# List of accolades received by Darkest Hour (film)

Darkest Hour is a 2017 war drama film directed by Joe Wright and written by Anthony McCarten. It stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, and is an account of his early days as Prime Minister, as Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht swept across Western Europe, threatening to defeat the United Kingdom during World War II. The film also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Stephen Dillane, and Ronald Pickup.
The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2017, and also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited release in the United States on 22 November 2017, before expanding on 22 December, and was released on 12 January 2018 in the United Kingdom. The film grossed $149 million worldwide against a budget of $30 million.
Darkest Hour generally received positive reviews, praising in particular Oldman's performance, many who labelled it as one of the best of his career. For his role, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. At the 90th Academy Awards the film earned six nominations, including Best Picture, and won for Best Actor and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards it received nine nominations including Best Film and Outstanding British Film.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| AACTA International Awards | 5 January 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| AACTA International Awards | 5 January 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Mendelsohn | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 4 March 2018 | Best Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 4 March 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| Academy Awards | 4 March 2018 | Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 4 March 2018 | Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 4 March 2018 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick | Won | |
| Academy Awards | 4 March 2018 | Best Production Design | Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 9 January 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| American Society of Cinematographers | 17 February 2018 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild | 27 January 2018 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Sarah Greenwood | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 8 January 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 8 January 2018 | Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Film | Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best British Film | Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten, Douglas Urbanski and Joe Wright | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Film Music | Dario Marianelli | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Production Design | Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Makeup and Hair | David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick and Kazuhiro Tsuji | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 12 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | [13] [14] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 11 January 2018 | Best Picture | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 11 January 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | [15] [16] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 11 January 2018 | Best Score | Dario Marianelli | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 11 January 2018 | Best Makeup | Darkest Hour | Won | [15] [16] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 13 December 2017 | Best Film | Darkest Hour | 10th Place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 13 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 7 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| Dorian Awards | 24 February 2018 | Best Performance of the Year – Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Empire Awards | 18 March 2018 | Best British Film | Darkest Hour | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Empire Awards | 18 March 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 8 February 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 23 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Runner-up | [24] [25] |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 12 January 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 12 January 2018 | Best Original Score | Dario Marianelli | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 7 January 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 6 November 2017 | Hollywood Career Achievement Award | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 6 November 2017 | Hollywood Director Award | Joe Wright | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 6 November 2017 | Hollywood Costume Design Award | Jacqueline Durran | Won | |
| IGN Awards | 19 December 2017 | Best Drama Movie | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| IGN Awards | 19 December 2017 | Best Lead Performer in a Movie | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 19 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | 5th Place | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 28 January 2018 | Actor of the Year | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 28 January 2018 | British/Irish Actor of the Year | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | 24 February 2018 | Feature Motion Picture: Best Period and/or Character Makeup | Ivana Primorac and Flora Moody | Won | |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | 24 February 2018 | Feature Motion Picture: Best Period and/or Character Hair | Ivana Primorac and Flora Moody | Nominated | |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | 24 February 2018 | Feature Motion Picture: Best Special Makeup Effects | Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick | Won | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | 18 February 2018 | Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Craig Berkey, Becki Ponting, Michael Maroussas | Nominated | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 10 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | [34] [35] |
| Online Film Critics Society | 28 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | [36] [37] |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2 January 2018 | Desert Palm Achievement Award for Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 11 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | [39] [40] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 10 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 10 February 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 10 February 2018 | Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 10 February 2018 | Best Original Score | Dario Marianelli | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 10 February 2018 | Best Editing | Valerio Bonelli | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 10 February 2018 | Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 21 January 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Won | [43] [44] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 18 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 18 December 2017 | Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 17 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 17 December 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 17 December 2017 | Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 17 December 2017 | Best Editing | Valerio Bonelli | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 10 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Runner-up | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 6 January 2018 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | 13 February 2018 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Stephane Naze, Warwick Hewitt, Guillaume Terrien and Benjamin Magana | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | |
| Whistler Film Festival | 3 December 2017 | Audience Award | Darkest Hour | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 17 December 2017 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | [52] [53] |