# List of accolades received by Walk the Line

Walk the Line is a 2005 American biographical musical romantic drama film directed by James Mangold. The screenplay, written by Mangold and Gill Dennis, is based on two autobiographies authored by singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. The film follows Cash's early life, his romance with June Carter, his ascent in the country music scene, and his struggle with drug addiction. It stars Joaquin Phoenix as Cash, Reese Witherspoon as Carter, Ginnifer Goodwin as Cash's first wife Vivian Liberto, and Robert Patrick as Cash's father.
Walk the Line premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 4, 2005, and was theatrically released by 20th Century Fox on November 18. The film received positive reviews and grossed $187 million on a $28 million budget. It received five nominations at the 78th Academy Awards: Best Actress (for Witherspoon, which she won), Best Actor (for Phoenix), Best Sound Mixing, Best Costume Design and Best Film Editing.

## Accolades

| Award / Association / Film festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | February 7, 2006 | Best Movie for Grownups | Walk the Line | Runner-up |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Film Editing | Michael McCusker | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Costume Design | Arianne Phillips | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Sound Mixing | Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, and Peter Kurland | Nominated |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | May 23, 2006 | Tex Ritter Film Award | Walk the Line | Won |
| ACE Eddie Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Michael McCusker | Won |
| African-American Film Critics Association | 2005 | Top Ten Films | Walk the Line | 6th place |
| Amanda Awards | August 18, 2006 | Best Foreign Film | Walk the Line | Won |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 11, 2006 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | David J. Bomba, Rob Simons, and John R. Jensen | Won |
| Artios Awards | November 1, 2006 | Feature Film Casting — Drama | Lisa Beach and Sarah Katzman | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2005 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Film Music | T-Bone Burnett | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Sound | Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, Peter Kurland, and Donald Sylvester | Won |
| Camerimage | December 4, 2005 | Camerimage Festival Director Special Award | Phedon Papamichael | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 25, 2006 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, and Peter Kurland | Won |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 25, 2006 | Excellence in Period Film | Arianne Phillips | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Picture | Walk the Line | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Soundtrack | Walk the Line | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2005 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | 4th place |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 19, 2005 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | 3rd place |
| Empire Awards | March 27, 2007 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 24, 2005 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Walk the Line | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Joaquin Phoenix | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | June 1, 2006 | Best Drama | Walk the Line | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | June 1, 2006 | Best Music | Walk the Line | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | February 11, 2007 | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures, Television or Other Visual Media | Joaquin Phoenix, T-Bone Burnett, and Mike Piersante | Won |
| Hollywood Film Awards | October 24, 2005 | Hollywood Actor Award | Joaquin Phoenix | Won |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | March 4, 2006 | Best Sound Editing – Music – Musical Feature Film | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz, Terry Delsing, Bunny Andrews, and Frank Wolf | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | June 3, 2006 | Best Performance | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | June 3, 2006 | Best Performance | Reese Witherspoon | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | January 10, 2006 | Top Ten Films | Walk the Line | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 7, 2006 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | January 8, 2006 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 22, 2006 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | James Keach and Cathy Konrad | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2005 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Walk the Line | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Director | James Mangold | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Gill Dennis and James Mangold | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 20, 2006 | Choice Movie – Drama | Walk the Line | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 20, 2006 | Choice Actress – Drama/Action Adventure | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 13, 2005 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 13, 2005 | Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon | Won |
| Young Artist Awards | March 25, 2006 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor | Ridge Canipe | Won |