# List of accolades received by Us (2019 film)

Us is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. The film follows Adelaide Wilson (Nyong'o) and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers.
The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 8, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 22, 2019, by Universal Pictures. Us was a commercial success, grossing $255.1 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million and received praise for Nyong'o's dual role performance and Michael Abels' musical score.
Us was nominated for one Art Directors Guild, eleven Black Reel Awards (winning four), four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, nine Golden Trailer Awards (winning five), one Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, three MTV Movie & TV Awards, eight NAACP Image Awards (winning two), four People's Choice Awards, seven Saturn Awards (winning one), one Screen Actors Guild Award, and one World Soundtrack Awards (won).

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| African-American Film Critics Association | December 10, 2019 | Best Film | Us | Won |
| African-American Film Critics Association | December 10, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| African-American Film Critics Association | December 10, 2019 | Best Director | Jordan Peele | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 10, 2020 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 10, 2020 | Most Daring Performance Award | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 1, 2020 | Contemporary Film | Ruth De Jong | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 7, 2020 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 7, 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Jordan Peele | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 7, 2020 | Best Original Score | Michael Abels | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Film | Us | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Director | Jordan Peele | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance – Female | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Screenplay | Jordan Peele | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Ensemble | Terri Taylor – casting director | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Score | Michael Abels | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Cinematography | Mike Gioulakis | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Costume Design | Kym Barrett | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | February 6, 2020 | Outstanding Production Design | Ruth De Jong | Nominated |
| Bram Stoker Award | April 18, 2020 | Superior Achievement in a Screenplay | Jordan Peele | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 14, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 14, 2019 | Best Score | Michael Abels | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 12, 2020 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Us | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 12, 2020 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 12, 2020 | Best Young Actress | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 12, 2020 | Best Score | Michael Abels | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | 5th Place |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 9, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | January 8, 2020 | Film Performance of the Year - Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 17, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Runner-up |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 17, 2019 | Best Director | Jordan Peele | 7th Place |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 17, 2019 | Best Screenplay | Jordan Peele | 9th Place |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | January 10, 2020 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | January 10, 2020 | Best Original Score | Michael Abels | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Horror | Int'l Trailer "Nightmare," Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Thriller | Int'l Trailer "Nightmare," Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Music | "Enemy," Universal Pictures, Inside Job | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Most Original Trailer | "Enemy," Universal Pictures, Inside Job | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Motion/Title Graphics | Us, Universal Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Sound Editing | Int'l Trailer "Nightmare", Universal, Buddha Jones | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Horror TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | "Nightmare SuperBowl :60", Universal, Buddha Jones | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Horror TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | "Megacation", Universal Pictures, Inside Job | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Thriller TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | "Nightmare SuperBowl :60", Universal, Buddha Jones | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film | "11:11", Universal Pictures, Inside Job | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | January 9, 2020 | Best Horror | Us | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | January 9, 2020 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | January 9, 2020 | Next Generation of Hollywood | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | January 9, 2020 | Best Score | Michael Abels | Nominated |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 20, 2019 | Original Score — Horror Film | Michael Abels | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 2, 2020 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 2, 2020 | Best Original Score | Michael Abels | Nominated |
| ICG Publicists Awards | February 7, 2020 | Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Award | Us | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society | February 4, 2020 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | January 30, 2020 | Actress of the Year | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 8, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Runner-up |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | January 11, 2020 | Best Contemporary Make-Up | Scott Wheeler, Tym Shutchai Buacharern, and Sabrina Castro | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | June 17, 2019 | Best Movie | Us | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | June 17, 2019 | Best Performance in a Movie | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | June 17, 2019 | Best Villain | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 22, 2020 | Outstanding Motion Picture | Us | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 22, 2020 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Us | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 22, 2020 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 22, 2020 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Winston Duke | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 22, 2020 | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 22, 2020 | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Jordan Peele | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 22, 2020 | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Jordan Peele | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 22, 2020 | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | Michael Abels | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | December 4, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 7, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 6, 2020 | Best Movie | Us | 7th Place |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 6, 2020 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 6, 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Jordan Peele | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 6, 2020 | Best Score | Michael Abels | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | November 10, 2019 | Movie of the Year | Us | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | November 10, 2019 | Drama Movie of the Year | Us | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | November 10, 2019 | Drama Movie Star of the Year | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | November 10, 2019 | Female Movie Star of the Year | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| The ReFrame Stamp | February 26, 2020 | 2019 Top 100-Grossing Narrative Feature Recipients | Us | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 9, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | January 20, 2020 | Montecito Award | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Saturn Awards | September 13, 2019 | Best Horror Film | Us | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | September 13, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | September 13, 2019 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | September 13, 2019 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Evan Alex | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | September 13, 2019 | Best Director | Jordan Peele | Won |
| Saturn Awards | September 13, 2019 | Best Writing | Jordan Peele | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | September 13, 2019 | Best Production Design | Ruth De Jong | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | September 13, 2019 | Best Film Editing | Nicholas Monsour | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 19, 2020 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | December 13, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | December 13, 2019 | Best Score | Michael Abels | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | December 13, 2019 | Villain of the Year | Lupita Nyong'o | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2019 | Best Horror Film | Us | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 8, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Runner-up |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2019 | Best Actress | Lupita Nyong'o | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2019 | Best Youth Performance | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2019 | Best Score | Michael Abels | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2019 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Jordan Peele | Nominated |
| World Soundtrack Awards | October 18, 2019 | Discovery of the Year | Michael Abels | Won |