# List of accolades received by Aftersun

Aftersun is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells, starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall. It was released in the United States on 21 October 2022 by A24 and in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2022 by Mubi.
Aftersun is a period film set in the late 1990s and follows Sophie, an 11-year-old Scottish girl, on vacation with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday.
The film received universal acclaim from critics, who praised Wells' direction and screenplay, and the performances of Mescal and Corio with the former earning a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actor. It was also named one of the best films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and was awarded top place by Sight and Sound on its poll for the best films of the year.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Cannes Film Festival | 28 May 2022 | Critics' Week Grand Prize | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 28 May 2022 | French Touch Prize of the Jury | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Munich International Film Festival | 2 July 2022 | CineVision Award | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 19 August 2022 | Special Award for the Promotion of Gender Equality | Aftersun | Won | |
| Melbourne International Film Festival | 20 August 2022 | Bright Horizons Award | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Deauville American Film Festival | 10 September 2022 | Grand Prize | Aftersun | Won | [6] [7] |
| Deauville American Film Festival | 10 September 2022 | Critics Award | Aftersun | Won | [6] [7] |
| Zurich Film Festival | 2 October 2022 | Best International Feature Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Montclair Film Festival | 30 October 2022 | Fiction Feature | Aftersun | Won | |
| Seville European Film Festival | 12 November 2022 | New Waves Award for Best Film | Aftersun | Won | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | 28 November 2022 | Best Feature | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | 28 November 2022 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | 28 November 2022 | Breakthrough Performer | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | 28 November 2022 | Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 2 December 2022 | Best First Film | Aftersun | Won | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best British Independent Film | Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson | Won | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Won | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Joint Lead Performance | Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Won | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) | Charlotte Wells | Won | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Debut Screenwriter | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Casting | Lucy Pardee | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Cinematography | Gregory Oke | Won | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Costume Design | Frank Gallacher | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Won | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Make-Up & Hair Design | Oya Aygör, Murat Çağin | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Original Music | Oliver Coates | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Music Supervision | Lucy Bright | Won | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Production Design | Bailur Turan | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 4 December 2022 | Best Sound | Jovan Adjer, Vijay Rathinam | Nominated | [13] [14] [15] |
| Atlanta Film Critics Circle | 5 December 2022 | Best First Feature Film | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| National Board of Review | 8 December 2022 | Top 10 Films | Aftersun | Won | |
| National Board of Review | 8 December 2022 | Best Directorial Debut | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| European Film Awards | 10 December 2022 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 11 December 2022 | Best New Filmmaker | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 11 December 2022 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 11 December 2022 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 11 December 2022 | Best Debut Director | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 11 December 2022 | Breakout Filmmaker | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 11 December 2022 | Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21) | Frankie Corio | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 12 December 2022 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 12 December 2022 | Best Youth Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2022 | Best Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2022 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2022 | Best Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2022 | Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 14 December 2022 | Most Promising Performer | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Dublin Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2022 | Best Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Dublin Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2022 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Dublin Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2022 | Best Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Dublin Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2022 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Phoenix Critics Circle | 15 December 2022 | Best Picture | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Boston Online Film Critics Association | 17 December 2022 | Top 10 of 2022 | Aftersun | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 18 December 2022 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 19 December 2022 | Best Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 19 December 2022 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 19 December 2022 | Best Lead Performance | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 19 December 2022 | Best Supporting Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 19 December 2022 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominated | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 19 December 2022 | Breakout of the Year | Charlotte Wells (writer-director) | Won | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 19 December 2022 | Breakout of the Year | Frankie Corio (performer) | Nominated | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 19 December 2022 | Best Performance by a Youth | Frankie Corio | Won | |
| Online Association of Female Film Critics | 20 December 2022 | Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Online Association of Female Film Critics | 20 December 2022 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Online Association of Female Film Critics | 20 December 2022 | Best Male Lead | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| North Texas Film Critics Association | 17 December 2022 | Best Newcomer | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 22 December 2022 | Best Picture | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 22 December 2022 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 22 December 2022 | Best First Film | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 22 December 2022 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 22 December 2022 | Breakout Award | Frankie Corio | Runner-up | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Breakthrough Director y | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Lead Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| UK Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Film of The Year | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| UK Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Director of The Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| UK Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Screenplay of The Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| UK Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Actor of The Year | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| UK Film Critics Association | 30 December 2022 | Supporting Actress of The Year | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | 3 January 2023 | Best Directorial Debut | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | 3 January 2023 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle | 4 January 2023 | Best First Feature | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 5 January 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 5 January 2023 | Best Screenplay, Original | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 5 January 2023 | Best Woman Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 5 January 2023 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 5 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 5 January 2023 | Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 5 January 2023 | Best Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 5 January 2023 | Best Lead Performance | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 5 January 2023 | Breakthrough Film Artist | Charlotte Wells (for directing and screenwriting) | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 7 January 2023 | Best Picture | Aftersun | Runner-up | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 7 January 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 7 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Runner-up | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 8 January 2023 | Best Picture | Aftersun | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 8 January 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 8 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 8 January 2023 | Best First Feature | Aftersun | Won | |
| Music City Film Critics Association | 9 January 2023 | Best Picture | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Music City Film Critics Association | 9 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Music City Film Critics Association | 9 January 2023 | Best Young Actress | Frankie Corio | Won | |
| Music City Film Critics Association | 9 January 2023 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 9 January 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 9 January 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 9 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 9 January 2023 | Best Film Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 10 January 2023 | Best First Film | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 10 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 10 January 2023 | The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Cinema Eye Honors | 12 January 2023 | Heterodox Award | Aftersun | Won | |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 13 January 2023 | Best First Film | Aftersun | Won | |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 13 January 2023 | Best New Filmmaker | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 13 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Critics Choice Awards | 15 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Critics Choice Awards | 15 January 2023 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Critics Choice Awards | 15 January 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| North Dakota Film Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Picture | Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins and Adele Romanski | Won | |
| North Dakota Film Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| North Dakota Film Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| North Dakota Film Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| North Dakota Film Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Cinematography | Gregory Oke | Nominated | |
| North Dakota Film Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Film Editing | Blair McClendon | Won | |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 16 January 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 17 January 2023 | Best Picture | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 17 January 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 17 January 2023 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 17 January 2023 | Best Film Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 17 January 2023 | Best Youth Performance | Frankie Corio | Won | |
| Chicago Indie Critics | 21 January 2023 | Best Independent Film | Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Mark Ceryak | Nominated | |
| Chicago Indie Critics | 21 January 2023 | Breakout Artist | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 23 January 2023 | Best Picture | Aftersun | 8th place | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 23 January 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 23 January 2023 | Best Debut Feature | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 23 January 2023 | Best Lead Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 5 February 2023 | Film of the Year | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 5 February 2023 | British/Irish Film of the Year | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 5 February 2023 | Director of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 5 February 2023 | Screenwriter of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 5 February 2023 | Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 5 February 2023 | Actor of the Year | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 5 February 2023 | British/Irish Actor of the Year (for body of work) | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 5 February 2023 | Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Frankie Corio | Won | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Picture | Aftersun | 3rd place | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Debut Feature | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Won | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Won | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Cinematography | Gregory Oke | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Won | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Score | Oliver Coates | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society | 12 February 2023 | Best Sound Design | Jovan Ajder | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 13 February 2023 | Best Male Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 13 February 2023 | Best Female Supporting Actress | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 18 February 2023 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2023 | Outstanding British Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2023 | Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Charlotte Wells (writer/director) | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2023 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2023 | Best Casting | Lucy Pardee | Nominated | |
| Dorian Film Awards | 23 February 2023 | Film of the Year | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Dorian Film Awards | 23 February 2023 | Unsung Film of the Year | Aftersun | Won | |
| Dorian Film Awards | 23 February 2023 | Director of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Dorian Film Awards | 23 February 2023 | Screenplay of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Dorian Film Awards | 23 February 2023 | Lead Film Performance of the Year | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Dorian Film Awards | 23 February 2023 | Rising Star Award | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 24 February 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 24 February 2023 | Best First Feature | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 24 February 2023 | Best Indie Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Minnesota Film Critics Alliance | 25 February 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 26 February 2023 | Best Picture | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 26 February 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 26 February 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 26 February 2023 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 26 February 2023 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 4 March 2023 | Best First Feature | Charlotte Wells, Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 4 March 2023 | Best Lead Performance | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 4 March 2023 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 4 March 2023 | Best Cinematography | Gregory Oke | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 4 March 2023 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 12 March 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 22 March 2023 | Best Movie | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 22 March 2023 | Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 22 March 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 22 March 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Won | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 22 March 2023 | Best Use of Music in a Film | Lucie Bright | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 22 March 2023 | Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominated | |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards | 7 May 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Won | [66] [67] |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards | 7 May 2023 | Best International Film | Aftersun | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards | 19 November 2023 | Best Feature Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards | 19 November 2023 | Best Director Fiction | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards | 19 November 2023 | Best Actor Film | Paul Mescal | Won | |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards | 19 November 2023 | Best Actress Film | Frankie Corio | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards | 19 November 2023 | Best Writer Film/Television | Charlotte Wells | Won | |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best European Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best European Film | Aftersun | Nominated | |