# List of accolades received by Guardians of the Galaxy (film)

Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by James Gunn, who wrote the screenplay with Nicole Perlman, the film features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper as the titular Guardians, along with Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro. In the film, Peter Quill and a group of extraterrestrial criminals go on the run after stealing a powerful artifact.
Guardians of the Galaxy premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on July 21, 2014, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 1, as part of Phase Two of the MCU. Produced on a budget of $232.3 million, Guardians of the Galaxy grossed $773.3 million worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2014. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 336 reviews.
Guardians of the Galaxy garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for its acting (mainly that of Pratt), make-up, and visual effects. It received two nominations at the 87th Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects. The film garnered a nomination Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production at the 42nd Annie Awards. At the 68th British Academy Film Awards, Guardians of the Galaxy was nominated for Best Makeup and Hair and Best Special Visual Effects. It received five nominations at the 20th Critics' Choice Awards and won two awards. The film won four of nine nominations at the 41st Saturn Awards.

## Accolades

Accolades received by Guardians of the Galaxy (film) :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 3D Creative Arts Awards | January 28, 2015 | Best Feature Film – Live Action | Guardians of the Galaxy | Won | |
| 3D Creative Arts Awards | January 28, 2015 | Best Stereoscopic Feature Film – Live Action | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, and Paul Corbould | Nominated | |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | January 30, 2015 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, and Craig Wood | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| American Music Awards | November 23, 2014 | Top Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | January 31, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Kevin Spruce, Dale Newton, Sidney Kombo, Chris Mullins, and Brad Silby | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | January 31, 2015 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Charles Wood | Won | |
| Artios Awards | January 22, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Comedy) | Sarah Finn, Reg Poerscout-Edgerton, and Tamara Hunter | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Billboard Music Awards | May 17, 2015 | Top Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Nominated | |
| Billboard Music Awards | May 22, 2016 | Top Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 19, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Zoe Saldaña | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 19, 2015 | Best Voice Performance | Vin Diesel | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Special Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, and Nicolas Aithadi | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Makeup and Hair | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White | Nominated | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 14, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action | Simon Hayes, Lora Hirschberg, Christopher Boyes, Gustavo Borner, Doc Kane, and Chris Manning | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 17, 2015 | Excellence in Fantasy Film | Alexandra Byrne | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Action Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Chris Pratt | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Zoe Saldaña | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Makeup | David White | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Ensemble | Guardians of the Galaxy | Won | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Breakthrough Performance | Chris Pratt | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2015 | Best Female Newcomer | Karen Gillan | Won | |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2015 | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 19, 2014 | Best Visual Effects | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 15, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Christopher Boyes, Matthew Wood, David Acord, Kevin Sellers, David Chrastka, Kyrsten Mate, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Dee Selby, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 15, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore | Steve Durkee, Darrell Hall, and Will Kaplan | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 6, 2015 | Best Fantasy Adventure | "Outlaws" (MOCEAN) | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 6, 2015 | Best Music | "Outlaws" (MOCEAN) | Won | [36] [37] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 6, 2015 | Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot | "World" (MOCEAN) | Won | [36] [37] |
| Grammy Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Nominated | |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | January 21, 2015 | Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 Million | Dave Jordan | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | November 14, 2014 | Hollywood Blockbuster Award | Guardians of the Galaxy | Won | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 4, 2014 | Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Tyler Bates | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 4, 2014 | Best Music Supervision – Film | Dave Jordan | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 4, 2014 | Soundtrack Album | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Won | [41] [42] |
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | November 6, 2014 | Outstanding Editing – Feature Film | Fred Raskin and Craig Wood | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 10, 2015 | Best Picture | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 10, 2015 | Best Poster | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| Hugo Awards | August 22, 2015 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Won | |
| ICG Publicists Awards | February 20, 2015 | Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | [48] [49] |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | February 14, 2015 | Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Won | [50] [51] |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | February 14, 2015 | Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | David White | Won | [50] [51] |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | February 14, 2015 | Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Nominated | [50] [51] |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Movie of the Year | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Best Male Performance | Chris Pratt | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Best On-Screen Duo | Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Best Shirtless Performance | Chris Pratt | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Best Musical Moment | Chris Pratt | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Best Comedic Performance | Chris Pratt | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Best On-Screen Transformation | Zoe Saldaña | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Best Hero | Chris Pratt | Nominated | |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | December 7, 2014 | Top Films of the Year | Guardians of the Galaxy | Won | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 28, 2015 | Favorite Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 28, 2015 | Favorite Male Action Star | Chris Pratt | Nominated | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 28, 2015 | Favorite Female Action Star | Zoe Saldaña | Nominated | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 28, 2015 | Favorite Villain | Lee Pace | Nominated | |
| Nebula Awards | June 5, 2015 | Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2015 | Favorite Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2015 | Favorite Action Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2015 | Favorite Action Movie Actress | Zoe Saldaña | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture | Guardians of the Galaxy | Won | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Director | James Gunn | Won | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Writing | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Actor | Chris Pratt | Won | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Editing | Fred Raskin, Craig Wood, and Hughes Winborne | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Production Design | Charles Wood | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Costume | Alexandra Byrne | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Make-up | David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Won | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Special Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, and Paul Corbould | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Comedy Film | Guardians of the Galaxy | Won | [59] [60] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy | Won | [59] [60] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Visual Effects | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Scene | Prison Break | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 4, 2015 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Stephane Ceretti, Susan Pickett, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi, and Paul Corbould | Nominated | [61] [62] |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 4, 2015 | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Kevin Spruce, Rachel Williams, Laurie Brugger, and Mark Wilson for "Rocket" | Nominated | [61] [62] |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 14, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Nominated | |
| Young Hollywood Awards | July 28, 2014 | Super Superhero | Chris Pratt | Nominated | [64] [65] |