mill Valley Film Festival	October 16, 2016	U.S. Cinema: Audience Favorite	Barry Jenkins	Won

MTV Movie & TV Awards	May 7, 2017	Best Kiss	Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome	Won

Tearjerker	Paula (Naomie Harris) tells Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) that she loves him	Nominated

Best American Story	Moonlight	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards	February 11, 2017	Outstanding Motion Picture	Moonlight	Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Mahershala Ali	Won

Trevante Rhodes	Nominated

Outstanding Independent Picture	Moonlight	Won

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture	Barry Jenkins	Won

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture	Barry Jenkins	Won

National Board of Review	January 4, 2017	Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Won

National Society of Film Critics	January 7, 2017	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	3rd Place

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	2nd Place

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Won

New York Film Critics Circle	December 1, 2016	Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Won

New York Film Critics Online	December 11, 2016	Best Picture	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Won

Best Ensemble Cast	The cast of Moonlight	Won

Online Film Critics Society	January 3, 2017	Best Picture	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Won

Best Adapted Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Nominated

Best Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Nominated

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Palm Springs International Film Festival	January 2, 2017	Breakthrough Performance Award	Mahershala Ali	Won

Producers Guild of America	January 28, 2017	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Adele Romanski	Nominated

San Diego Film Critics Society	December 12, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Nominated

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Runner-up

Best Ensemble	The cast of Moonlight	Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle	December 11, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Won

Best Original Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Best Film Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Won

Santa Barbara International Film Festival	February 3, 2017	Virtuosos Award	Naomie Harris	Won

Virtuosos Award	Mahershala Ali	Won

Virtuosos Award	Janelle Monáe (also for Hidden Figures)	Won

Satellite Awards	February 19, 2017	Best Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Won

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Film Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards	January 29, 2017	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Mahershala Ali	Won

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The cast of Moonlight	Nominated

Seattle Film Critics Society	January 5, 2017	Best Picture of the Year	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Won

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Film Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Won

Best Original Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Best Youth Performance	Alex Hibbert	Nominated

Best Ensemble Cast	The cast of Moonlight	Won

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	December 18, 2016	Best Picture	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Nominated

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Music/Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Toronto Film Critics Association	December 11, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Runner-up

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Runner-up

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Runner-up

Toronto International Film Festival	September 18, 2016	Platform Prize	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

USC Scripter Awards	February 11, 2017	Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Won

Vancouver Film Critics Circle	December 20, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Village Voice Film Poll	December 21, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Won

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	December 5, 2016	Best Film	Moonlight	Nominated

Best Director	Barry Jenkins	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Mahershala Ali	Won

Best Supporting Actress	Naomie Harris	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Nominated

Best Ensemble	The cast of Moonlight	Nominated

Best Cinematography	James Laxton	Nominated

Best Editing	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders	Nominated

Best Score	Nicholas Britell	Nominated

Women Film Critics Circle	December 19, 2016	Josephine Baker Award	Moonlight	Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards	February 19, 2017	Best Original Screenplay	Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney	Won

Young Artist Awards	March 17, 2017	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Teen Actor	Alex Hibbert	Nominated

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