# List of accolades received by Philomena

Philomena is a 2013 British comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears. Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope adapted the screenplay from The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith. The film focuses on Philomena Lee's (Judi Dench) 50-year-long search for the son she was forced to give up for adoption. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. Philomena was released in the United Kingdom by The Weinstein Company on 1 November 2013. As of March 2014, the film has earned over £86 million in its combined total gross at the box office.
The film gathered various awards and nominations following its release, ranging from recognition of the film itself to Coogan and Pope's screenplay, and Dench's acting performance. Philomena earned four nominations from the 86th Academy Awards and the 67th British Academy Film Awards respectively. Dench was nominated for two awards from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, while Coogan and Pope received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Philomena received four nominations from the British Independent Film Awards, with Coogan and Dench nominated in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. Consolata Boyle received a nomination for Excellence in Contemporary Film from the Costume Designers Guild for her work on the film. Dench gathered further Best Actress nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association and Florida Film Critics Circle.
At the 71st Golden Globe Awards, Philomena was nominated in the Best Drama Motion Picture category, while Dench was nominated for Best Actress and Coogan and Pope nominated for Best Screenplay. Frears collected the Best Narrative Feature award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The film has been nominated for five London Film Critics' Circle awards and four Satellite Awards, including Best Film and Best Original Score for Alexandre Desplat. As well as being nominated for the Golden Lion, Philomena collected nine awards at the Venice Film Festival ranging from Best Screenplay to the Queer Lion and the SIGNIS Award. At the Toronto and Virginia Film Festivals, Philomena won the People's Choice Award First Runner Up and Best Narrative Feature respectively. The film's screenplay is nominated for the USC Scripter Award, while the Women Film Critics Circle awarded the picture three accolades including Best Female Images in a Movie.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| AACTA Awards | 10 January 2014 | International Award for Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards | 6 January 2014 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Won |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2014 | Best Picture | Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2014 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2014 | Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 19 December 2013 | Actress Defying Age and Agism | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 19 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 19 December 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 16 February 2014 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 16 February 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 16 February 2014 | Best Film | Philomena | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 16 February 2014 | Outstanding British Film | Philomena | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 8 December 2013 | Best Actor | Steve Coogan | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 8 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 8 December 2013 | Best British Independent Film | Philomena | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 8 December 2013 | Best Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 16 January 2014 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 16 January 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 16 December 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 22 February 2014 | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Consolata Boyle | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 16 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | 21 January 2014 | Film Actress Performance of the Year | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | 21 January 2014 | LGBT Film of the Year | Philomena | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 13 December 2014 | People's Choice Award for Best European Film | Philomena | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 18 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 3 May 2014 | Outstanding Wide Release Film | Philomena | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 12 January 2014 | Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 12 January 2014 | Best Drama Motion Picture | Philomena | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 12 January 2014 | Best Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| Hamptons International Film Festival | 14 October 2013 | Best Narrative Feature | Stephen Frears | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 15 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Irish Film & Television Awards | 5 April 2014 | Best International Actress | Judi Dench | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Awards | 5 April 2014 | Best International Film | Philomena | Won |
| Location Managers Guild of America | 29 March 2014 | Outstanding Location Feature Film | Philomena | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2 February 2014 | Actress of the Year | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2 February 2014 | British Actor of the Year | Steve Coogan | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2 February 2014 | British Actress of the Year | Judi Dench | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2 February 2014 | British Film of the Year | Philomena | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2 February 2014 | Screenwriter of the Year | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online | 8 December 2013 | Best Picture | Philomena | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 23 February 2014 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 23 February 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 23 February 2014 | Best Film | Philomena | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 23 February 2014 | Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 18 January 2014 | Best Female Actor in a Leading Role | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Screenwriters' Choice Awards | 7 January 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 14 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 14 December 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 17 November 2013 | People's Choice Award First Runner Up | Stephen Frears | Won |
| USC Scripter Award | 8 February 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Martin Sixsmith, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | Best Screenplay | Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | Brian Award | Philomena | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | Cinema for UNICEF | Philomena | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | INTERFILM Award | Philomena | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | Golden Lion | Philomena | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | Golden Mouse | Philomena | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | P. Nazareno Taddei Award | Philomena | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | Queer Lion | Philomena | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | SIGNIS Award | Philomena | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 7 September 2013 | Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award | Philomena | Won |
| Virginia Film Festival | 20 November 2013 | Best Narrative Feature | Philomena | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 9 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 9 December 2013 | Best Portrayal of Washington, D.C. | Philomena | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2013 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2013 | Best Female Images in a Movie | Philomena | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2013 | Best Movie About Women | Philomena | Won |