# List of accolades received by Crash (2004 film)

Crash is a 2004 American drama film produced, directed, and co-written by Paul Haggis. The film features racial and social tensions in Los Angeles. A self-described "passion piece" for Haggis, Crash was inspired by a real-life incident in which his Porsche was carjacked in 1991 outside a video store on Wilshire Boulevard. The film features an ensemble cast, including Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandiwe Newton, Michael Peña, and Ryan Phillippe.
Crash first premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2004 before it was released in theaters on May 6, 2005. The film was commercial success, grossing $98.4 million worldwide at the box office against its $6.5 million budget.
The film received several award and nominations, and was named one of the top ten films of the year by both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. Crash received six Academy Award nominations and won three, for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing, at the 78th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for nine British Academy Film Awards and won two, for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Newton. Dillon received nominations for best supporting actor at the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance. Additionally, the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and Harris and Robert Moresco won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.

## Accolades

| Award / Association / Film festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | February 7, 2006 | Best Movie for Grownups | Crash | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | February 7, 2006 | Best Screenwriter | Paul Haggis | Runner-up | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Picture | Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman | Won | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Director | Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Won | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Film Editing | Hughes Winborne | Won | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Original Song | Michael Becker and Kathleen York (for "In the Deep") | Nominated | |
| ACE Eddie Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Hughes Winborne | Won | |
| African-American Film Critics Association | 2005 | Top Ten Films | Crash | 1st place | |
| ALMA Awards | May 6, 2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Michael Peña | Won | |
| American Film Institute | January 13, 2006 | Top 10 Movies of the Year | Crash | Won | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 11, 2006 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Laurence Bennett | Nominated | |
| Artios Awards | November 1, 2005 | Feature Film Casting — Drama | Sarah Finn and Randi Hiller | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Film | Crash | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Director | Paul Haggis | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2005 | Breakthrough Artist | Terrence Howard | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2005 | Top Ten Films | Crash | 1st place | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 18, 2006 | Best Film | Crash | Won | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 18, 2006 | Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 18, 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Thandiwe Newton | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 18, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | Won | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 18, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 18, 2006 | Best Ensemble | Crash | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2005 | Best New Filmmaker | Paul Haggis | Runner-up | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2005 | Best Ensemble Cast | Crash | Runner-up | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Film | Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, and Bob Yari | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Director | Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Thandiwe Newton | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Cinematography | James M. Muro | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Editing | Hughes Winborne | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Sound | Richard Van Dyke, Sandy Gendler, Adam Jenkins, and Marc Fishman | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | November 30, 2005 | Best Foreign Independent Film | Crash | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Picture | Crash | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Director | Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Acting Ensemble | Crash | Won | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Writer | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Won | |
| CEC Awards | January 19, 2007 | Foreign Film | Crash | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Film | Crash | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Most Promising Performer | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges | Nominated | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 25, 2006 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Richard Van Dyke, Marc Fishman, Adam Jenkins, and Rick Ash | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2005 | Top 10 Films | Crash | 4th place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2005 | Best Director | Paul Haggis | 5th place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2005 | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | 1st place | |
| David di Donatello | April 21, 2006 | Best Foreign Film | Paul Haggis | Won | |
| Deauville American Film Festival | September 11, 2005 | Grand Prix | Paul Haggis | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Award | January 28, 2006 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | April 27, 2006 | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | March 13, 2006 | Best Film | Crash | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | March 13, 2006 | Best Actor | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | March 13, 2006 | Best Actress | Thandiwe Newton | Won | |
| Empire Awards | March 13, 2006 | Scene of the Year | "The car rescue" | Nominated | |
| European Film Awards | December 3, 2005 | Best Non-European Film | Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 24, 2005 | Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Terrence Howard | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 26, 2005 | Best Voice Over | Crash | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | June 1, 2006 | Best Independent | Crash | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | November 30, 2005 | Best Ensemble Cast | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Nona Gaye, Terrence Howard, Thandiwe Newton, Michael Peña, Ryan Phillippe, and Larenz Tate | Nominated | |
| Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | April 22, 2007 | Best Foreign-Language Film | Crash | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | October 24, 2005 | Hollywood Breakout Director Award | Paul Haggis | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | October 24, 2005 | Hollywood Ensemble Cast Award | Crash | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | October 24, 2005 | Hollywood Movie of the Year Award | Crash | Nominated | |
| Humanitas Prize | June 28, 2006 | Feature Film | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2006 | Best First Feature | Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Mark R. Harris, and Robert Moresco | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2006 | Best Supporting Male | Matt Dillon | Won | |
| Irish Film & Television Awards | November 5, 2005 | Best International Film | Crash | Nominated | |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | February 16, 2007 | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Crash | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2006 | Film of the Year | Crash | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2006 | Director of the Year | Paul Haggis | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2006 | Actor of the Year | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2006 | British Supporting Actress of the Year | Thandiwe Newton | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2006 | Screenwriter of the Year | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Won | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | March 4, 2006 | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR | Sandy Gendler, Zack Davis, and Karen Vassar Triest | Nominated | |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 25, 2006 | Outstanding Motion Picture | Crash | Won | |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 25, 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 25, 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Terrence Howard | Won | |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 25, 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges | Nominated | |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 25, 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Larenz Tate | Nominated | |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 25, 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Thandiwe Newton | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review | January 10, 2006 | Top Ten Films | Crash | Won | |
| National Board of Review | January 10, 2006 | Breakthrough Performance | Terrence Howard | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | January 8, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 11, 2005 | Top 9 Films | Crash | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 11, 2005 | Best Debut Director | Paul Haggis | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 11, 2005 | Best Screenplay | Paul Haggis | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 11, 2005 | Breakthrough Performance | Terrence Howard | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Picture | Crash | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Paul Haggis | Won | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 22, 2006 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman | Nominated | |
| Robert Awards | February 5, 2006 | Best American Film | Crash | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Cast – Motion Picture | Crash | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Original Song | Kathleen York (for "In the Deep") | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best DVD Extras | Crash | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandiwe Newton, Ryan Phillippe, and Larenz Tate | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | January 8, 2006 | Best Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 16, 2005 | Choice Rap Artist in a Movie | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 20, 2006 | Choice Actor – Drama/Action Adventure | Terrence Howard | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 20, 2006 | Choice Actor – Drama/Action Adventure | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges | Nominated | |
| Turkish Film Critics Association | January 22, 2007 | Best Foreign Film | Crash | 7th place | [92][93] [94][95] |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 7, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 7, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 13, 2005 | Best Film | Crash | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 13, 2005 | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 13, 2005 | Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 13, 2005 | Best Acting Ensemble | Crash | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 13, 2005 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 4, 2006 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco | Won | |