# List of accolades received by American Hustle

American Hustle is a 2013 American crime comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell. The screenplay, written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, is based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was filmed in Boston, Worcester, and New York City. It stars an ensemble cast of Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence.
Columbia Pictures initially provided a limited release to American Hustle at six theaters on December 13, 2013. It was later given a wide release at over 2,500 theaters in the United States and Canada on December 20. The film grossed a worldwide total of over $251 million on a budget of $40 million. As of 2019, it is also Russell's highest-grossing film to date. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 280 reviews and judged 93% to be positive.
At the 86th Academy Awards, American Hustle joint-led the nominations with Gravity, both earning ten nominations each. It was also the fifteenth film in Oscar history to be nominated in all four acting categories. However, the film did not win any awards at the ceremony. At the 71st Golden Globe Awards, the film garnered seven nominations, going on to win Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for Adams, and Best Supporting Actress for Lawrence. American Hustle was nominated for ten British Academy Film Awards and went on to win Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Lawrence, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Makeup and Hair. At the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the film won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. It was also nominated at the Directors Guild Awards, Producers Guild Awards, and Writers Guild Awards. The American Film Institute included the film in their list of Top Ten Films of 2013.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| AACTA International Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Film | Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, and Megan Ellison | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| AACTA International Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Direction | David O. Russell | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| AACTA International Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Won | [16] [17] |
| AACTA International Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| AACTA International Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| AACTA International Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| AACTA International Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Won | [16] [17] |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Picture | Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Costume Design | Michael Wilkinson | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Film Editing | Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Production Design | Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 16, 2013 | Best Film | American Hustle | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 16, 2013 | Best Director (Female or Male) | David O. Russell | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 16, 2013 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 16, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 16, 2013 | Best Ensemble Cast | American Hustle | Won | [19] [20] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 16, 2013 | Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 16, 2013 | AWJF Female Icon Award | Jennifer Lawrence "for American Hustle and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and for handling her high degree of celebrity extremely well" | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards | January 6, 2014 | Best Time Capsule | American Hustle | Won | |
| American Cinema Editors | February 7, 2014 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy/Musical | Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers, and Alan Baumgarten | Won | [22] [23] |
| American Film Institute | January 10, 2014 | Top Ten Films of the Year | Megan Ellison, Charles Roven, and Richard Suckle | Won | |
| Art Directors Guild | February 8, 2014 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Judy Becker | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Film | Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, and Jonathan Gordon | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Direction | David O. Russell | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Christian Bale | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Amy Adams | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Won | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer | Won | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Production Design | Judy Becker | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Costume Design | Michael Wilkinson | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| BAFTA Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Makeup and Hair | Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell and Kathrine Gordon | Won | [9] [10] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Film | American Hustle | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Acting Ensemble | American Hustle | Won | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Comedy Film | American Hustle | Won | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Actor in a Comedy | Christian Bale | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Amy Adams | Won | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Costume Design | Michael Wilkinson | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 16, 2014 | Best Makeup | American Hustle | Won | [25] [26] |
| Casting Society of America | January 22, 2015 | Big Budget Drama | Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham and Angela Peri | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Picture | American Hustle | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Costume Designers Guild | February 22, 2014 | Excellence in Period Film | Michael Wilkinson | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Film | American Hustle | 4th Place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Director | David O. Russell | 4th Place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | 3rd Place | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 13, 2013 | Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 13, 2013 | Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 13, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 13, 2013 | Best Ensemble | American Hustle | Won | [32] [33] |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 13, 2013 | Best Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | January 25, 2014 | Outstanding Direction – Feature Film | David O. Russell | Nominated | |
| Dorian Awards | January 21, 2014 | Film of the Year | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | March 30, 2014 | Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| Empire Awards | March 30, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 18, 2013 | Best Film | American Hustle | 2nd Place | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 18, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Runner-up | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 18, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | David O. Russell | Runner-up | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 18, 2013 | Best Art Direction/Production Design | Judy Becker and Jesse Rosenthal | Runner-up | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | American Hustle | Won | [7] [8] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Director – Motion Picture | David O. Russell | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Christian Bale | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Amy Adams | Won | [7] [8] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture | Jennifer Lawrence | Won | [7] [8] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Hollywood Film Festival | October 21, 2013 | Best Costume Design | Michael Wilkinson | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Festival | October 21, 2013 | Best Production Design | Judy Becker | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | December 15, 2013 | Best Picture | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | December 15, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | December 15, 2013 | Best Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | |
| Irish Film & Television Awards | April 5, 2014 | International Actress | Amy Adams | Nominated | [40] [41] |
| Location Managers Guild of America | March 29, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – Feature Film | David Velasco | Nominated | |
| Location Managers Guild of America | March 29, 2014 | Outstanding Location Feature Film | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | February 2, 2014 | Supporting Actress of the Year | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | February 2, 2014 | British Actor of the Year | Christian Bale (American Hustle and Out of the Furnace) | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | February 2, 2014 | Technical Achievement | Judy Becker (production design) | Nominated | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Sound Editing: Music Score in a Feature Film | Susan Jacobs | Nominated | [44] [45] |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Sound Editing: Dialogue & ADR in a Feature Film | John Ross | Nominated | [44] [45] |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 13, 2014 | Movie of the Year | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 13, 2014 | Best Male Performance | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 13, 2014 | Best Female Performance | Amy Adams | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 13, 2014 | Best On-Screen Duo | Amy Adams and Christian Bale | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 13, 2014 | Best Kiss | Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 13, 2014 | Best Musical Moment | Jennifer Lawrence sings "Live & Let Die" | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 13, 2014 | Best On-Screen Transformation | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 13, 2014 | Best Cameo | Robert De Niro | Nominated | |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 4, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2013 | Best Film | American Hustle | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2013 | Best Actress | Amy Adams | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2013 | Best Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 8, 2013 | Best Ensemble Cast | American Hustle | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 16, 2013 | Best Picture | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 16, 2013 | Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 16, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 16, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 13, 2014 | Best Ensemble | American Hustle | Won | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 19, 2014 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 17, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [52] [53] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 17, 2013 | Best Ensemble | American Hustle | Won | [52] [53] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2013 | Best Picture | American Hustle | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2013 | Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Won | [54] [55] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Won | [54] [55] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2013 | Best Production Design | Judy Becker | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2013 | Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Motion Picture | American Hustle | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Christian Bale | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Amy Adams | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Won | [56] [57] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Editing | Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, and Crispin Struthers | Won | [56] [57] |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 18, 2014 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Paul Herman, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham | Won | [11] [58] |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 18, 2014 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [11] [58] |
| Society of Camera Operators | March 8, 2014 | Camera Operator of the Year Award | Geoffrey Haley | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Film | American Hustle | Runner-up | [60] [61] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Director | David O. Russell | Nominated | [60] [61] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | [60] [61] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominated | [60] [61] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | [60] [61] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Runner-up | [60] [61] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 16, 2013 | Best Soundtrack | American Hustle | Nominated | [60] [61] |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 10, 2014 | Choice Movie – Drama | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 10, 2014 | Choice Movie Actor – Drama | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 10, 2014 | Choice Movie Actress – Drama | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 17, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Won | [63] [64] |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 7, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Won | [65] [66] |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 7, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | [65] [66] |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 9, 2013 | Best Film | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 9, 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 9, 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 9, 2013 | Best Acting Ensemble | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 1, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell | Nominated | |