# List of accolades received by Beasts of the Southern Wild

Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American fantasy drama film directed by Benh Zeitlin, written by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar, and produced by Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. The film won the Caméra d'Or award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival after competing in the Un Certain Regard section. It also won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered, and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival. The film went on to earn the Los Angeles Film Festival's Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and the Seattle International Film Festival's Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director. In October, it was announced that the film had won the Sutherland Trophy for Most Innovative Debut. On January 10, 2013, the film was nominated for four Oscars, in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director (Benh Zeitlin), Lead Actress (Quvenzhané Wallis), and Adapted Screenplay (Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin).
List of awards and nominations :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
| 85th Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Picture | Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald | Nominated |
| 85th Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 85th Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 85th Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 13th AFI Awards | December 10, 2012 | Top 10 Films | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 10th African-American Film Critics Awards | February 8, 2012 | Top 10 Films | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 10th African-American Film Critics Awards | February 8, 2012 | Best Breakout Performance | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 2012 Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | May 18, 2013 | Screenwriting | Benh Zeitlin (director), Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Abilar (writers) | Won |
| 7th Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award | January 7, 2013 | Top 10 Films | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 7th Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award | January 7, 2013 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 7th Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award | January 7, 2013 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Lucy Alibar | Won |
| 7th Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award | January 7, 2013 | Best Film Music Or Score | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 8th Austin Film Critics Awards | December 18, 2012 | Top 10 Films | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 8th Austin Film Critics Awards | December 18, 2012 | Best First Film | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 8th Austin Film Critics Awards | December 18, 2012 | Best Breakthrough Artist | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 6th Australian Film Critics Awards | February 23, 2013 | Best International Film (English Language) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 59th Belgian Film Critics Association Award | January 5, 2013 | Grand Prix | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 13th Black Reel Awards | February 7, 2013 | Outstanding Motion Picture | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 13th Black Reel Awards | February 7, 2013 | Outstanding Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 13th Black Reel Awards | February 7, 2013 | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 13th Black Reel Awards | February 7, 2013 | Outstanding Score | Dan Romer & Behn Zeitilin | Won |
| 13th Black Reel Awards | February 7, 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Actor | Dwight Henry | Nominated |
| Bodil Awards | February 1, 2014 | Best US Feature | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 66th British Academy Film Awards | February 10, 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 2012 British Film Institute | December 1, 2012 | Top 10 Films | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 56th British Film Institute Award | October 20, 2012 | Sutherland Award | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 65th Cannes Film Festival | May 16, 2012 | Caméra d'Or | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 65th Cannes Film Festival | May 16, 2012 | FIPRESCI Prize | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 65th Cannes Film Festival | May 16, 2012 | Prix Regards Jeune | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 65th Cannes Film Festival | May 16, 2012 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Most Promising Performer | | Won |
| 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Most Promising Filmmaker | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Picture | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Dwight Henry | Nominated |
| 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Sex Scene | Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Original Score | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 15th Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 19, 2013 | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Stephani Lewis | Nominated |
| 18th Critics' Choice Awards | January 10, 2013 | Best Picture | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 18th Critics' Choice Awards | January 10, 2013 | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 18th Critics' Choice Awards | January 10, 2013 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 19th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Awards | December 18, 2012 | Best Picture | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 19th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Awards | December 18, 2012 | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 19th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Awards | December 18, 2012 | Best Low-Budget/Cutting-Edge Independent Film | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 38th Deauville American Film Festival | September 8, 2012 | Best Film | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 38th Deauville American Film Festival | September 8, 2012 | The Most Promising Newcomer Award | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 6th Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | December 14, 2012 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 2013 Dorian Awards | January 16, 2013 | Film of the Year | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 33rd Durban International Film Festival Awards | July 19–29, 2012 | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 40th Evening Standard British Film Awards | February 15, 2013 | London Film Museum Award for Technical Achievement | Ben Richardson | Nominated |
| 11th Expresión en Corto International Film Festival | July 24–28, 2012 | Best International First Feature | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 28th Film Independent's Spirit Awards | February 23, 2013 | Best Cinematography | Ben Richardson | Won |
| 28th Film Independent's Spirit Awards | February 23, 2013 | Best Film | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 28th Film Independent's Spirit Awards | February 23, 2013 | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 28th Film Independent's Spirit Awards | February 23, 2013 | Best Female Lead Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 17th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 18, 2012 | Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 39th Ghent International Film Festival | October 9–20, 2012 | Youth Jury Award | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 60th Golden Reel Awards | February 17, 2013 | Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 22nd Gotham Awards | November 26, 2012 | Breakthrough Actor/Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 22nd Gotham Awards | November 26, 2012 | Breakthrough Director | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 22nd Gotham Awards | November 26, 2012 | Audience Award | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 16th Hollywood Film Festival | October 21, 2012 | New Hollywood Award | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 6th Houston Film Critics Awards | January 5, 2013 | Best Picture | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 6th Houston Film Critics Awards | January 5, 2013 | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 6th Houston Film Critics Awards | January 5, 2013 | Best Original Score | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 38th Humanitas Prize | September 14, 2012 | Sundance Feature Film Category | Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar | Won |
| 20th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Plus Camerimage | Nov 24 – December 1, 2012 | Best Cinematography | Ben Richardson | Nominated |
| 9th International Film Music Critics Awards | February 21, 2013 | Breakout Composer of the Year | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 38th Los Angeles Film Critics Awards | December 9, 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Dwight Henry | Won |
| 38th Los Angeles Film Critics Awards | December 9, 2012 | Best Music Score | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 38th Los Angeles Film Festival | June 14–24, 2012 | Best Narrative Feature | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 33rd London Film Critics Circle Awards | January 20, 2013 | Film of the Year | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 33rd London Film Critics Circle Awards | January 20, 2013 | Technical Achievement | Ben Richardson | Nominated |
| 44th NAACP Image Awards | February 1, 2013 | Outstanding Motion Picture | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 44th NAACP Image Awards | February 1, 2013 | Outstanding Independent Motion Picture | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 44th NAACP Image Awards | February 1, 2013 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 44th NAACP Image Awards | February 1, 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Dwight Henry | Nominated |
| 17th Nantucket Film Festival | Junio 23, 2012 | Best New Voices in Screenwriting | Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 84th National Board Of Review Awards | January 10, 2013 | Best Directorial Debut | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 84th National Board Of Review Awards | January 10, 2013 | Breakthrough Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 78th New York Film Critics Circle Awards | December 3, 2012 | Best First Film | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 12th New York Film Critics Online Awards | December 9, 2012 | Top 10 Films | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 12th New York Film Critics Online Awards | December 9, 2012 | Best Debut Director | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 12th New York Film Critics Online Awards | December 9, 2012 | Best Breakthrough Performer | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 16th Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 7, 2012 | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 16th Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 7, 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Dwight Henry | Nominated |
| 16th Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 7, 2012 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 24th Producers Guild of America Awards | January 26, 2013 | Best Production in a Theatrical Picture | Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn | Nominated |
| 9th Reykjavík International Film Festival | Sep 27 – October 7, 2012 | Best Film | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 17th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 11, 2012 | Best Cinematography | Ben Richardson | Nominated |
| 17th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 11, 2012 | Best Score | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 28th Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards | January 29, 2013 | Virtuoso Award | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 17th Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Humanitarian Award | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 17th Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Newcomer Award | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 17th Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Best Picture | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 17th Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Best Cinematography | Ben Richardson | Nominated |
| 17th Satellite Awards | December 16, 2012 | Best Score | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 39th Saturn Awards | June 2013 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 28th Seattle International Film Festival | June 15–21, 2012 | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 1st Smithsonian's American Ingenuity Awards | November 28, 2012 | Visual Arts | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| 10th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 10th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| 10th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 10th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Cinematography | Ben Richardson | Nominated |
| 10th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Score | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 10th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards | December 17, 2012 | Best Scene | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 28th Sundance Film Festival | January 19–29, 2012 | Dramatic Grand Jury Prize | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 28th Sundance Film Festival | January 19–29, 2012 | Dramatic Excellence in Cinematography | Ben Richardson | Won |
| 59th Sydney Film Festival | June 6–17, 2012 | Official Competition | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Nominated |
| 2012 The Atlantic Review | December 17, 2012 | Top 10 Films | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 2012 The Atlantic Review | December 17, 2012 | Big Things Come in Small Packages Award | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 2012 The Globe and Mail Review | December 14, 2012 | Top 10 Films | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 2012 The Village Voice Poll | December 19, 2012 | Best First Feature | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 2012 The Village Voice Poll | December 19, 2012 | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 2012 The Village Voice Poll | December 19, 2012 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 16th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | January 8, 2013 | Best First Feature | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Won |
| 25th USC Scripter Awards | February 9, 2013 | Best Screenwriters | Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 11th WDCAFCA Awards | December 10, 2012 | Best Youth Performance | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 11th WDCAFCA Awards | December 10, 2012 | Best Score | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| 9th Women Film Critics Circle Awards | January 1, 2013 | Best Youth Performance | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| 34th Young Artist Awards | May 5, 2013 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |