# List of common film awards categories

The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards.

## Best Actor/Best Actress

* See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#Film awards, and List of awards for supporting actor#Film.

## Best Screenplay
### Best Adapted Screenplay

A "Best Adapted Screenplay" award is generally issued for the best achievement in transferring a written work from another genre, such as a novel or comic book, in whole or in part, to a feature film.
* AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
* Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
* BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
* César Award for Best Adaptation
* Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
* Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
* Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
* Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

### Best Original Screenplay

* AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
* Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
* BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay
* Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay
* Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay
* Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
* Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

## Best Animated Feature Film

* Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
* Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Animation
* Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
** Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent
* Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Film
* Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
* BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
* Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Animated Film
* César Award for Best Animated Film
* Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
* Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
* Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
* Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature
* European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
* Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
* Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
* Goya Award for Best Animated Film
* Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year
* Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
* Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film
* National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film
* National Film Award for Best Animated Film
* New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
* Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
* San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
* San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature
* Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
* Saturn Award for Best Animated Film
* St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature
* Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature

## Best Cinematography

* AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
* Academy Award for Best Cinematography
* BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography
* César Award for Best Cinematography
* Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography
* Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography
* Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
* Magritte Award for Best Cinematography

## Best Costume Design

* AACTA Award for Best Costume Design
* Academy Award for Best Costume Design
* BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design

## Best Director

* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Director
* BAFTA Award for Best Direction
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Director
* César Award for Best Director
* Citra Award for Best Director
* Crystal Simorgh for Best Director
* Empire Award for Best Director
* Empire Award for Best British Director
* European Film Award for Best Director
* Golden Globe Award for Best Director
* Golden Horse Award for Best Director
* Goya Award for Best Director
* Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
* Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year
* Lux Style Award for Best Film Director
* Polish Academy Award for Best Director
* Satellite Award for Best Director
* Saturn Award for Best Director

## Best Film Editing

* AACTA Award for Best Editing
* Academy Award for Best Film Editing
* American Cinema Editors
* BAFTA Award for Best Editing
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing
* César Award for Best Editing
* Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
* Genie Award for Best Film Editing
* German Film Prize for Best Editing
* Golden Horse Award for Best Film Editing
* Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
* San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
* Satellite Award for Best Editing
* Saturn Award for Best Editing

## Best Foreign Language Film

A "Best Foreign Language Film" is generally awarded to a film originating in a country and language different from those where the award is being given.
* Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, until 2020 called Best Foreign Language Film
* BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, until 1990 called Best Foreign Language Film
* Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
* Golden Eagle Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## Best Makeup

* Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
* BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Hair
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Makeup
* David di Donatello for Best Make-up
* Saturn Award for Best Make-up
* Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Makeup
* Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Make-up Artist
* Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist
* Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist
* IIFA Award for Best Makeup
* National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist
* Vijay Award for Best Make Up Artistes
* Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist
* Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Makeup
* ARY Film Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
* Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist

## Best Picture

* AACTA Award for Best Film
* Academy Award for Best Picture
* BAFTA Award for Best Film
* BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
* Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
* Cairo International Film Festival
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture
* Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or
* César Award for Best Film
* Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture
* Crystal Simorgh for Best Film
* Empire Award for Best Film
* Empire Award for Best British Film
* Filmfare Award for Best Film
* Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
* Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
* Film Fest Gent’s Grand Prix
* Guldbagge Award for Best Film
* Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
* Independent Spirit Award for Best Film
* MTV Movie Award for Best Movie
* Lux Style Award for Best Film
* NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
* National Board of Review Award for Best Film
* National Film Award for Best Feature Film
* National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
* New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
* Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

## Best Production Design

* AACTA Award for Best Production Design
* Academy Award for Best Production Design – Formally known as Best Art Direction
* BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
* César Award for Best Production Design
* National Film Award for Best Production Design
* Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Production Design
* Polish Academy Award for Best Production Design
* Golden Calf for Best Production Design
* Bavarian Film Awards (Production Design)
* European Film Award for Best Production Designer
* Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Production Design
* Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design
* Saturn Award for Best Production Design

## Best Score (or Best Original Score)

* AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
* Academy Award for Best Original Score
* Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score
* BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score
* Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
* Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
* Satellite Award for Best Original Score

## Best Song (or Best Original Song)

* Academy Award for Best Original Song
* Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song
* Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
* Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
* Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film
* Lux Style Award for Best Song of the Year
* Satellite Award for Best Original Song

## Best Sound

* AACTA Award for Best Sound
* Academy Award for Best Sound
* BAFTA Award for Best Sound
* Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Sound
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Overall Sound
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing
* César Award for Best Sound
* David di Donatello for Best Sound
* Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design
* Golden Calf for Best Sound Design
* IIFA Award for Best Sound Recording
* Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist
* Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design
* Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Sound
* Polish Academy Award for Best Sound
* Satellite Award for Best Sound

## Best Special Effects (or Best Visual Effects)

* Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, which was called "Best Special Effects" from 1939 to 1963, and included both visual and sound effects from 1939 to 1962
* BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, which has been known as that since it was introduced in 1982
* Canadian Screen Award for Best Visual Effects
* César Award for Best Visual Effects
* MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects
* Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects