# List of accolades received by Lone Star

This is a list of awards and nominations received by Lone Star. The film received one Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay for writer and director John Sayles. The film also won the Belgian Grand Prix and the awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay from the Society of Texas Film Critics Awards. Elizabeth Peña won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and the BRAVO Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film.

## Organizations

| Organization | Date | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | March 24, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | November 12, 1997 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Avy Kaufman | Nominated |
| BRAVO Awards | December 14, 1996 | Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Elizabeth Peña | Won |
| BRAVO Awards | December 14, 1996 | Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film | Tony Plana | Nominated |
| BRAVO Awards | December 14, 1996 | Special Achievement Award Outstanding Feature Film | Special Achievement Award Outstanding Feature Film | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | April 29, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 19, 1997 | Best Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 22, 1997 | Best Male Lead | Chris Cooper | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 22, 1997 | Best Supporting Female | Elizabeth Peña | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 22, 1997 | Best Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 22, 1997 | Best Feature | R. Paul Miller, Maggie Renzi | Nominated |
| National Board of Review Awards | December 9, 1996 | Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking | Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking | Won |
| Satellite Awards | January 15, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Won |
| Satellite Awards | January 15, 1997 | Best Motion Picture, Drama | R. Paul Miller, Maggie Renzi | Nominated |

## Guilds

| Organization | Date | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | March 16, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated | |

## Critics groups

| Organization | Date | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| Belgian Film Critics Association | January 12, 1998 | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | March 10, 1997 | Best Director | John Sayles | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | March 10, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 20, 1997 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | January 1997 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | December 19, 1996 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | December 19, 1996 | Best Director | John Sayles | Won |
| Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | December 19, 1996 | Best Screenplay | John Sayles | Won |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | 1997 | Best Director | John Sayles | Won |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | 1997 | Best Picture | Best Picture | runner-up |