# List of accolades received by 1917 (2019 film)

1917 is a 2019 epic war film co-written and directed by Sam Mendes. The film stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Based in part on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred Mendes, it chronicles the story of two young British soldiers in the spring of 1917 during World War I, who are given a mission to deliver a message warning of an ambush, soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich. Thomas Newman composed the film's musical score, while Roger Deakins was the cinematographer. Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales were responsible for the production design, and Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson were responsible for the sound effects.
After debuting at the Royal Film Performance on 4 December 2019, Universal Pictures initially gave the film a limited release in eleven cinemas in the United States and Canada on 25 December. The film was later given a wide release in the United States and the United Kingdom on 10 January 2020. 1917 grossed a worldwide total of $385 million on a production budget of $95 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 472 reviews and judged 88% to be positive.
The film garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction, cinematography, sound effects, score, and visual effects. It garnered ten nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mendes. The film went on to win three awards, including Best Cinematography (Deakins), Best Sound Mixing (Taylor and Wilson), and Best Visual Effects. At the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, 1917 received nine nominations and won seven awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design. The film received three nominations at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, winning two, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director.
At the 31st Producers Guild of America Awards, 1917 won for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. Mendes won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 72nd Directors Guild of America Awards. At the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, the film was nominated for eight awards. It won three, including Best Director (tied with Bong Joon-ho for Parasite), Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. In addition, both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review selected 1917 as one of the top ten films of the year.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
| AACTA Awards | 4 January 2020 | Best International Direction | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards | 19 January 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Picture | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Sound Editing | Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Sound Mixing | Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson | Won | |
| Academy Awards | 9 February 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Won | |
| American Society of Cinematographers | 25 January 2020 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 1 February 2020 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Dennis Gassner | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 6 January 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 6 January 2020 | Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 6 January 2020 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Won | |
| Belgian Film Critics Association | 28 December 2020 | Grand Prix | 1917 | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Best Film | Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes and Jayne-Ann Tenggren | Won | [23] [24] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Outstanding British Film | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Krysty Wilson-Cairns | Won | [23] [24] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Won | [23] [24] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | [23] [24] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Best Makeup and Hair | Naomi Donne | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Won | [23] [24] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Best Sound | Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson | Won | [23] [24] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2 February 2020 | Best Special Visual Effects | Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron and Dominic Tuohy | Won | [23] [24] |
| Casting Society of America | 30 January 2020 | Feature Big Budget – Drama | Nina Gold | Nominated | |
| César Awards | 12 March 2021 | Best Foreign Film | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2019 | Best Art Direction | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | [27] [28] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2019 | Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2019 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2019 | Best Use of Visual Effects | 1917 | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Cinema for Peace | 23 February 2020 | Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 12 January 2020 | Best Picture | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 12 January 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 12 January 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 12 January 2020 | Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 12 January 2020 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 12 January 2020 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 12 January 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 12 January 2020 | Best Action Movie | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 16 December 2019 | Best Film | 1917 | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 16 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 16 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 16 December 2019 | Best Musical Score | Thomas Newman | Won | |
| David di Donatello | 11 May 2021 | Best Foreign Film | 1917 | Won | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 9 December 2019 | Best Use of Music | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 25 January 2020 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Sam Mendes | Won | |
| Dorian Awards | 8 January 2020 | Director of the Year | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| Dorian Awards | 8 January 2020 | Visually Striking Film of the Year | 1917 | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 23 December 2019 | Best Film | 1917 | Runner-up | [36] [37] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 23 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Runner-up | [36] [37] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 23 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | [36] [37] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 23 December 2019 | Best Art Direction / Production | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 23 December 2019 | Best Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 10 January 2020 | Best Picture | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 10 January 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 10 January 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 10 January 2020 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Won | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 10 January 2020 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 5 January 2020 | Best Picture – Drama | 1917 | Won | [39] [40] |
| Golden Globe Awards | 5 January 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Won | [39] [40] |
| Golden Globe Awards | 5 January 2020 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | [39] [40] |
| Golden Eagle Award | 22 January 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | 1917 | Won | |
| Golden Reel Awards | 19 January 2020 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR | Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate | Won | [42] [43] |
| Golden Reel Awards | 19 January 2020 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects and Foley | Oliver Tarney, Michael Fentum, James Harrison, Hugo Adams, Sue Harding and Andrea King | Nominated | [42] [43] |
| Grammy Awards | March 14, 2021 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 9 January 2020 | Best Picture | 1917 | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 9 January 2020 | Best Action / War Film | 1917 | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 9 January 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 9 January 2020 | Best Editing | Lee Smith | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 9 January 2020 | Best Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 9 January 2020 | Best Stunt Work | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 9 January 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2 January 2020 | Best Picture | 1917 | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2 January 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2 January 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | [46] [47] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2 January 2020 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Won | [46] [47] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2 January 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Won | [46] [47] |
| IGN Awards | 21 December 2019 | Best Movie of the Year | 1917 | Nominated | [48] [49] [50] [51] |
| IGN Awards | 21 December 2019 | Best Action Movie of the Year | 1917 | Nominated | [48] [49] [50] [51] |
| IGN Awards | 21 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | [48] [49] [50] [51] |
| IGN Awards | 21 December 2019 | Best Lead Performer | George MacKay | Nominated | [48] [49] [50] [51] |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 16 December 2019 | Best Film | 1917 | 21st place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 16 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | 11th place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 16 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| International Cinephile Society | 4 February 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society | 4 February 2020 | Best Sound Design | Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association | 20 February 2020 | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Thomas Newman | Won | [54] [55] |
| International Film Music Critics Association | 20 February 2020 | Film Music Composition of the Year | "The Night Window" by Thomas Newman | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| International Film Music Critics Association | 20 February 2020 | Film Score of the Year | Thomas Newman | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| Location Managers Guild Awards | 24 October 2020 | Outstanding Locations in a Period Film | Emma Pill | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 30 January 2020 | Film of the Year | 1917 | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 30 January 2020 | British/Irish Film of the Year: The Attenborough Award | 1917 | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 30 January 2020 | Director of the Year | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 30 January 2020 | Best British/Irish Actor | George MacKay | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 30 January 2020 | Best Young British/Irish Performer | Dean-Charles Chapman | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 30 January 2020 | Technical Achievement Award | Oliver Tarney | Nominated | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 8 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Runner-up | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 8 December 2019 | Best Music | Thomas Newman | Runner-up | |
| Movieguide Awards | 24 January 2020 | Best Movie for Mature Audiences | 1917 | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review | 3 December 2019 | Top 10 Films | 1917 | Won | |
| National Board of Review | 3 December 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 7 December 2019 | Top 10 Films | 1917 | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 7 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 6 January 2020 | Best Picture | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 6 January 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 6 January 2020 | Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 6 January 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 6 January 2020 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 18 January 2020 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal | Won | |
| Robert Awards | 6 February 2021 | Best English-language Feature | Sam Mendes | Won | [64] [65] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 9 December 2019 | Best Picture | 1917 | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 9 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 9 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Runner-up | [66] [67] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 9 December 2019 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Won | [66] [67] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 9 December 2019 | Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Runner-up | [66] [67] |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2019 | Best Film | 1917 | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2019 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2019 | Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2019 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 18 January 2020 | Virtuosos Award | George MacKay | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2019 | Best Motion Picture, Drama | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2019 | Best Actor, Drama | George MacKay | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2019 | Best Art Direction and Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2019 | Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2019 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 19 December 2019 | Best Sound | Oliver Tarney, Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan and Mark Taylor | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 26 October 2021 | Best Action or Adventure Film | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 26 October 2021 | Best Music | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2019 | Best Picture | 1917 | Nominated | [72] [73] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2019 | Best Action Choreography | 1917 | Nominated | [72] [73] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | [72] [73] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2019 | Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | [72] [73] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2019 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | [72] [73] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2019 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominated | [72] [73] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2019 | Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Nominated | [72] [73] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 15 December 2019 | Best Film | 1917 | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 15 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 15 December 2019 | Best Editing | Lee Smith | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 15 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 15 December 2019 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 15 December 2019 | Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 15 December 2019 | Best Music Score | Thomas Newman | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 15 December 2019 | Best Action Film | 1917 | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | 29 January 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Guillaume Rocheron, Sona Pak, Greg Butler, Vijay Selvam and Dominic Tuohy | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2019 | Best Film | 1917 | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2019 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2019 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2019 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2019 | Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2019 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | 24 October 2020 | Film Composer of the Year | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 1 February 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns | Nominated | |