# List of accolades received by Carol (film)

Carol is a 2015 British-American romantic drama film directed by Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Phyllis Nagy, based on Patricia Highsmith's 1952 romance novel The Price of Salt. The film stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as Carol Aird and Therese Belivet, two women from different social classes and backgrounds embarking on a lesbian relationship in early 1950s New York City. Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, and Jake Lacy feature in supporting roles. Carol premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Queer Palm and Mara tied for the Best Actress award.
The film received critical acclaim, particularly for Haynes' direction, Blanchett and Mara's performances, Edward Lachman's cinematography, Carter Burwell's score, and Sandy Powell's costumes. It was Metacritic's best-reviewed film of 2015, and Rotten Tomatoes' best-reviewed romance film of the year. In 2016, the British Film Institute named Carol the best LGBT film of all time, as voted by more than 100 film experts, including critics, filmmakers, curators, academics, and programmers. The BBC also ranked Carol Number 69 of the best 100 films since the year 2000, as voted by 177 film critics from 36 countries.
Carol garnered many accolades from industry and critics organizations. It received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It led the Golden Globe Award nominations with five, for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actress for Blanchett and Mara, Best Director, and Best Original Score, and garnered nine BAFTA Award nominations, among them Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Adapted Screenplay. At the 31st Independent Spirit Awards, the film won Best Cinematography out of six nominations, including Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Female Lead for Blanchett and Mara. The actresses also received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, respectively.
The American Film Institute selected Carol as one of its ten Movies of the Year. It won the Audience Award at the Whistler Film Festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival's Gold Q Hugo Award for exhibiting "new artistic perspectives on sexuality and identity". Lachman was awarded the grand prize for Best Cinematography by the Camerimage International Film Festival, and the London Film Critics' Circle Technical Achievement Award. The National Society of Film Critics and Boston Society of Film Critics awarded Haynes and Lachman Best Director and Best Cinematography. The New York Film Critics Circle awarded Carol Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography, and the film won Best Music from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The film also received nine nominations from the Critics Choice Association, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Carol was named the Best International Literary Adaptation by the Frankfurt Book Fair.

## Accolades

Accolades received by Carol :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| AACTA Awards | January 29, 2016 | Best Film | Carol | Nominated | |
| AACTA Awards | January 29, 2016 | Best Direction | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| AACTA Awards | January 29, 2016 | Best Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | |
| AACTA Awards | January 29, 2016 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Won | |
| AACTA Awards | January 29, 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Won | |
| AARP Movies For Grownups Awards | January 5, 2016 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| AARP Movies For Grownups Awards | January 5, 2016 | Best Grownup Love Story | Carol | Nominated | |
| AARP Movies For Grownups Awards | January 5, 2016 | Best Time Capsule | Carol | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Original Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 | Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Film | Carol | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Won | [21] [22] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Won | [21] [22] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Film Music or Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 13, 2016 | Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Carol | Won | [21] [22] |
| American Society of Cinematographers | February 14, 2016 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Film | Carol | Won | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Won | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Won | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Won | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Costuming | Sandy Powell | Nominated | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Hair and Make-Up | Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan | Nominated | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Original Music | Carter Burwell | Won | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Actress | Rooney Mara | Won | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | [24] [25] |
| Apolo Awards | January 13, 2017 | Best Couple | Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett | Nominated | [24] [25] |
| Artios Awards | January 21, 2016 | Studio or Independent – Drama | Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox (Associate), Jodi Angstreich (Associate) | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Film | Carol | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Top Ten Films | Carol | Won | [27] [28] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Won | [27] [28] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 29, 2015 | Best Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Belgian Film Critics Association | January 7, 2017 | Grand Prix | Carol | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Runner-up | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Film | Carol | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Direction | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Production Design | Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2016 | Best Makeup and Hair | Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | November 3, 2015 | Best International Independent Film | Carol | Nominated | |
| Camerimage | November 21, 2015 | Golden Frog for Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Won | |
| Cannes Film Festival | May 24, 2015 | Palme d’Or | Todd Haynes | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Cannes Film Festival | May 24, 2015 | Best Actress | Rooney Mara | Won | [34] [35] |
| Cannes Film Festival | May 24, 2015 | Queer Palm | Carol | Won | [34] [35] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Best Picture | Carol | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Best Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2015 | Best Art Direction | Carol | Nominated | |
| Chicago International Film Festival | October 23, 2015 | Gold Q Hugo | Carol | Won | |
| Cinema for Peace | February 15, 2016 | Most Valuable Film of the Year | Carol | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild | February 23, 2016 | Excellence in Period Film | Sandy Powell | Nominated | [38] [39] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Film | Carol | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Hair and Makeup | Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 17, 2016 | Best Production Design | Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Runner-up | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Runner-up | |
| David di Donatello | April 18, 2016 | Best Foreign Film | Carol | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Dorian Awards | January 18, 2016 | Film of the Year | Carol | Won | [44] [45] |
| Dorian Awards | January 18, 2016 | Director of the Year | Todd Haynes | Won | [44] [45] |
| Dorian Awards | January 18, 2016 | Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Cate Blanchett | Won | [44] [45] |
| Dorian Awards | January 18, 2016 | Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | [44] [45] |
| Dorian Awards | January 18, 2016 | LGBTQ Film of the Year | Carol | Won | [44] [45] |
| Dorian Awards | January 18, 2016 | Screenplay of the Year | Phyllis Nagy | Won | [44] [45] |
| Dorian Awards | January 18, 2016 | Visually Striking Film of the Year | Carol | Nominated | [44] [45] |
| Empire Awards | March 20, 2016 | Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominated | |
| Film Fest Gent | October 26, 2015 | Canvas Audience Award | Carol | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Picture | Carol | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Runner-up | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Runner-up | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Runner-up | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Art Direction/Production Design | Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2015 | Best Score | Carter Burwell | Runner-up | |
| Frankfurt Book Fair | October 21, 2015 | Best International Literary Adaptation | Carol | Won | |
| GLAAD Media Awards | April 2, 2016 | Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Carol | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2016 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Carol | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2016 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2016 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2016 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 10, 2016 | Best Original Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | November 30, 2015 | Best Feature | Carol | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | November 30, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | November 30, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Guldbagge Awards | January 18, 2016 | Best Foreign Film | Carol | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 11, 2015 | Original Score – Feature Film | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 9, 2016 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | [55] [56] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 9, 2016 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Rooney Mara | Won | [55] [56] |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best Feature | Carol | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best Female Lead | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best Female Lead | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 27, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Won | |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | April 9, 2016 | Best International Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Film of the Year | Carol | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Director of the Year | Todd Haynes | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Actress of the Year | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Actress of the Year | Rooney Mara | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Screenwriter of the Year | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Technical Achievement Award | Carter Burwell (music) | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 17, 2016 | Technical Achievement Award | Edward Lachman (cinematography) | Won | [59] [60] |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 6, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Runner-up | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 6, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Runner-up | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 6, 2015 | Best Music | Carter Burwell | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 6, 2015 | Best Production Design | Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler | Runner-up | |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 3, 2016 | Best Picture | Carol | Runner-up | |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 3, 2016 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 3, 2016 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 2, 2015 | Best Film | Carol | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 2, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 2, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 2, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 6, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Picture | Carol | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | December 14, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 2, 2016 | Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress | Cate Blanchett | Won | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 2, 2016 | Spotlight Award, Actress | Rooney Mara | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2015 | Best Picture | Carol | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2015 | Best Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2015 | Best Production Design | Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Film | Carol | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Editing | Affonso Gonçalves | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 21, 2016 | Best Original Score | Carter Burwell | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 30, 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 30, 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| Silver Condor Award | August 7, 2017 | Best Foreign Film | Carol | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Art Direction | Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Film | Carol | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 14, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | December 14, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | December 14, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2015 | Best Director | Todd Haynes | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2015 | Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2015 | Best Production Design | Judy Becker (Production Designer), Heather Loeffler (Set Decorator) | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2015 | Best Cinematography | Edward Lachman | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2015 | Best Original Score | Carter Burwell | Nominated | |
| Whistler Film Festival | December 7, 2015 | Pandora Audience Award | Carol | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 17, 2015 | Best Woman Storyteller | Phyllis Nagy | Won | |
| World Soundtrack Academy | October 19, 2016 | Public Choice Award for the Best Score of the Year | Carol, Carter Burwell | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 13, 2016 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated | |