# List of awards and nominations received by Richard Linklater

The following are the accolades received by American filmmaker Richard Linklater.
He has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award. He has also been nominated for five Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
He is known for his films such as Before Sunrise (1994), Before Sunset (2004), Before Midnight (2013), Bernie (2012), and Boyhood (2014).

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Picture | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Director | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |

### Golden Globes

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2015 | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Boyhood | Won |
| 2015 | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2015 | Best Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2015 | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| 2015 | Best Direction | Boyhood | Won |
| 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2017 | Outstanding Children's Program | School of Rock | Nominated | |

### Independent Spirit Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1991 | Best First Feature | Slacker | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Director | Slacker | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Director | Waking Life | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Screenplay | Waking Life | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Screenplay | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Film | Bernie | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Screenplay | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |

## Festival awards
### Berlin Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Golden Bear | Before Sunrise | Nominated |
| 1995 | Silver Bear for Best Director | Before Sunrise | Won |
| 2004 | Golden Bear | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2014 | Golden Bear | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Silver Bear for Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2025 | Golden Bear | Blue Moon | Nominated |

### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2006 | Palme d'Or | Fast Food Nation | Nominated | |

### Sundance Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1991 | Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic | Slacker | Nominated | |

### Venice Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Golden Lion | Waking Life | Nominated |

## Guild awards
### Directors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Boyhood | Nominated |

### Producers Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Boyhood | Nominated |

### Writers Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2004 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Hit Man | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
| 1993 | Locarno International Film Festival | Golden Leopard | Dazed and Confused | Nominated |
| 1996 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | Before Sunrise | Nominated |
| 2002 | Ottawa International Animation Festival | Best Animated Feature Film | Waking Life | Won |
| 2002 | Jeonju International Film Festival | Daring Digital Award | Waking Life | Nominated |
| 2004 | Gotham Awards | Best Film | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2004 | Utah Film Critics Association | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2005 | Bodil Awards | Best American Film | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2005 | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Sunset | 2nd Place |
| 2005 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Sunset | 3rd Place |
| 2005 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2005 | Argentine Film Critics Association | Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Sunset | Nominated |
| 2007 | Austin Film Critics Association | Austin Film Award | A Scanner Darkly | Won |
| 2007 | Hugo Award | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | A Scanner Darkly | Nominated |
| 2009 | Austin Film Critics Association | Austin Film Award | Me and Orson Welles | Won |
| 2012 | Gotham Awards | Best Film | Bernie | Nominated |
| 2013 | Austin Film Critics Association | Austin Film Award | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2013 | Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2013 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Director | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2013 | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | Gotham Awards | Best Film | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | Hollywood Film Awards | Best Screenwritershared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2013 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | 2nd Place |
| 2013 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2013 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | St. Louis Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | Satellite Award | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2013 | Utah Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2013 | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2013 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2014 | Bodil Awards | Best American Film | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2014 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2014 | Argentine Film Critics Association | Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film | Before Midnight | Nominated |
| 2014 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight | 2nd Place |
| 2014 | AACTA International Awards | Best Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | AACTA International Awards | Best Direction | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | AACTA International Awards | Best Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Austin Film | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Screenplay | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Director | Boyhood | 2nd Place |
| 2014 | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | Boyhood | 2nd Place |
| 2014 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Screenplay | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Picture | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Gotham Independent Film Awards | Audience Award | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Guldbagge Awards | Best Foreign Film | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Iowa Film Critics | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Robert Altman Award for Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | New York Film Critics Online | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | North Texas Film Critics Association | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Norwegian International Film Festival | Norwegian Film Critics Award | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | San Francisco International Film Festival | Founder's Directing Award | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Seattle International Film Festival | Best Film | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Seattle International Film Festival | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Sydney Film Festival | Sydney Film Prize | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | Boyhood | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2014 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2014 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Boyhood | Nominated |
| 2015 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Picture | Boyhood | Won |
| 2015 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Director | Boyhood | Won |
| 2021 | Provincetown International Film Festival | Filmmaker on the Edge (Life's Work) | Boyhood | Won |