# List of awards and nominations received by The Crying Game

The Crying Game is a 1992 British–Irish drama film, directed by Neil Jordan. Released to critical acclaim, the film has garnered multiple award nominations, those of which consist of major award associations – the 65th Academy Awards, where Jordan was the recipient for Best Original Screenplay and the 46th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), while the film's producer, Stephen Woolley, acquired the award for Best British Film, as well as a nomination at the 50th Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama.

## Awards and nominations

| Association | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
| Academy Awards | 29 March 1993 | Best Actor | Stephen Rea | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 29 March 1993 | Best Supporting Actor | Jaye Davidson | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 29 March 1993 | Best Director | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 29 March 1993 | Best Editing | Kant Pan | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 29 March 1993 | Best Picture | Stephen Woolley | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | 29 March 1993 | Best Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 21 March 1993 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Stephen Rea | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 21 March 1993 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jaye Davidson | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 21 March 1993 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Miranda Richardson | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 21 March 1993 | Best British Film | Stephen Woolley | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 21 March 1993 | Achievement in Direction | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 21 March 1993 | Best Film | Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 21 March 1993 | Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 23 January 1993 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Crying Game | Nominated |
| Argentine Film Critics Association | 1994 | Best Foreign Film | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 1992 | Best Director | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 1992 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jaye Davidson | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 1992 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Miranda Richardson | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 1992 | Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 1992 | Best Film Editing | Kant Pan | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 1992 | Best Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Crying Game | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Supporting Actress | Miranda Richardson | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Film | Stephen Woolley | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Director | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Most Promising Actor | Jaye Davidson | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Most Promising Actress | Jaye Davidson | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Film | The Crying Game | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 1993 | British Director of the Year | Neil Jordan | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 1993 | British Screenwriter of the Year | Neil Jordan | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 1993 | British Producer of the Year | Stephen Woolley | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 12 December 1992 | Best Supporting Actress | Miranda Richardson | Runner-up |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 12 December 1992 | Best Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Runner-up |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 12 December 1992 | Best Foreign Film | Neil Jordan | Won |
| National Board of Review | 1992 | Most Auspicious Debut | Jaye Davidson | Won |
| National Board of Review | 1992 | Top Ten Films | The Crying Game | Runner-up |
| National Society of Film Critics | 3 January 1993 | Best Film | The Crying Game | Runner-up |
| National Society of Film Critics | 3 January 1993 | Best Actor | Stephen Rea | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | 3 January 1993 | Best Actor | Jaye Davidson | Runner-up |
| National Society of Film Critics | 3 January 1993 | Best Supporting Actress | Miranda Richardson | Runner-up |
| National Society of Film Critics | 3 January 1993 | Best Director | Neil Jordan | 3rd place |
| National Society of Film Critics | 3 January 1993 | Best Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Runner-up |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 17 January 1993 | Best Supporting Actress | Miranda Richardson | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 17 January 1993 | Best Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Won |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | 1993 | Top 10 Films | The Crying Game | 4th place |
| Directors Guild of America | 6 March 1993 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Producers Guild Award | 3 March 1993 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Stephen Woolley | Won |
| Writers Guild of America | 1993 | Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Won |
| Writers' Guild of Great Britain | 1993 | Film – Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Won |
| 20/20 Awards | 2013 | Best Picture | The Crying Game | Nominated |
| 20/20 Awards | 2013 | Best Director | Neil Jordan | Won |
| 20/20 Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | Stephen Rea | Nominated |
| 20/20 Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Jaye Davidson | Nominated |
| 20/20 Awards | 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Amanda Award | 1993 | Best Film (International) | Neil Jordan | Won |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | 1994 | Top Box Office Films | Anne Dudley | Won |
| Australian Film Institute | 5 November 1993 | Best Foreign Film | Stephen Woolley | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1993 | Best Foreign Actor | Stephen Rea | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1993 | Best Foreign Film | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | 1993 | Best Motion Picture | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 1993 | European Achievement of the Year | Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley | Won |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | 27 March 1993 | Best International Film | Neil Jordan | Won |
| Goya Awards | 21 January 1994 | Best European Film | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | 1994 | Best Foreign Film | Neil Jordan | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2 September 1993 | Best Video for a Film | Boy George ("The Crying Game") | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Forest Whitaker | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 17 December 2005 | Outstanding Overall DVD | The Crying Game (Collector's Edition) | Nominated |

## Most nominated

| Nominee | Nominations | Wins | Honours |
| Neil Jordan | 29 | 11 | 2 |
| Stephen Woolley | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jaye Davidson | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Miranda Richardson | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen Rae | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| The Crying Game | 7 | 1 | 3 |