# List of accolades received by Boyhood (film)

Boyhood is a 2014 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater and starring Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater and Ethan Hawke.

## Awards and accolades

Awards :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
| AACTA International Awards | January 31, 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | January 31, 2015 | Best Direction | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | January 31, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | January 31, 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| AACTA International Awards | January 31, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Picture | Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Film Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 12, 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 12, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 12, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 12, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 12, 2015 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 12, 2015 | Best Ensemble Cast (to casting director) | Beth Sepko | Nominated |
| ACE Eddie Awards | January 30, 2015 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Sandra Adair | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Best Austin Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 17, 2014 | Top Ten Films | Boyhood | 1st Place |
| American Film Institute | December 9, 2014 | Top Ten Films of the Year | Boyhood | Won |
| Belgian Film Critics Association | January 10, 2015 | Grand Prix | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival | February 15, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival | February 15, 2014 | Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Boyhood | Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival | February 15, 2014 | Reader Jury of the Berliner Morgenpost | Boyhood | Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival | February 15, 2014 | Golden Bear | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 7, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 7, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 7, 2014 | Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater (tie) | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 7, 2014 | Best Film Editing | Sandra Adair | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 7, 2014 | Best Ensemble Cast | Boyhood | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Direction | Richard Linklater | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | December 7, 2014 | Best International Independent Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Casting Society of America | January 22, 2015 | Low Budget Drama | Beth Sepko | Won |
| César Award | February 20, 2015 | Best Foreign Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Most Promising Performer | Ellar Coltrane | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild | February 17, 2015 | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Kari Perkins | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Picture | Boyhood | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Acting Ensemble | Boyhood cast | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Young Performer | Ellar Coltrane | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Top 10 Films | Boyhood | 2nd Place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | 3rd Place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | 1st Place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | 2nd Place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | 2nd Place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 15, 2014 | Russell Smith Award | Boyhood | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 12, 2015 | Best Picture | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 12, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 12, 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 12, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 12, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Ensemble | | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 15, 2014 | Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Directors Guild of America Award | February 7, 2015 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 17, 2014 | Top 10 Films | Boyhood | Won |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 17, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 17, 2014 | Best Actress | Patricia Arquette | 5th Place |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2015 | Best Male Newcomer | Ellar Coltrane | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2014 | Best Picture | Boyhood | 2nd Place |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2014 | Best Ensemble | | 2nd Place |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award | January 11, 2015 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Boyhood | Won |
| Golden Globe Award | January 11, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Golden Globe Award | January 11, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Golden Globe Award | January 11, 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award | January 11, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | December 1, 2014 | Best Feature | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | December 1, 2014 | Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | December 1, 2014 | Best Actress | Patricia Arquette | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | December 1, 2014 | Breakthrough Actor | Ellar Coltrane | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | December 1, 2014 | Audience Award | Boyhood | Won |
| Guldbagge Awards | January 26, 2015 | Best Foreign Film | | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 12, 2015 | Best Picture | Boyhood | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 12, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 12, 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 12, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 12, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 12, 2015 | Texas Independent Film Award | Boyhood | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 12, 2015 | Technical Achievement | Boyhood | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Supporting Female | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Supporting Male | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2015 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | May 24, 2015 | Best International Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | May 24, 2015 | Best International Actress | Patricia Arquette | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Film of the Year | Boyhood | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Supporting Actor of the Year | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Supporting Actress of the Year | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Director of the Year | Richard Linklater | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 18, 2015 | Screenwriter of the Year | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 7, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 7, 2014 | Best Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 7, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 7, 2014 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Movie of the Year | Boyhood | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Breakthrough Performance | Ellar Coltrane | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Best On-Screen Transformation | Ellar Coltrane | Nominated |
| National Board of Review Awards | January 6, 2015 | Top Ten Films | Boyhood | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | January 5, 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | January 5, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | January 5, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 8, 2014 | Top Films | Boyhood | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 8, 2014 | Best Picture | Boyhood | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 8, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 8, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Norwegian International Film Festival | August 22, 2014 | Norwegian Film Critics Award | Boyhood | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Picture | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Editing | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 24, 2015 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Performance by an Ensemble | | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 14, 2014 | Best Picture | Boyhood | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 14, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 14, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 14, 2014 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 14, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 14, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | May 2, 2014 | Founder’s Directing Award | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Original Song | Split the Difference | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 25, 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 25, 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 25, 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Seattle International Film Festival | June 8, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Seattle International Film Festival | June 8, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Seattle International Film Festival | June 8, 2014 | Best Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Soundtrack | Boyhood | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Art-House or Festival Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| SXSW Film Festival | March 11, 2014 | Louis Black Lone Star Award | Boyhood | Won |
| Sydney Film Festival | June 15, 2014 | Sydney Film Prize | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 16, 2014 | Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Runner-up |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 5, 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 5, 2015 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 5, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 5, 2015 | Best Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2014 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2014 | Best Director | Richard Linklater | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2014 | Best Ensemble | | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2014 | Best Youth Performance | Ellar Coltrane | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2014 | Best Editing | Sandra Adair | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2014 | Best Young Actress | Lorelei Linklater | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2014 | The Invisible Woman Award | Patricia Arquette | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2014 | Best Screen Couple | | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 14, 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Richard Linklater | Nominated |