# List of accolades received by The Constant Gardener (film)

The Constant Gardener is a 2005 British-German drama thriller film directed by Fernando Meirelles. The screenplay by Jeffrey Caine is based on John le Carré's 2001 novel of the same name. The story follows Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a British diplomat in Kenya, as he tries to solve the murder of his wife Tessa (Rachel Weisz), an Amnesty activist, alternating with many flashbacks telling the story of their love.

## Accolades

| Award / Association / Film festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 7 February 2006 | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Runner-up | |
| Academy Awards | 5 March 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | Won | |
| Academy Awards | 5 March 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Jeffrey Caine | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 5 March 2006 | Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 5 March 2006 | Best Film Editing | Claire Simpson | Nominated | |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Claire Simpson | Nominated | |
| African-American Film Critics Association | 2005 | Top Ten Films | The Constant Gardener | 2nd place | |
| ALMA Awards | 6 May 2006 | Outstanding Director of a Motion Picture | Fernando Meirelles | Won | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 11 February 2006 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Mark Tildesley | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Film | Simon Channing Williams | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Outstanding British Film | Simon Channing Williams, Fernando Meirelles, and Jeffrey Caine | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ralph Fiennes | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Rachel Weisz | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Jeffrey Caine | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Cinematography | César Charlone | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Editing | Claire Simpson | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Original Music | Alberto Iglesias | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 19 February 2006 | Best Sound | Joakim Sundström, Stuart Wilson, Mike Prestwood Smith, and Sven Taits | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 30 November 2005 | Best British Independent Film | The Constant Gardener | Won | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 30 November 2005 | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 30 November 2005 | Best Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Won | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 30 November 2005 | Best Actress | Rachel Weisz | Won | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 30 November 2005 | Best Supporting Actor/Actress | Bill Nighy | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 30 November 2005 | Best Screenplay | Jeffrey Caine | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 30 November 2005 | Best Technical Achievement | César Charlone | Nominated | |
| British Society of Cinematographers Awards | 8 December 2006 | Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | César Charlone | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 17–28 May 2006 | Prix France Musique | Alberto Iglesias | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 9 January 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 9 January 2006 | Best Picture | The Constant Gardener | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 9 January 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 19 December 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | 3rd Place | |
| Empire Awards | 13 March 2006 | Best Thriller | The Constant Gardener | Nominated | |
| European Film Awards | 3 December 2005 | Best Non-European Film | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated | |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 30 January 2006 | Best Film | The Constant Gardener | Won | |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 30 January 2006 | Best Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2006 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Constant Gardener | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2006 | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 16 January 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | Won | |
| Goya Awards | 29 January 2006 | Best European Film | The Constant Gardener | Nominated | |
| Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | 22 April 2007 | Best Foreign-Language Film | The Constant Gardener | Won | |
| Imagen Awards | 18 August 2006 | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society | 2006 | Best Picture | The Constant Gardener | 8th place | |
| International Cinephile Society | 2006 | Best Cinematography | César Charlone | Runner-up | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 8 February 2006 | Film of the Year | The Constant Gardener | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 8 February 2006 | British Film of the Year | The Constant Gardener | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 8 February 2006 | Director of the Year | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 8 February 2006 | British Actor of the Year | Ralph Fiennes | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 8 February 2006 | British Actress of the Year | Rachel Weisz | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 8 February 2006 | Screenwriter of the Year | Jeffrey Caine | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 8 February 2006 | British Producer of the Year | Simon Channing Williams | Won | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Sound Editing in Foreign Feature – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR | Joakim Sundström, Nick Adams, Jennie Evans, Paul Wrightson, and Nicolas Becker | Nominated | [39][40] [41][42] |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Music | Tony Lewis | Nominated | [39][40] [41][42] |
| NAACP Image Awards | 25 February 2006 | Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film | The Constant Gardener | Nominated | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 11 December 2005 | Top 9 Films | The Constant Gardener | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 11 December 2005 | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 16 January 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 16 January 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Jeffrey Caine | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 16 January 2006 | Best Editing | Claire Simpson | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 19 December 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 17 December 2005 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama | Danny Huston | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 17 December 2005 | Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 17 December 2005 | Best Cinematography | César Charlone | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 29 January 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Rachel Weisz | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 8 January 2006 | Best Picture | The Constant Gardener | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 8 January 2006 | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 8 January 2006 | Best Screenplay | Jeffrey Caine | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 8 January 2006 | Best Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 8 January 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 8 January 2006 | Best Cinematography | César Charlone | Nominated | |
| USC Scripter Awards | 11 February 2006 | USC Scripter Award | Jeffrey Caine and John le Carré | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 7 February 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz | Nominated | |
| Venice Film Festival | 31 August – 10 September 2005 | Young Cinema Award for Best International Film | Fernando Meirelles | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 13 December 2005 | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated | |
| Women's Image Network Awards | 1 November 2006 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Feature Film | Ralph Fiennes | Won | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | 14 October 2006 | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Alberto Iglesias | Won | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | 14 October 2006 | Best Original Score of the Year | Alberto Iglesias | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 4 February 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Jeffrey Caine | Nominated | |