# List of accolades received by True Grit

True Grit is a 2010 Western film directed, written and edited by the Coen brothers. It is based on Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, which had previously received an adaptation in 1969 featuring John Wayne. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon and Hailee Steinfeld. It follows a 14-year old farm girl who seeks retribution against an outlaw (Brolin) for the murder of her father; to this end, she hires a marshal (Bridges), and the duo are joined on their adventure by a Texas Ranger (Damon).
True Grit was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures in the United States and Canada on December 22, 2010. It subsequently opened the 61st Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2011, and was released in the United Kingdom on February 11. Releases in additional territories followed throughout February and March. Produced on a budget of $38 million, the film grossed $252 million worldwide during its original theatrical run. True Grit received positive reviews from critics and is considered one of the best movies of 2010, having appeared on several critic lists of the year's top ten films. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 276 reviews.
True Grit garnered awards and nominations in various categories, with particular recognition for its direction, writing, production design, cinematography, as well as Bridges' and Steinfeld's performances. The film received 10 nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director (Coen brothers), Best Actor (Bridges) and Best Supporting Actress (Steinfeld) but failed to win any awards. It was the first movie to lose all 10 of its nominations since Gangs of New York in 2002. Steinfeld was the 73rd actor to be nominated for an Academy Award for their debut performance and one of the youngest actresses to ever be nominated in the category. At the 64th British Academy Film Awards, it earned eight nominations and won Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins). It received a further 11 nominations at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards, where it won Best Young Actor/Actress (Steinfeld). In addition, True Grit was selected as one of the Top Ten Films of 2010 by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.

## Accolades

Accolades received by True Grit :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Screenwriter | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Picture | Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Director | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Art Direction | Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Costume Design | Mary Zophres | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Sound Editing | Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Sound Mixing | Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 10, 2011 | Most Beautiful Film | True Grit | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 10, 2011 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 10, 2011 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 10, 2011 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 10, 2011 | Best Film Music or Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 10, 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Damon | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 10, 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | [16] [17] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | January 10, 2011 | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| American Film Institute Awards | December 12, 2010 | Top 10 Films of the Year | True Grit | Won | |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | February 13, 2011 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 5, 2011 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Jess Gonchor | Nominated | |
| Artios Awards | September 27, 2011 | Big Budget Feature – Drama | Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner and JoEdna Boldin | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 22, 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 22, 2010 | Top 10 Films | True Grit | 6th Place | |
| Bodil Awards | March 3, 2012 | Best American Film | True Grit | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 12, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 12, 2010 | Best Use of Music in a Film | Carter Burwell | Runner-up | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 13, 2011 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 13, 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 13, 2011 | Best Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 13, 2011 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | [25] [26] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 13, 2011 | Best Costume Design | Mary Zophres | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 13, 2011 | Best Film | Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 13, 2011 | Best Production Design | Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 13, 2011 | Best Sound | Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Douglas Axtell, Skip Lievsay and Peter Kurland | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| British Society of Cinematographers Awards | February 16, 2010 | Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 22, 2011 | Excellence in Period Film | Mary Zophres | Nominated | |
| Crime Thriller Awards | October 8, 2011 | Film of the Year | True Grit | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Picture | True Grit | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Art Direction | Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Costume Design | Mary Zophres | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Director | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Makeup | True Grit | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2011 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | [30] [31] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | [32] [33] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Best Original Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Most Promising Performer | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 19, 2011 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture | Peter Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey and Greg Orloff | Won | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Runner-up | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | 4th Place | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2010 | Top 10 Films | True Grit | 8th Place | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | December 11, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | December 23, 2011 | Best Film | True Grit | 8th Place | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | December 23, 2011 | Best Director | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | 8th Place | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | December 23, 2011 | Best Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | 7th Place | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | December 23, 2011 | Breakthrough | Hailee Steinfeld | 4th Place | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | December 23, 2011 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | 8th Place | |
| Empire Awards | March 25, 2012 | Best Female Newcomer | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 20, 2011 | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR | Skip Lievsay, Byron Wilson, Kenton Jakub and Katy Wood | Nominated | |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 20, 2011 | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Sound Effects & Foley | Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Joel Dougherty, Jay Wilkinson, Bob Beher and Marko Costanzo | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | November 10, 2011 | Outstanding Sound – Feature Film | Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey and Greg Orloff | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 18, 2010 | Best Picture | True Grit | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 18, 2010 | Best Director | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 18, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 18, 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | [41] [42] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 18, 2010 | Best Original Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 18, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | February 20, 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen and Charles Portis | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | February 20, 2011 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Runner-up | [43] [44] |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | February 24, 2011 | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | January 2, 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 10, 2011 | Actor of the Year | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 10, 2011 | Director of the Year | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 10, 2011 | Actress of the Year | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 10, 2011 | Screenwriter of the Year | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 12, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Runner-up | |
| MTV Movie Awards | June 5, 2011 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review Awards | December 2, 2010 | Top Ten Films | True Grit | Won | |
| National Movie Awards | May 11, 2011 | Best Drama | True Grit | Nominated | |
| National Movie Awards | May 11, 2011 | Performance of the Year | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| National Movie Awards | May 11, 2011 | Performance of the Year | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 8, 2011 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2011 | Best Director | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2011 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2011 | Best Lead Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2011 | Best Picture | True Grit | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 3, 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 22, 2011 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards | January 27, 2011 | Virtuosos Award | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | |
| Saturn Awards | June 23, 2011 | Best Action/Adventure Film | True Grit | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 23, 2011 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 30, 2011 | Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 30, 2011 | Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 20, 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2010 | Best Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Runner-up | |
| University of Southern California | February 4, 2011 | USC Scripter Awards | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | January 11, 2011 | Best Film | True Grit | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | January 11, 2011 | Best Director | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | January 11, 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | January 11, 2011 | Best Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 6, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 6, 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 6, 2010 | Best Art Direction | True Grit | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 6, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 6, 2010 | Best Director | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 6, 2010 | Best Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 6, 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Nominated | |
| Western Heritage Awards | April 16, 2011 | Bronze Wrangler – Theatrical Motion Picture | True Grit | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 5, 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen | Nominated | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | October 22, 2011 | Best Original Score of the Year | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Young Artist Awards | March 13, 2011 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress | Hailee Steinfeld | Won | |