# List of accolades received by 127 Hours

127 Hours is a 2010 British independent biographical adventure film directed by Danny Boyle. It stars James Franco in the principal role as real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston, whose hand was trapped under a boulder in a Utah ravine for more than five days in April 2003. Adapted from Ralston's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place, 127 Hours's screenplay was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy. Distributors Fox Searchlight and Pathé gave the feature limited releases in the United States and United Kingdom on 5 November 2010 and 7 January 2011, respectively. It grossed £35.8 million at the box office by the end of its worldwide theatrical run. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator surveyed 215 reviews and judged 93% to be positive. Additionally, 127 Hours appeared on more than two dozen movie reviewers' Top Ten lists for the best movies of 2010.
The film has received honors for its direction, music, cinematography and writing, as well as for the lead performance by Franco. At the 68th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, 127 Hours earned three nominations: for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Best Original Score and Best Screenplay. The picture was nominated in nine Satellite Award categories, including direction, score, sound, original song and visual effects. It also received nine nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The 64th British Academy Film Awards nominated it for eight of their awards, including Best Director, Best Editing, Best Music and Best Sound. Additionally, 127 Hours was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, but lost to The King's Speech. It performed similarly at the 83rd Academy Awards, where it was nominated in six categories: Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Song (for "If I Rise") and Best Picture, but lost respectively in all categories to The King's Speech, The Social Network, and Toy Story 3.
Franco was named Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Online and 2010 Independent Spirit Awards. He also received recognition from the Screen Actors Guild, at their 17th annual ceremony. Franco's arm amputation scene towards the end of 127 Hours was nominated at the viewer-voted 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Boyle's and Beaufoy's efforts on the movie's script earned them nominations from the Writers Guild of America and Evening Standard British Film Awards. Along with producer Christian Colson, Boyle garnered another nomination, this time from the Producers Guild of America. The Detroit Film Critics Society honored Boyle as Best Director. Suttirat Larlarb's input on the movie's production design earned her one nomination from the Art Directors Guild. The film's cinematography garnered nominations at the 2010 Houston Film Critics Awards and the 2010 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards. The American Film Institute listed 127 Hours as one of the ten best movies of 2010.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
| Academy Award | 27 February 2011 | Best Picture | Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson | Nominated |
| Academy Award | 27 February 2011 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Academy Award | 27 February 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| Academy Award | 27 February 2011 | Best Film Editing | Jon Harris | Nominated |
| Academy Award | 27 February 2011 | Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| Academy Award | 27 February 2011 | Best Original Song | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong for "If I Rise" | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 10 January 2011 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 10 January 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 10 January 2011 | Best Editing | Jon Harris | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 10 January 2011 | Best Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 10 January 2011 | Bravest Performance | James Franco | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 10 January 2011 | Unforgettable Moment | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| American Film Institute | 12 December 2010 | AFI Movies of the Year | 127 Hours | Won |
| Art Directors Guild | 5 February 2011 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Suttirat Larlarb | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 13 February 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | James Franco | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 13 February 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 13 February 2011 | Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 13 February 2011 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 13 February 2011 | Best Editing | Jon Harris | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 13 February 2011 | Best Music | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 13 February 2011 | Best Sound | Glenn Freemantle, Steven C. Laneri, Douglas Cameron, Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 13 February 2011 | Outstanding British Film | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 14 January 2011 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 14 January 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 14 January 2011 | Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 14 January 2011 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 14 January 2011 | Best Editing | Jon Harris | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 14 January 2011 | Best Picture | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 14 January 2011 | Best Song | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong for "If I Rise" | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 14 January 2011 | Best Sound | Glenn Freemantle, Steven C. Laneri, Douglas Cameron, Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2010 | Top 10 Films | 127 Hours | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 16 December 2010 | Best Film | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 27 March 2011 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 27 March 2011 | Best British Film | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 27 March 2011 | Best Thriller | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 7 February 2011 | Best Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | James Franco | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2011 | Best Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Original Song | A. R. Rahman and Dido and Rollo ("If I Rise") | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 18 December 2010 | Best Picture | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 26 February 2011 | Best Film | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 26 February 2011 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 26 February 2011 | Best Male Lead | James Franco | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 10 February 2011 | British Director of the Year | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 10 February 2011 | British Film of the Year | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| London Film Festival | 27 October 2010 | Best Film | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | 20 February 2011 | Best Sound Editing: Feature Film FX & Foley | Glenn Freemantle | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 5 June 2011 | Jaw Dropping Moment | James Franco | Nominated |
| National Movie Awards | 11 May 2011 | Best Drama | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| National Movie Awards | 11 May 2011 | Performance of the Year | James Franco | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online | 12 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | 12 December 2010 | Top Ten Films | 127 Hours | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | 3 January 2011 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 3 January 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 3 January 2011 | Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 3 January 2011 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 3 January 2011 | Best Editing | Jon Harris | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America | 22 January 2011 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Danny Boyle and Christian Colson | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 14 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 14 December 2010 | Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 14 December 2010 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 14 December 2010 | Best Editing | John Harris | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 14 December 2010 | Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 29 January 2011 | Outstanding Performance of the Year | James Franco | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Actor — Motion Picture Drama | James Franco | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Film — Drama | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Original Song | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong ("If I Rise") | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Sound | Glenn Freemantle, Steven C. Laneri, Douglas Cameron, Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2010 | Best Visual Effects | James Winnifrith, Adam Gascoyne and Tim Caplan | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 30 January 2011 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | James Franco | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Moving the Medium Forward | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 20 December 2010 | Special Merit | 127 Hours | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 14 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 10 January 2011 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Film | 127 Hours | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 6 December 2010 | Best Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| World Soundtrack Academy | 22 October 2011 | The Public Choice Award | A. R. Rahman | Won |
| World Soundtrack Academy | 22 October 2011 | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong ("If I Rise") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America | 5 February 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominated |