# List of accolades received by Women Talking

Women Talking is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley. It is based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews, and inspired by real-life events that occurred at the Manitoba Colony in Bolivia. The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, who is also a producer on the film.
Women Talking had its world premiere at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022, and was released in select cinemas in the United States on December 23, 2022, before a wide release on January 20, 2023, by United Artists Releasing. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised Polley's screenplay and direction, the performances of the cast (particularly Foy, Buckley, and Whishaw) and score. It was also named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
Polley received the Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion tribute award. Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir received a tribute award at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. At the 95th Academy Awards the film was nominated for Best Picture and Polley won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Original Score at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, Best Ensemble Cast of a Motion Picture at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and received 6 nominations at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | January 28, 2023 | Best Movie for Grownups | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | January 28, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Judith Ivey | Won | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | January 28, 2023 | Best Ensemble | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 12, 2023 | Best Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 12, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Film | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Woman Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ben Whishaw | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jessie Buckley | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director | John Buchan and Jason Knight | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Editing | Christopher Donaldson and Roslyn Kalloo | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 5, 2023 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews | Won | |
| American Film Institute Awards | December 9, 2022 | Top 10 Films of the Year | Women Talking | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 10, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 10, 2023 | Best Ensemble | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2022 | Best Cast | Women Talking | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 14, 2022 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 14, 2022 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 27, 2023 | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Quita Alfred | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2023 | Best Picture | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2023 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Jessie Buckley | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2023 | Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2023 | Best Acting Ensemble | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2022 | Best Picture | Women Talking | 6th place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2022 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | 5th place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Whishaw | 5th place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Jessie Buckley | 4th place | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 22, 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Jessie Buckley | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 22, 2022 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | January 13, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | January 13, 2023 | Best Ensemble | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2023 | Best Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2023 | Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | June 29, 2023 | Best Drama | "VOTE" (JAX) | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | June 29, 2023 | Best Independent Trailer | "Unknown" (Mark Wallen & Associates) | Won | [20] [21] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | June 29, 2023 | Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film (Over 2 minutes) | "A New Forward" (The Fabulous Group) | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | November 28, 2022 | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Jessie Buckley | Nominated | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | November 28, 2022 | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Ben Whishaw | Nominated | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | November 28, 2022 | Best Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | February 24, 2023 | Best Picture | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | February 24, 2023 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | February 24, 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Whishaw | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | February 24, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | February 24, 2023 | Best Cast Ensemble | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards | February 17, 2023 | Best Casting Director | John Buchan and Jason Knight | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards | February 17, 2023 | Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 16, 2022 | Best Original Score in a Feature Film | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Picture | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Whishaw | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Jessie Buckley | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 18, 2023 | Best Ensemble Cast | Women Talking | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2023 | Best Feature | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2023 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2023 | Best Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2023 | Robert Altman Award | Sarah Polley, John Buchan, Jason Knight, Shayla Brown, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Kira Guloien, Kate Hallett, Judith Ivey, Rooney Mara, Sheila McCarthy, Frances McDormand, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, Ben Whishaw, August Winter | Won | |
| IFTA Film & Drama Awards | March 7, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Jessie Buckley | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 5, 2023 | British/Irish Actress of the Year (for body of work) | Jessie Buckley | Nominated | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 11, 2022 | Best Supporting Performance | Jessie Buckley | Runner-up | |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | October 18, 2022 | Mind the Gap Award | Women Talking | Won | |
| National Board of Review | December 8, 2022 | Top Ten Films | Women Talking | Won | |
| National Board of Review | December 8, 2022 | Best Ensemble | Women Talking | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 23, 2023 | Best Picture | Women Talking | 9th place | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 23, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 23, 2023 | Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | January 6, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews | Runner-up | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | January 6, 2023 | Best Breakthrough Artist | Jessie Buckley | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | January 6, 2023 | Best Ensemble | Women Talking | Runner-up | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Picture | Women Talking | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Whishaw | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Claire Foy | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Won | [35] [36] |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | [35] [36] |
| Satellite Awards | February 11, 2023 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 11, 2023 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 11, 2023 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ben Whishaw | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 11, 2023 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Claire Foy | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | February 11, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | February 11, 2023 | Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | February 26, 2023 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Kate Hallett, Judith Ivey, Rooney Mara, Sheila McCarthy, Frances McDormand, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, Ben Whishaw, August Winter | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Film | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Whishaw | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Claire Foy | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Cinematography | Luc Montpellier | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Ensemble | Women Talking | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | January 8, 2023 | Best Film | Women Talking | Runner-up | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | January 8, 2023 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Runner-up | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | January 8, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Jessie Buckley | Runner-up | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | January 8, 2023 | Best Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Runner-up | |
| Toronto International Film Festival | September 18, 2022 | People's Choice Award | Women Talking | Runner-up | |
| USC Scripter Awards | March 4, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay – Film | Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 13, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Jessie Buckley | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 13, 2023 | Best Director of a Canadian Film | Sarah Polley | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 13, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Judith Ivey | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2022 | Best Director | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Whishaw | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2022 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2022 | Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2022 | Best Acting Ensemble | Women Talking | Nominated | |
| Windsor International Film Festival | November 7, 2022 | People's Choice Award | Women Talking | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | March 5, 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sarah Polley | Won | |