# List of accolades received by Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water is a 2016 American neo-Western heist-crime film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan. Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges, the film follows two brothers who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family farm. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2016, and began a limited release on August 12, 2016, in the United States, followed by a wide release on August 26. The film was released to universal acclaim, with Rotten Tomatoes gave an approval rating of 98% based on 240 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10 and Metacritic gave a score of 88 out of 100, based on 47 reviews.
Hell or High Water received four nominations at Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Bridges, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. The film received three nominations at British Academy Film Awards, including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Bridges, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography. The film received six nominations at Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Bridges and Foster, Best Acting Ensemble and Best Original Screenplay. The film received three nominations at Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Bridges and Best Screenplay. The film won Best Supporting Actor for Bridges and nominated for Best Film and Best Original Screenplay at Satellite Awards.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| AACTA International Awards | January 8, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| AACTA International Awards | January 8, 2017 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards | February 6, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Won | |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards | February 6, 2017 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Picture | Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn | Nominated | [4] [11] |
| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [4] [11] |
| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | [4] [11] |
| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Film Editing | Jake Roberts | Nominated | [4] [11] |
| ACE Eddie Awards | January 27, 2017 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Jake Roberts | Nominated | |
| African-American Film Critics Association | February 8, 2017 | Top 10 Films | Hell or High Water | 9th Place | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Screenplay, Original | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director | Jo Edna Boldin and Richard Hicks | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 11, 2017 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Tom Duffield | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 28, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | 8th Place | [17] [18] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 28, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 28, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 28, 2016 | Best Score | Nick Cave and Warren Ellis | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Australian Film Critics Association | March 7, 2017 | Best International Film (English Language) | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Belgian Film Critics Association | January 7, 2017 | Grand Prix | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 12, 2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 12, 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 12, 2017 | Best Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival | May 22, 2016 | Un Certain Regard | David Mackenzie | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 15, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 15, 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Picture | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 13, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | 4th Place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 13, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | 2nd Place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 13, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | 5th Place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 13, 2016 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | 4th Place | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 19, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 19, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Won | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 19, 2016 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 19, 2016 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 19, 2016 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | March 19, 2017 | Best Thriller | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | March 19, 2017 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 8, 2017 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 8, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 8, 2017 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Golden Tomato Awards | January 12, 2017 | Best Wide Release 2016 | High or Hell Water | 2nd Place | |
| Golden Tomato Awards | January 12, 2017 | Best Thriller Movie 2016 | High or Hell Water | Won | |
| Gotham Awards | November 28, 2016 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | November 28, 2016 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 6, 2017 | Best Picture | Hell or High Water | Nominated | [29] [30] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 6, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Won | [29] [30] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 6, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | Nominated | [29] [30] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 6, 2017 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | Nominated | [29] [30] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 6, 2017 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Won | [29] [30] |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 25, 2017 | Best Supporting Male | Ben Foster | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 25, 2017 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 25, 2017 | Best Editing | Jake Roberts | Nominated | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | December 19, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | 9th Place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | December 19, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | 4th Place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | December 19, 2016 | Best Screenplay | Hell or High Water | 4th Place | |
| Location Managers Guild Awards | April 8, 2017 | Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Film | Erik Keeling-Torrez and Jonathan Slator | Nominated | |
| Location Managers Guild Awards | April 8, 2017 | Outstanding Film Commission | New Mexico Film Office | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics Circle | January 22, 2017 | Supporting Actor of the Year | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| MPSE Golden Reel Awards | February 19, 2017 | Feature English Language: Dialogue/ADR | Chris Battaglia, Frank Gaeta, Kathryn Madsen and Harrison Meyle | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review | January 4, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 7, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | 2nd Place | |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 7, 2017 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | 3rd Place | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 11, 2016 | Top 12 Films | Hell or High Water | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2017 | Best Picture | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Won | |
| Producers Guild of America | January 28, 2017 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | Won | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | Won | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Actor | Chris Pine | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | Won | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Won | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Editing | Jake Roberts | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens | Won | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Original Score | Hell or High Water | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Hell or High Water | Won | [41] [42] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 11, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 11, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 11, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 11, 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 11, 2016 | Best Original Score | Nick Cave and Warren Ellis | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 11, 2016 | Best Film Editing | Jake Roberts | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| Satellite Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Thriller Film | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Writing | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 5, 2017 | Best Picture of the Year | Hell or High Water | Nominated | [47] [48] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 5, 2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [47] [48] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 5, 2017 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | [47] [48] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 5, 2017 | Best Film Editing | Jake Roberts | Nominated | [47] [48] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 5, 2017 | Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of Hell or High Water | Nominated | [47] [48] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2016 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | December 20, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | December 20, 2016 | Best Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 5, 2016 | Best Film | Hell or High Water | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 5, 2016 | Best Director | David Mackenzie | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 5, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 5, 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Foster | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 5, 2016 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Hell or High Water | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 5, 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated | |