# List of accolades received by Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman is a 2020 American black comedy tragedy thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut, featuring Carey Mulligan in the lead role, alongside Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, and Connie Britton in supporting roles. It is produced by Margot Robbie's production company LuckyChap Entertainment and FilmNation Entertainment.
The film follows Cassie (Mulligan), a young unstable woman haunted by a traumatic past as she navigates balancing forgiveness and vengeance. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 25, 2020, by Focus Features. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its screenplay, direction, and Mulligan's performance, and grossed $17 million worldwide.
Promising Young Woman received five nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards and won Best Original Screenplay. At the 74th British Academy Film Awards, the film won two out of its six nominations — Best Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film. It further received nominations for four Golden Globes, six Critics' Choice Movie Awards (winning Best Actress for Mulligan and Best Original Screenplay), one Screen Actors Guild Awards, four AACTA Awards (winning Best International Film and Best International Actress for Mulligan), amongst several others. The wins at most of the ceremonies were for either Mulligan's performance or Fennell's screenplay and direction.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Picture | Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell, and Josey McNamara | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Film Editing | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | March 6, 2021 | Best International Film | Best International Film | Won |
| AACTA Awards | March 6, 2021 | Best International Direction | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | March 6, 2021 | Best International Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | March 6, 2021 | Best International Actress | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | April 17, 2021 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | April 10, 2021 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Michael T. Perry | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best First Film | Best First Film | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Film | Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Ashley Fox, and Josey McNamara | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Casting | Mary Vernieu and Lindsay Graham Ahanonu | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Editing | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Original Music | Anthony Willis | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Outstanding British Film | Emerald Fennell, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, and Josey McNamara | Won |
| Casting Society of America | April 15, 2021 | Feature Studio Or Independent – Drama | Mary Vernieu and Lindsay Graham Ahanonu | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Milos Stehlik Award for Promising Filmmaker | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | April 13, 2021 | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Nancy Steiner | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Costume Design | Nancy Steiner | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Makeup | | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | April 10, 2021 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Dorian Awards | April 18, 2021 | Best Film Performance – Actress | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Runner-up |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best First Film | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Picture | Best Picture | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Female Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Bo Burnham | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Editing | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Hair & Makeup | Promising Young Woman | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Cast Ensemble | Promising Young Woman | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best First Feature | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Filmmaker On The Rise | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | January 27, 2021 | Best Music Supervision – Film | Best Music Supervision – Film | Nominated |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | January 27, 2021 | Best Soundtrack Album | Best Soundtrack Album | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Female Lead | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | Film of the Year | Film of the Year | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | Actress of the Year | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | British/Irish Actress of the Year | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 7, 2021 | Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 20, 2020 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 20, 2020 | Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | April 3, 2021 | Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Angela Wells, Brigitte Hennech, and Adam Christopher | Nominated |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | April 3, 2021 | Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Daniel Curet, Bryson Conley, and Lee Ann Brittenham | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | May 16, 2021 | Best Movie | Best Movie | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | May 16, 2021 | Best Performance in a Movie | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | January 26, 2021 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | February 27, 2021 | International Star Award | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Award | March 24, 2021 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, and Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | April 8, 2021 | Cinema Vanguard Award | Carey Mulligan | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | April 4, 2021 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Picture of the Year | Best Picture of the Year | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Set Decorators Society of America Awards | March 31, 2021 | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film | Rae Deslich and Michael T. Perry | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | February 7, 2021 | Best First Feature | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Director | Emerald Fennell | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | March 21, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Emerald Fennell | Won |
| Goya Awards | February 12, 2022 | Best European Film | Best European Film | Nominated |