# List of awards and nominations received by Barry Jenkins

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American filmmaker Barry Jenkins.
Jenkins is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his feature films, Moonlight (2016), an adaptation of the Tarell Alvin McCraney play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) an adaptation of James Baldwin's acclaimed novel of the same name. He is also known for direction "Episode V" of the Netflix series Dear White People and for direction the Amazon Prime Video limited series The Underground Railroad (2021) based on the Colson Whitehead novel of the same name, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special and won the BAFTA TV Award for Best International Programme.
He has received three Academy Award nominations, winning Best Adapted Screenplay for Moonlight (2016). He also received nominations from the British Academy Film Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Directors Guild of America.
For his work of Moonlight, Jenkins became the first black filmmaker to ever sweep "The Big Four" critics awards for directing category (LA, NBR, NY, NSFC).

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2017 | Best Director | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Moonlight | Won |
| 2019 | Best Adapted Screenplay | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2017 | Best Film Original Screenplay Writing | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Film Screenplay Adaptation Writing | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Television International Programme | The Underground Railroad | Won |
| 2023 | Outstanding British Film | Aftersun | Nominated |

### Directors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Moonlight | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film | The Underground Railroad | Won | |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2017 | Best Director | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Screenplay | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Screenplay | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |

### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2021 | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | The Underground Railroad | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie | The Underground Railroad | Nominated | |

### Writers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Moonlight | Won |
| 2019 | Best Adapted Screenplay | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Television Long Form – Adapted | The Underground Railroad | Nominated |

## Other awards and nominations
### Black Reel Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2017 | Outstanding Director | Moonlight | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Moonlight | Won |
| 2019 | Outstanding Director | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series | The Underground Railroad | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series | The Underground Railroad | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series | The Underground Railroad | Nominated |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2016 | Best Director | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Adapted Screenplay | If Beale Street Could Talk | Won |

### Critics' Choice Television Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Best Limited Series | The Underground Railroad | Nominated | |

### Gotham Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2021 | Breakthrough Series – Long Format | The Underground Railroad | Nominated | |

### Independent Spirit Award

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2008 | Best First Feature | Medicine for Melancholy | Nominated |
| 2008 | Someone to Watch Award | Medicine for Melancholy | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Director | Moonlight | Won |
| 2016 | Best Screenplay | Moonlight | Won |
| 2016 | Robert Altman Award | Moonlight | Won |
| 2019 | Best Feature | If Beale Street Could Talk | Won |
| 2019 | Best Director | If Beale Street Could Talk | Won |
| 2022 | Best New Scripted Series | The Underground Railroad | Nominated |

### NAACP Image Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2016 | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Moonlight | Won |
| 2016 | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Moonlight | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Dear White People – "Chapter 5" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | The Underground Railroad | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | The Underground Railroad | Won |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2017 | Best Director | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Moonlight | Won |
| 2019 | Best Director | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Adapted Screenplay | If Beale Street Could Talk | Nominated |

## Critics awards

Critics' Awards :
| Year | Work | Category | Result |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Amanda Award |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Foreign Feature Film | Nominated |
| ASECAN Award |||||
| 2018 | Moonlight | Best Foreign Feature Film | Nominated |
| Atlantic Film Festival |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | People's Choice Award - Film | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Breakthrough Artist Award | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Won |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Motion Picturer | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| Bali International Film Festival |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Feature Film | Won |
| Black Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| Bodil Awards |||||
| 2018 | Moonlight | Best American Film | Nominated |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Breakthrough Film Artist | Won |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Breakthrough Film Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2018 | Moonlight | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Wilde Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Director of the Year | Won |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Screenplay of the Year | Won |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Director of the Year | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Screenplay of the Year | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Breakthrough Film Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Breakthrough Film Artist | Won |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Gotham Awards |||||
| 2008 | Medicine for Melancholy | Breakthrough Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Feature | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Film - Audience Award | Won |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Feature | Nominated |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Film - Audience Award | Nominated |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Breakthrough Film Artist | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Director of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association |||||
| 2008 | Medicine for Melancholy | Best Narrative Feature | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| National Board of Review |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards |||||
| 2013 | The Big Bang Theory | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2019 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| 2017 | Moonlight | Directors to Watch | Won |
| Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle |||||
| 2008 | Medicine for Melancholy | Marlon Riggs Award | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival |||||
| 2017 | Moonlight | Outstanding Director | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Nominated |
| Toronto International Film Festival |||||
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | People's Choice Award | Won |
| Utah Film Critics Award |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Screenplay | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2016 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |