# List of accolades received by Belfast (film)

Belfast is a 2021 British and Irish coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film stars Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, and newcomer Jude Hill. The film, which Branagh has described as his "most personal film", centers on a young boy's childhood amidst the tumult of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the 1960s.
Belfast had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021, and also won the People's Choice Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in the United States on 12 November 2021 by Focus Features, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 21 January 2022, by Universal Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics and has, so far, grossed over $15.7 million, worldwide.
It received seven nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and was named one of the best films of 2021 by the National Board of Review. It tied with The Power of the Dog for a leading seven nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama; the film won a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. It also tied with Steven Spielberg's West Side Story for a leading eleven nominations at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards, winning Best Ensemble Cast and Best Original Screenplay. The movie received six nominations at the 75th British Academy Film Awards, winning Outstanding British Film. Branagh became the first individual to have been nominated in a total of seven different categories with his nominations in the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay categories for his work on the film. At the age of 87, Judi Dench became the second oldest nominee in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance, after Gloria Stuart was nominated in the same category for her role in Titanic (1997), also at 87 years old but a few months older than Dench.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 18 September 2021 | People's Choice Award | Belfast | Won |
| Heartland Film Festival | 29 September 2021 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Belfast | Won |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | 19 October 2021 | Overall Audience Favorite | Belfast | Won |
| San Diego International Film Festival | 27 October 2021 | Audience Choice Gala | Belfast | Won |
| Newport Beach Film Festival | 29 October 2021 | Best Narrative Feature | Belfast | Won |
| Montclair Film Festival | 1 November 2021 | Fiction Feature | Belfast | Won |
| Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards | 13 November 2021 | Best Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos | Won |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 17 November 2021 | Best Original Song in an Independent Film | "Down to Joy" written and performed by Van Morrison | Nominated |
| Camerimage | 20 November 2021 | Golden Frog for Best Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos | Nominated |
| Stockholm International Film Festival | 22 November 2021 | Audience Award | Belfast | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2 December 2021 | Top Films (shared) | Belfast | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Breakthrough Performance | Jude Hill | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Casting | Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Costume Design | Charlotte Walter | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Make-Up & Hair Design | Wakana Yoshihara | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Music | Van Morrison | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 5 December 2021 | Best Production Design | Jim Clay | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 6 December 2021 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 6 December 2021 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Film | Belfast | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Acting Ensemble | Belfast | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Youth Performance | Jude Hill | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Production Design | Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2021 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| American Film Institute Awards | 8 December 2021 | AFI Special Award | Belfast | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2021 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2021 | Breakout Award | Jude Hill | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | 19 December 2021 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | 19 December 2021 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | 19 December 2021 | Best Ensemble Performance | Belfast | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | 19 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitriona Balfe | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | 19 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciaran Hinds | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | 19 December 2021 | Breakout Performer of the Year | Jude Hill | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 19 December 2021 | Best Film | Belfast | Runner-up |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 19 December 2021 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Runner-up |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 19 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Runner-up |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 19 December 2021 | Best Ensemble | Belfast | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 19 December 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 19 December 2021 | Best Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 19 December 2021 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Runner-up |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 19 December 2021 | Best Scene | Buddy when he hears the rioters approaching | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 20 December 2021 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 20 December 2021 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 20 December 2021 | Best Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 20 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciaran Hinds | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 20 December 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitriona Balfe | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Best Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Best Screenplay, Original | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director | Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Best Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 2022 | Grand Dame Award | Judi Dench | Won |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 3 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Won |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 3 January 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 7 January 2022 | Chairman's Vanguard Award | Kenneth Branagh, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds and Jude Hill | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Newcomer Award | Jude Hill | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Cast Ensemble | Belfast | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Original Song | "Down to Joy" sung by Van Morrison | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 8 January 2022 | Best Film Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 9 January 2022 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Belfast | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 9 January 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 9 January 2022 | Best Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 9 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 9 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 9 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 9 January 2022 | Best Original Song | "Down to Joy" sung by Van Morrison | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Picture | Belfast | Runner-up |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Runner-up |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Actor | Jude Hill | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Runner-up |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Breakthrough Artist | Jude Hill | Runner-up |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Runner-up |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Production Design | Jim Clay | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Sound Design | Simon Chase and James Mather | Runner-up |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Use of Music | Belfast | Runner-up |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 10 January 2022 | Best Youth Performance | Jude Hill | Won |
| Iowa Film Critics Association | 15 January 2022 | Best Picture | Belfast | Won |
| Iowa Film Critics Association | 15 January 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Runner-up |
| Iowa Film Critics Association | 15 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitriona Balfe | Runner-up |
| Iowa Film Critics Association | 15 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciaran Hinfds | Runner-up |
| Iowa Film Critics Association | 15 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Runner-up |
| Iowa Film Critics Association | 15 January 2022 | Best Song | "Down To Joy" | Runner-up |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 19 January 2022 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 19 January 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 19 January 2022 | Best Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 19 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 19 January 2022 | Best Ensemble Cast | Cast of Belfast | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 24 January 2021 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 24 January 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 24 January 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciaran Hinds | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 24 January 2021 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | 26 January 2022 | Best Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | 26 January 2022 | Best Direction | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | 26 January 2022 | Best Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | 26 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | 26 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | 26 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | 26 January 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Judi Dench | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 6 February 2022 | Best Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 6 February 2022 | Best British/Irish Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 6 February 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciaran Hinds | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 6 February 2022 | Young British/Irish Performer | Jude Hill | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 8 February 2022 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 8 February 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 8 February 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciaran Hinds | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 8 February 2022 | Breakthrough Award | Jude Hill | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 27 February 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, and Colin Morgan | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 27 February 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 7 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciaran Hinds | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | 7 March 2021 | Best Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | 7 March 2021 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 12 March 2022 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Lead Actor | Jude Hill | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Won |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Original Music | Van Morrison | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 12 March 2022 | Best Makeup and Hair | Sian Wilson | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Award | 13 March 2022 | Best Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Award | 13 March 2022 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Award | 13 March 2022 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Award | 13 March 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Award | 13 March 2022 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Award | 13 March 2022 | Outstanding British Film | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Young Performer | Jude Hill | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Acting Ensemble | Belfast | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Production Design | Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022 | Best Movie for Grownups | Belfast | Won |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022 | Best Screenwriter | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022 | Best Intergenerational Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022 | Best Time Capsule | Belfast | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022 | Best Grownup Love Story | Belfast | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 19 March 2022 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, and Tamar Thomas | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 20 March 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Haris Zambarloukos | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | 23 March 2022 | Best Casting for Studio or Independent − Drama | Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Carla Strong (Location casting) | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 26 March 2022 | Razzie Redeemer Award | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 March 2022 | Best Picture | Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 March 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 March 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Academy Awards | 27 March 2022 | Best Original Song | Van Morrison for "Down to Joy" | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 27 March 2022 | Best Sound | Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Belfast | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Director | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ciarán Hinds | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Caitríona Balfe | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Art Direction and Production Design | Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Costume Design | Charlotte Walter | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Original Song | "Down to Joy" – Van Morrison | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Sound | Niv Adiri, Simon Chase, James Mather, and Denise Yarde | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 3 May 2022 | Best Foreign Film | Belfast | Won |
| European Film Awards | 10 December 2022 | Best Production Designer | Jim Clay | Won |
| European Film Awards | 10 December 2022 | Best Costume Designer | Charlotte Walter | Won |
| European Film Awards | 10 December 2022 | Best Screenwriter | Kenneth Branagh | Nominated |
| Robert Awards | 4 February 2023 | Best English Language Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| Cínema Writers Circle Awards | 6 February 2023 | Best Foreign Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 11 February 2023 | Best European Film | Belfast | Nominated |
| Bodil Awards | 27 March 2023 | Best Non-American Film | Belfast | Nominated |