List of accolades received by Nightcrawler
Accolades

List of accolades received by Nightcrawler

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

AACTA Awards	January 31, 2015	Best International Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Academy Awards	February 22, 2015	Best Original Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Alliance of Women Film Journalists	January 12, 2015	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

American Cinema Editors	January 30, 2015	Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic	John Gilroy	Nominated

American Film Institute	December 9, 2014	Top Ten Movies of the Year	Nightcrawler	Won

Art Directors Guild	January 31, 2015	Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film	Kevin Kavanaugh	Nominated

Austin Film Critics Association	December 17, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Won

Best First Film	Dan Gilroy	Won

Best Original Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Won

Top Ten Films of the Year	Nightcrawler	Sixth place

Australian Film Critics Association	February 7, 2015	Best International Film (English Language)	Nightcrawler	Nominated

Boston Society of Film Critics	December 7, 2014	Best New Filmmaker	Dan Gilroy	Won

British Academy Film Awards	February 8, 2015	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Rene Russo	Nominated

Best Editing	John Gilroy	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association	December 15, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Most Promising Filmmaker	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards	January 15, 2015	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Best Picture	Nightcrawler	Nominated

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	December 15, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Fourth place

Top 10 Films	Nightcrawler	Tenth place

Detroit Film Critics Society	December 15, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Rene Russo	Nominated

Dublin Film Critics' Circle	December 17, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Dorian Awards	January 20, 2015	Film Performance of the Year – Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle	December 19, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards	January 11, 2015	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Gotham Awards	October 23, 2014	Audience Award	Nightcrawler	Nominated

Breakthrough Actor	Riz Ahmed	Nominated

Breakthrough Director	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Houston Film Critics Society	January 10, 2015	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Won

Best Picture	Nightcrawler	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards	February 21, 2015	Best Editing	John Gilroy	Nominated

Best First Feature	Dan Gilroy	Won

Best Male Lead	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Won

Best Supporting Male	Riz Ahmed	Nominated

Irish Film & Television Academy	May 24, 2015	Best International Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Location Managers Guild Awards	March 7, 2015	Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film	Curtis Collins and Mike Brewer	Nominated

London Film Critics' Circle	January 18, 2015	Actor of the Year	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Film of the Year	Nightcrawler	Nominated

Screenwriter of the Year	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Supporting Actor of the Year	Riz Ahmed	Nominated

Los Angeles Film Critics Association	December 7, 2014	Best Supporting Actress	Rene Russo	Runner–up

National Board of Review	December 2, 2014	Top Ten Films	Nightcrawler	Won

National Society of Film Critics	January 3, 2015	Best Supporting Actress	Rene Russo	Nominated

New York Film Critics Online	December 7, 2014	Best Debut Director	Dan Gilroy	Won

Online Film Critics Society	December 15, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Best Picture	Nightcrawler	Nominated

Palm Springs International Film Festival	January 3, 2015	Variety's 10 Directors to Watch	Dan Gilroy	Won

Producers Guild of America Awards	January 24, 2015	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Jennifer Fox and Tony Gilroy	Nominated

San Diego Film Critics Society	December 15, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Won

Best Cinematography	Robert Elswit	Won

Best Director	Dan Gilroy	Won

Best Editing	John Gilroy	Nominated

Best Film	Nightcrawler	Won

Best Original Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Won

Best Score	James Newton Howard	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Riz Ahmed	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Rene Russo	Won

San Francisco Film Critics Circle	December 14, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Satellite Awards	February 15, 2015	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Won

Saturn Awards	June 25, 2015	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Rene Russo	Won

Best Thriller Film	Nightcrawler	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards	January 25, 2015	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

St. Louis Film Critics Association	December 15, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Won

Best Art Direction	Nightcrawler	Nominated

Best Cinematography	Robert Elswit	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Toronto Film Critics Association	December 15, 2014	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Nominated

Best First Feature	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

Vancouver Film Critics Circle	January 5, 2015	Best Actor	Jake Gyllenhaal	Won

Writers Guild of America Awards	February 14, 2015	Best Original Screenplay	Dan Gilroy	Nominated

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Nightcrawler was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards.

final_sentence: Nightcrawler was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards.