# List of accolades received by Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American action thriller directed and co-produced by Kathryn Bigelow with screenplay by Mark Boal. The film was released in the United States on December 19, 2012, with a limited release at five theaters in Los Angeles and New York City. It made $124,848 in its limited release weekend, making it one of the biggest limited mid-week openings ever. As of March 6, 2013, Zero Dark Thirty has grossed a worldwide total of $106.8 million. Zero Dark Thirty also received a high critical acclaim, accumulating an approval rating of 93% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
Zero Dark Thirty earned various awards and nominations, with the nominations in categories ranging from recognition of the screenplay to its direction and editing to the cast's acting performance. It was nominated for five Academy Awards at the 85th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and won for Best Sound Editing (tied with Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers for Skyfall). It was also nominated for four Golden Globes at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and won Best Actress – Drama for Jessica Chastain.
The Washington DC Area Film Critics award for Best Director was given to Kathryn Bigelow, the second time the honor has gone to a woman (the first also being Bigelow for The Hurt Locker). The film swept critics groups awards for Best Director and Best Picture including Washington DC, New York, Chicago and Boston film critics associations.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Picture | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Film Editing | Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Sound Editing | Paul N. J. Ottosson | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | February 10, 2013 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | February 10, 2013 | Best Director | Kathyrn Bigelow | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | February 10, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | February 10, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | February 10, 2013 | Best Editing | Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg | Nominated |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | January 30, 2013 | Best International Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | January 30, 2013 | Best International Direction | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | January 30, 2013 | Best International Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | January 30, 2013 | Best International Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| African-American Film Critics Association | December 16, 2012 | Top Film of 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Best Director (Female or Male) | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Best Screenplay, Original | Mark Boal | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Best Editing | William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Best Film Music or Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Best Woman Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Humanitarian Activism - Female Icon Award | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Entertainment Industry | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Unforgettable Moment Award | Jessica Chastain says "I'm the mother..." - Tied with Les Misérables for Anne Hathaway singing I Dreamed a Dream | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 18, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 9, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 9, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 9, 2012 | Best Editing | William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor | Won |
| Boston Online Film Critics Association | December 7, 2012 | Best Picture | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| Boston Online Film Critics Association | December 7, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Boston Online Film Critics Association | December 7, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Boston Online Film Critics Association | December 7, 2012 | Best Editing | William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | January 10, 2013 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | January 10, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | January 10, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | January 10, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | January 10, 2013 | Best Editing | William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor | Won |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | January 3, 2013 | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | January 3, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | January 3, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | January 3, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 16, 2013 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action | Ray Beckett, Paul N. J. Ottosson, Sam Okell, Brian Smith and John Sanacore | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Actor | Jason Clarke | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Editing | William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 18, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 18, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 18, 2012 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 18, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 8, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 8, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America | February 2, 2013 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Dorian Award | | Film Performance of the Year - Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | March 24, 2013 | Best Thriller | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | March 24, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 18, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Ehle | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | | Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2013 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2013 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2013 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | January 26, 2014 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 5, 2013 | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 5, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 5, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 5, 2013 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| International Cinephile Society | February 11, 2013 | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society | February 11, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society | February 11, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society | February 11, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society | February 11, 2013 | Best Editing | Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg | Won |
| Iowa Film Critics Circle | January 18, 2013 | Best Film | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Iowa Film Critics Circle | January 18, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Iowa Film Critics Circle | January 18, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | December 12, 2012 | Best Film | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | December 12, 2012 | Best Editing | William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 20, 2013 | Director of the Year | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 20, 2013 | Screenwriter of the Year | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 20, 2013 | Actress of the Year | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2012 | Best Editing | Dylan Tichenor, William Goldenberg | Won |
| National Board of Review | December 5, 2012 | Best Film | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| National Board of Review | December 5, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| National Board of Review | December 5, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 5, 2013 | Best Film | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 5, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 5, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 5, 2013 | Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Nominated |
| Nevada Film Critics Society | December 20, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow - Tied with Ben Affleck for Argo | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2012 | Best Film | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2012 | Best Cinematographer | Greig Fraser | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2012 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 3, 2012 | Best Film | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 3, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 3, 2012 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | | Best Narrative Film | Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | | Best Supporting Actor | Jason Clarke | Nominated |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | | Tar Hell Award | | Nominated |
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 7, 2013 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 7, 2013 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 7, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 7, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 7, 2013 | Best Editing | William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | December 18, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | December 18, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | December 18, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | December 18, 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | December 18, 2012 | Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | December 18, 2012 | Best Film Editing | William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 11, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 11, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 11, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 11, 2012 | Best Editing | William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Best Editing | Dylan Tichenor | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | June 26, 2013 | Best Horror or Thriller Film | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | June 26, 2013 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | January 27, 2013 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics | December 18, 2012 | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics | December 18, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics | December 18, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics | December 18, 2012 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Utah Film Critics Association | December 20, 2012 | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| Utah Film Critics Association | December 20, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Utah Film Critics Association | December 20, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics | | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics | | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics | | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics | | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 5, 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | Geoff Anderson, Chris Harvey, Jeremy Hattingh, Richard Stutsman | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 10, 2012 |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 10, 2012 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, & Megan Ellison | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 10, 2012 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 10, 2012 | Best Actress | Jessica Chastain | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 10, 2012 | Best Acting Ensemble | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 10, 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 10, 2012 | Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 22, 2012 | Best Movie by a Woman | Zero Dark Thirty | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 22, 2012 | Best Equality of the Sexes | Zero Dark Thirty | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 22, 2012 | Best Female Images | Zero Dark Thirty | Won |
| Writers Guild of America | February 17, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Notes: ^1 — Tied with Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers for Skyfall. |||||