List of accolades received by Argo (2012 film)
Accolades

List of accolades received by Argo (2012 film)

Section Title: Accolades
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Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)

AACTA Awards	January 26, 2013	Best Film – International	Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Grant Heslov	Nominated

Best Direction – International	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Best Screenplay – International	Chris Terrio	Nominated

Academy Awards	February 24, 2013	Best Picture	Ben Affleck, Grant Heslov and George Clooney	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Won

Best Film Editing	William Goldenberg	Won

Best Sound Editing	Erik Aadahl, and Ethan Van der Ryn	Nominated

Best Sound Mixing	John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, and Jose Antonio Garcia	Nominated

Best Original Score	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

African-American Film Critics Association	December 16, 2012	Best Director	Ben Affleck	Won

Alliance of Women Film Journalists	January 8, 2013	Best Picture	Argo	Nominated

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Best Ensemble Cast	Argo	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Won

Best Film Editing	William Goldenberg	Nominated

Best Film Score	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

Unforgettable Moment	"For the climatic runway chase"	Nominated

Amanda Awards	August 16, 2013	Best Foreign Feature	Argo	Nominated

American Cinema Editors	February 16, 2013	Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic	William Goldenberg	Won

American Film Institute	December 18, 2012	Top Ten Movies of the Year	Argo	Won

Art Directors Guild	February 2, 2013	Best Production Design – Period Film	Sharon Seymour	Nominated

Austin Film Critics Association	December 18, 2012	Best Film	Argo	2nd Place

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Won

Boston Society of Film Critics	December 9, 2012	Best Film Editing	William Goldenberg	2nd Place

British Academy Film Awards	February 10, 2013	Best Film	Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Grant Heslov	Won

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Won

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Nominated

Best Actor in a Leading Role	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Best Original Music	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

Best Editing	William Goldenberg	Won

Camerimage	December 3, 2012	Golden Frog	Rodrigo Prieto	Nominated

Casting Society of America	November 18, 2013	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature – Drama	Lora Kennedy	Won

César Awards	February 22, 2013	Best Foreign Film	Argo	Won

Chicago Film Critics Association	December 17, 2012	Best Picture	Argo	Nominated

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Best Original Score	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

Best Editing	William Goldenberg	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Nominated

Costume Designers Guild	February 19, 2013	Excellence in Period Film	Jacqueline West	Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards	January 10, 2013	Best Film	Argo	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Best Acting Ensemble	Argo	Nominated

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Won

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Nominated

Best Editing	William Goldenberg	Nominated

Best Score	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	December 18, 2012	Best Director	Ben Affleck	3rd Place

Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	4th Place

David di Donatello	June 14, 2013	Best Foreign Film	Argo	Nominated

Detroit Film Critics Society	December 13, 2013	Best Picture	Argo	Nominated

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Best Ensemble	Argo	Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards	February 2, 2013	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	Ben Affleck	Won

Dorian Awards	January 18, 2013	Film of the Year	Argo	Won

Empire Awards	March 24, 2013	Best Thriller	Argo	Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle	December 18, 2012	Best Film	Argo	Won

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Won

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Won

Golden Globe Awards	January 13, 2013	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Argo	Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Best Director – Motion Picture	Ben Affleck	Won

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture	Chris Terrio	Nominated

Best Original Score – Motion Picture	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

Grammy Awards	January 26, 2014	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

Golden Raspberry Awards	February 21, 2015	The Razzie Redeemer Award	Ben Affleck	Won

Hochi Film Award	December 18, 2012	Best International Picture	Argo	Won

Hollywood Film Festival	October 22, 2012	Ensemble of the Year	Argo	Won

Houston Film Critics Society	January 5, 2013	Best Picture	Argo	Won

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Won

International Film Music Critics Association	February 21, 2013	Film Composer of the Year	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

Irish Film & Television Academy	February 9, 2013	Best International Film	Argo	Won

Best International Actor	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Japan Academy Prize	March 8, 2013	Best Foreign Film	Argo	Nominated

London Film Critics' Circle	January 20, 2013	Film of the Year	Argo	Nominated

Supporting Actor of the Year	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Screenwriter of the Year	Chris Terrio	Nominated

Technical Achievement of the Year	William Goldenberg (film editing)	Nominated

Los Angeles Film Critics Association	December 9, 2012	Best Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Won

Best Editing	William Goldenberg	Runner-up

Motion Picture Sound Editors	February 17, 2013	Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film	Richard Ford and David Metzner	Nominated

Best Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film	Erik Aadahl, David Bach, and David V. Butler	Nominated

Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film	Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Jonathan Klein, Dan O'Connell, John T. Cucci, P.K. Hooker, and Greg ten Bosch	Nominated

MTV Movie & TV Awards	April 14, 2013	Best Male Performance	Ben Affleck	Nominated

National Board of Review	January 8, 2013	Top 10 Films	Argo	Won

Special Achievement in Filmmaking	Ben Affleck	Won

Spotlight Award	John Goodman	Won

New York Film Critics Circle	December 3, 2012	Best Film	Argo	2nd Place

Best Director	Ben Affleck	3rd Place

New York Film Critics Online	December 9, 2012	Best Ensemble Cast	Argo	Won

Palm Springs International Film Festival	January 5, 2013	Best Ensemble Cast	Argo	Won

People's Choice Awards	January 9, 2013	Favorite Dramatic Movie	Argo	Nominated

Political Film Society	2012	Exposé Award	Argo	Won

Producers Guild of America Awards	January 26, 2013	Best Picture	Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Grant Heslov	Won

Robert Awards	February 28, 2013	Best American Film	Argo	Won

San Diego Film Critics Society	December 11, 2012	Best Film	Argo	Won

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Won

Best Editing	William Goldenberg	Won

Best Production Design	Sharon Seymour	Nominated

Best Score	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated

Best Ensemble Performance	Argo	Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle	December 17, 2012	Best Film Editing	William Goldenberg	Won

Satellite Awards	December 16, 2012	Best Film	Argo	Nominated

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Nominated

Best Original Score	Alexandre Desplat	Won

Saturn Awards	June 26, 2013	Best Horror/Thriller Film	Argo	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards	January 27, 2013	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Rory Cochrane, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Denham, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Victor Garber, John Goodman, Scoot McNairy, and Chris Messina	Won

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	December 17, 2012	Best Picture	Argo	Won

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Nominated

John Goodman	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Nominated

Teen Choice Awards	August 11, 2013	Choice Movie: Drama	Argo	Nominated

Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Toronto International Film Festival	September 16, 2012	People's Choice Award	Ben Affleck	2nd Place

USC Scripter Award	February 9, 2013	Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio (screenwriter), Tony Mendez (author), and Joshuah Bearman (author)	Won

Visual Effects Society	February 5, 2013	Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture	Matt Dessero, Gregory L. McMurry, Thomas J. Smith, and Michele C. Vallillo	Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	December 10, 2012	Best Film	Argo	Nominated

Best Director	Ben Affleck	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Nominated

Best Ensemble	Argo	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Argo	Nominated

World Soundtrack Academy	October 19, 2013	Film Composer of the Year	Alexandre Desplat (Argo, Reality, Renoir, Rise of the Guardians, and Zero Dark Thirty)	Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards	February 17, 2013	Best Adapted Screenplay	Chris Terrio	Won

Sentence(s)

At the Academy Awards, Argo (2012 film) received seven nominations, including Best Picture, and Best Supporting Actor for Arkin, and went on to win three awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay for Terrio, and Best Film Editing for William Goldenberg.

final_sentence: At the Academy Awards, Argo (2012 film) received seven nominations, including Best Picture, and Best Supporting Actor for Arkin, and went on to win three awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay for Terrio, and Best Film Editing for William Goldenberg.