# List of accolades received by The Pianist

The Pianist is a 2002 epic biographical Holocaust war drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-produced by France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland. Starring Adrien Brody and written by Ronald Harwood, it is based on the 1946 autobiographical book of the same name, a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman.
The Pianist premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2002, where it won the Palme d'Or, and received a wide release during September of the same year. The film was successful at the box office, earning over $120 million against its $35 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 189 reviews and judged 95% to be positive. The film has been nominated for 100 awards, winning 47; Polanski's direction, Harwood's screenplay, and Brody's performance have received the most attention from award groups.
The Pianist received seven nominations at the 75th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and it won three: Best Director (Polanski), Best Actor (Brody), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Harwood). Its other nominations were for Best Cinematography (Paweł Edelman), Best Costume Design (Anna B. Sheppard), and Best Film Editing (Hervé de Luze). At age 29, Brody became the youngest person to ever win Best Actor. The film also received seven nominations at the 56th British Academy Film Awards, where it won for Best Film and Best Direction.
The Pianist became the most awarded film at the 28th César Awards with seven wins out of 10 nominations, receiving Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Music (Wojciech Kilar), Best Production Design (Allan Starski), and Best Sound (Jean-Marie Blondel, Gerard Hardy, and Dean Humphreys). The Pianist was also recognized by several other major organizations around the world, including the Czech Lion Awards (Czech Republic), the David di Donatello Awards (Italy), the Golden Eagle Awards (Russia), the Goya Awards (Spain), the Japan Academy Film Prize (Japan), and the Polish Film Awards (Poland).

## Accolades

Accolades received by The Pianist :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | 23 March 2003 | Best Picture | Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski and Alain Sarde | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 23 March 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Academy Awards | 23 March 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Won |
| Academy Awards | 23 March 2003 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Won |
| Academy Awards | 23 March 2003 | Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 23 March 2003 | Best Costume Design | Anna B. Sheppard | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 23 March 2003 | Best Film Editing | Hervé de Luze | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 11 March 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Won |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 11 March 2003 | Best Screenwriter | Ronald Harwood | Nominated |
| American Screenwriters Association Awards | 2003 | Discover Screenwriting Award | Ronald Harwood | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 16 February 2003 | Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominated |
| Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | 5 May 2004 | Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 15 December 2002 | Best Film | The Pianist | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 15 December 2002 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 15 December 2002 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 23 February 2003 | Best Film | Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski and Alain Sarde | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 23 February 2003 | Best Direction | Roman Polanski | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 23 February 2003 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 23 February 2003 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 23 February 2003 | Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 23 February 2003 | Best Original Music | Wojciech Kilar | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 23 February 2003 | Best Sound | Jean-Marie Blondel, Gerard Hardy and Dean Humphreys | Nominated |
| British Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2002 | Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominated |
| Cannes Film Festival Awards | 26 May 2002 | Palme d'Or | Roman Polanski | Won |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Won |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Won |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Writing | Ronald Harwood | Nominated |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Won |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Costume Design | Anna B. Sheppard | Nominated |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Editing | Hervé de Luze | Nominated |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Music | Wojciech Kilar | Won |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Production Design | Allan Starski | Won |
| César Awards | 22 February 2003 | Best Sound | Jean-Marie Blondel, Gerard Hardy and Dean Humphreys | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 8 January 2003 | Best Film | The Pianist | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 8 January 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 8 January 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| CEC Awards | 27 January 2003 | Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 17 January 2003 | Best Picture | The Pianist | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 17 January 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| Czech Lion Awards | 8 March 2004 | Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 6 January 2003 | Best Film | The Pianist | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 6 January 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 6 January 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | 9 April 2003 | Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1 March 2003 | Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 7 December 2002 | Best Film | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 7 December 2002 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 7 December 2002 | Best Cinematographer | Paweł Edelman | Won |
| European Film Awards | 7 December 2002 | Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| Fotogramas de Plata Awards | 3 March 2003 | Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Golden Eagle Awards | 31 January 2004 | Best Foreign Language Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 19 January 2003 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Pianist | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 19 January 2003 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 22 March 2003 | Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film – Musical | Suzana Peric | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 22 March 2003 | Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features | Katia Boutin, Paul Conway and Gerard Hardy | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | 13 March 2003 | Best Drama Trailer | The Pianist | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | 13 March 2003 | Best Foreign Trailer | The Pianist | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | 13 March 2003 | Best of Show | The Pianist | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 1 February 2003 | Best European Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Globo d'Oro Awards | 2 July 2003 | Best European Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | 8 September 2004 | Best Foreign Film | The Pianist | Nominated |
| Humanitas Prize | 10 July 2003 | Feature Film | Ronald Harwood | Nominated |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | 20 February 2004 | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | The Pianist | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 2004 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Pianist | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 2004 | Best Foreign Director – Readers' Choice | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2004 | Best Foreign Film | The Pianist | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2004 | Best Foreign Film – Readers' Choice | The Pianist | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 14 June 2003 | Best Foreign Director | Roman Polanski | Won |
| National Board of Review Awards | 4 December 2002 | Top Ten Films | The Pianist | Placed |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 4 January 2003 | Best Film | The Pianist | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 4 January 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 4 January 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 4 January 2003 | Best Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 4 January 2003 | Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Nominated |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | 2003 | Best Foreign Film | The Pianist | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 6 January 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Actress | Emilia Fox | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Supporting Actor | Ed Stoppard | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Maureen Lipman | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Cinematography | Paweł Edelman | Won |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Costume Design | Anna B. Sheppard | Won |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Editing | Hervé de Luze | Won |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Film Score | Wojciech Kilar | Won |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Production Design | Allan Starski | Won |
| Polish Film Awards | 15 March 2003 | Best Sound | Jean-Marie Blondel | Won |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards | 2003 | Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards | 2003 | Best Foreign Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | 17 December 2002 | Best Film | The Pianist | Won |
| Sant Jordi Awards | 22 April 2003 | Audience Award for Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 12 January 2003 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ronald Harwood | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 9 March 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody | Nominated |
| USC Scripter Awards | 22 January 2003 | Best Realization of a Book Adapted to Film | Ronald Harwood | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | 30 January 2003 | Best Director | Roman Polanski | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | 30 January 2003 | Best Actor | Adrien Brody | Nominated |