# List of accolades received by Sicario (2015 film)

The following is the complete list of awards and nominations received by 2015 film Sicario.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| AACTA International Awards | Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Sound Editing | Alan Robert Murray | Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Joe Walker | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild Award | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Patrice Vermette | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | Top Ten Films | Sicario | 10th Place |
| Bodil Awards | Best US Film | Sicario | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Benicio Del Toro | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Original Music | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominated |
| Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Sicario | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Picture | Sicario | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Action Movie | Sicario | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Top 10 Films | Sicario | 4th Place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | 5th Place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Director | Denis Villeneuve | 5th Place |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Film | Sicario | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Nominated |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Actress | Emily Blunt | 4th Place |
| Empire Awards | Best Thriller | Sicario | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Soundtrack | Sicario | Nominated |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | Technical Achievement | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Picture | Sicario | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Poster | Sicario theatrical poster | Nominated |
| Location Managers Guild | Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film | S. Todd Christensen and Shani Orona | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | Supporting Actor of the Year | Benicio Del Toro | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | British / Irish Actress of the Year | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | Technical Achievement | Tom Ozanich (sound design) | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | Top Ten Films | Sicario | Won |
| National Board of Review | Spotlight Award for Outstanding Collaborative Vision | Sicario | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | Top 10 Films | Sicario | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Picture | Sicario | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Director | Denis Villeneuve | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio Del Toro | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Editing | Joe Walker | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Award | Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Picture | Basil Iwanyk, Edward L. McDonnell, Molly Smith | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Editing | Joe Walker | Runner-up |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Sound Design | Sicario | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Use of Music in a Film | Sicario | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Film Editing | Joe Walker | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Film | Sicario | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Film Editing | Joe Walker | Won |
| Satellite Awards | Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) | Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Jon Reitz, William Sarokin | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Thriller Film | Sicario | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Music | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Make-up | Donald Mowat | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Film | Sicario | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Editing | Joe Walker | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Original Score | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Won |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Award | Best Original Screenplay | Taylor Sheridan | Nominated |