# List of accolades received by The Aviator (2004 film)

The 2004 film The Aviator was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, and went on to win five, including Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.

## Organizations

| Organization | Award category | Recipients | Result |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | Graham King and Michael Mann | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Alan Alda | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Cate Blanchett | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Original Screenplay | John Logan | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Film Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Sandy Climan, Charles Evans Jr., Graham King, and Michael Mann | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Original Screenplay | John Logan | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Alan Alda | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Film Music | Howard Shore | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Makeup and Hair | Kathryn Blondell, Sian Grigg, and Morag Ross | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Petur Hliddal, and Philip Stockton | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner, Robert Legato, R. Bruce Steinheimer and Peter Travers | Nominated |
| Golden Eagle Award | Best Foreign Language Film | The Aviator | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Aviator | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Screenplay | John Logan | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Won |
| Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack Album – Film, Television or Other Visual Media | Howard Shore | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Film – Drama | The Aviator | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay – Original | John Logan | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama | Cate Blanchett | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Art Direction & Production Design | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Petur Hliddal, and Philip Stockton | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner, Robert Legato, Bruce Steinheimer, and Peter Travers (tied with Andy Brown and Kirsty Millar for House of Flying Daggers) | Won |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Howard Shore | Nominated |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Howard Shore | Nominated |

## Guilds

| Guild | Award category | Recipients | Result |
| American Cinema Editors | Best Editing – Drama Film | Thelma Schoonmaker | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild | Excellence in Production Design – Fantasy or Period Film | Excellence in Production Design – Fantasy or Period Film | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society | Outstanding Sound Mixing | Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal | Won |
| Costume Designers Guild | Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film | Sandy Powell | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing | Martin Scorsese | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of Great Britain | Outstanding Directing – International Film | Martin Scorsese | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Sound Effects & Foley | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Sound Effects & Foley | Won |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – ADR & Dialogue | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – ADR & Dialogue | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing – Music Film | Jennifer Dunnington | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America | Motion Picture Producer of the Year | Graham King and Michael Mann | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Cast | The Aviator | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Actor or Actress – Visual Effects Film | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Models and Miniatures | Adam Gelbart, Matthew Gratzner, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob and Scott Schneider (for the XF11 crash) | Won |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Single Visual Effect of the Year | Ron Ames, Robert Legato, David Seager and Peter Travers (for the Hell's Angels) | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner Robert Spurlock, Bruce Steinheimer and Richard Stutsman | Won |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects | Ron Ames, Robert Legato, Matthew Gratzner and Peter Travers | Won |
| Writers Guild of America | Best Screenplay – Original | John Logan | Nominated |

## Critics groups

| Guild | Award category | Recipients | Result |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Film | The Aviator | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Writer | John Logan | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Composer | Howard Shore | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics | Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson (tied with Christopher Doyle for Ying xiong) | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics | Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Won |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics | Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Won |
| Online Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | Won |
| Online Film Critics | Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics | Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics | Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics | Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | Won |