# List of accolades received by Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler is 2014 American thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom, a stringer who records violent events late at night in Los Angeles, and sells the footage to a local television news station. Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, and Bill Paxton feature in supporting roles. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, before receiving a theatrical release on October 31, distributed by Open Road Films. Nightcrawler earned a worldwide total of $50.3 million on a production budget of $8.5 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 232 reviews and judged 95 percent to be positive.
Nightcrawler received awards and nominations in a variety of categories, with particular praise for Gilroy's screenplay and Gyllenhaal's performance. At the 87th Academy Awards, Gilroy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film received an additional four nominations at the 68th British Academy Film Awards, three nominations at the 20th Critics' Choice Awards, one nomination at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, and one nomination at 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, but did not win any of them. Nightcrawler did fare better at award ceremonies held by critics' organizations, particularly the 19th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, where it won seven out of its nine nominations. These included Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film. The American Film Institute and the National Board of Review included Nightcrawler in their lists of top ten films of the year. Gyllenhaal was nominated for the BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award, surprisingly missing in the Best Actor Oscar category.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
| AACTA Awards | January 31, 2015 | Best International Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 12, 2015 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors | January 30, 2015 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | John Gilroy | Nominated |
| American Film Institute | December 9, 2014 | Top Ten Movies of the Year | Nightcrawler | Won |
| Art Directors Guild | January 31, 2015 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Kevin Kavanaugh | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Best First Film | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Top Ten Films of the Year | Nightcrawler | Sixth place |
| Australian Film Critics Association | February 7, 2015 | Best International Film (English Language) | Nightcrawler | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 7, 2014 | Best New Filmmaker | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Rene Russo | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Editing | John Gilroy | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Most Promising Filmmaker | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Picture | Nightcrawler | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Fourth place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Top 10 Films | Nightcrawler | Tenth place |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Nominated |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 17, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | January 20, 2015 | Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 11, 2015 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Gotham Awards | October 23, 2014 | Audience Award | Nightcrawler | Nominated |
| Gotham Awards | October 23, 2014 | Breakthrough Actor | Riz Ahmed | Nominated |
| Gotham Awards | October 23, 2014 | Breakthrough Director | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 10, 2015 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 10, 2015 | Best Picture | Nightcrawler | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 10, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Editing | John Gilroy | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best First Feature | Dan Gilroy, Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster and Michel Litvak | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Male Lead | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Supporting Male | Riz Ahmed | Nominated |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | May 24, 2015 | Best International Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Location Managers Guild Awards | March 7, 2015 | Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film | Curtis Collins and Mike Brewer | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Actor of the Year | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Film of the Year | Nightcrawler | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Screenwriter of the Year | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Supporting Actor of the Year | Riz Ahmed | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 7, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Runner–up |
| National Board of Review | December 2, 2014 | Top Ten Films | Nightcrawler | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 3, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 7, 2014 | Best Debut Director | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Picture | Nightcrawler | Nominated |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 3, 2015 | Variety's 10 Directors to Watch | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 24, 2015 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Jennifer Fox and Tony Gilroy | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Director | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Editing | John Gilroy | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Film | Nightcrawler | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Score | James Newton Howard | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Riz Ahmed | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 14, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Won |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Won |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Thriller Film | Nightcrawler | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 25, 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Art Direction | Nightcrawler | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best First Feature | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 5, 2015 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Won |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 14, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominated |