# List of accolades received by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science–fiction comedy–drama film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet lead the ensemble as an estranged couple who have each other erased from their memories. The film was released in theatres on March 19, 2004, by Focus Features and has since gained cult status. It has grossed over $72 million at box office worldwide.
The film received strong critical reviews for its plot structure and performances and received various accolades in different award categories. At 77th Academy Awards, the film won Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Kauffman, Gondry and Pierre Bismuth. The film received Best Original Screenplay award, including those given by Writers Guild of America, National Board of Review, London Film Critics, and BAFTA, where it additionally won BAFTA Award for Best Editing along with four other nominations including, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Carrey and Winslet, respectively.
Both Carrey and Winslet were recognized for their performance and earned several Best Actor and Best Actress nominations apart from BAFTA, including from Golden Globe Awards, Satellite Awards, and Saturn Awards. In addition, Winslet also received Academy Award for Best Actress nomination and went on to win Best Actress award from Empire Awards, London Film Critics, and Online Film Critics Society, among others. Premiere magazine named Winslet's portrayal of Clementine Kruczynski in the film as the 81st greatest film performance of all time.
The film also received nominations from Grammy Awards, César Awards, and AFI. American Film Institute nominated the film for AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) and AFI's 10 Top 10 – Science Fiction Films. Time Out New York ranked the film as the third–best of the decade, while Writers Guild of America awarded the film Best Original Screenplay and ranked the film at #24 on its list of "101 Greatest Screenplays" in 2013.

## Awards and nominations
### Organizations

| Organization | Award category | Recipients | Result | Ref(s) |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Australian Film Institute (AFI) | Best Foreign Film | Anthony Bregman and Steve Golin | Nominated | |
| Australian Film Institute (AFI) | Movie of the Year | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) | Best Film | Anthony Bregman and Steve Golin | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) | Best Director | Michel Gondry | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jim Carrey | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) | Best Screenplay – Original | Charlie Kaufman | Won | [11] [12] |
| British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) | Best Editing | Valdís Óskarsdóttir | Won | [11] [12] |
| Czech Lions | Best Foreign Film | Michel Gondry | Nominated | |
| César Awards | Best Foreign Film | Michel Gondry | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | Best Director | Michel Gondry | Nominated | [15] [16] [17] |
| Empire Awards | Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominated | [15] [16] [17] |
| Empire Awards | Best British Actress | Kate Winslet | Won | [15] [16] [17] |
| European Film Awards | Best Non–European Film | Michel Gondry | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Film – Musical or Comedy | Best Film – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy | Jim Carrey | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Most Original Trailer Award | Most Original Trailer Award | Nominated | |
| Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Best Foreign Film | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | Best Film | Michel Gondry | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | Celebrate New York Award | Michel Gondry | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack Album – Film, Television or Other Visual Media | Jon Brion | Nominated | |
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form | Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman, and Pierre Bismuth | Nominated | |
| PEN Literary Awards | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy | Jim Carrey | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Visual Effects | Michele Ferrone and Louis Morin | Nominated | |
| Saturn Award | Best Sci–Fi Film | Charlie Kaufman | Won | [27] [28] |
| Saturn Award | Best Director | Michel Gondry | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Saturn Award | Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Saturn Award | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Saturn Award | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Saturn Award | Best DVD Special Edition Release | Best DVD Special Edition Release | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Best Script | Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry | Nominated | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Jon Brion | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Discovery of the Year | Jon Brion | Nominated | [30] [31] |

### Guilds

| Guild | Award category | Recipients | Result |
| American Cinema Editors | Best Edited Feature Film – Musical or Comedy | Valdís Óskarsdóttir | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild | Excellence in Production Design – Contemporary Film | Hinju Kim, Dan Leigh, Scott Murphy and David Stein | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild | Excellence in Costume Design – Contemporary Film | Melissa Toth | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of Great Britain | Outstanding Directorial Achievement – International Film | Michel Gondry | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Dialogue & ADR | Eugene Gearty, Hal Levinsohn, Marissa Littlefield, Fred Rosenberg and Philip Stockton | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects – Motion Picture | Mark Dornfeld and Louis Morin | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America | Best Screenplay – Original | Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman | Won |

### Film festivals

| Festival | Award category | Recipients | Result |
| Deauville Film Festival | Grand Special Prize | Michel Gondry | Nominated |
| Deauville Film Festival | "Première" Audience Award | Michel Gondry | Won |
| Flanders International Film Festival Ghent | Youth Jury Award | Michel Gondry | Won |
| Santa Barbara Film Festival | Outstanding Performance Award | Kate Winslet | Won |

### Critics groups

| Group | Award category | Recipients | Result | Ref(s) |
| Austin Film Critics | Best Film of the Decade (awarded in 2009) | Best Film of the Decade (awarded in 2009) | Won | |
| Bram Stoker Awards | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth (tied with Shaun of the Dead) | Won | |
| Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Nominated | |
| Bodil Awards | Best American Film | Michel Gondry | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Runner-up | |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Actress in Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Writer | Charlie Kaufman | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Picture | Best Picture | 5th Place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | 3rd Place | |
| Film Critics Circle of Australia | Best Foreign Film – English Language | Michel Gondry | Nominated | |
| Kansas City Film Critics | Best Screenplay Original | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| London Film Critics | Film of the Year | Film of the Year | Nominated | [52] [53] |
| London Film Critics | Director of the Year | Michel Gondry | Nominated | [52] [53] |
| London Film Critics | British Actress of the Year | Kate Winslet (tied with Eva Birthistle for Ae Fond Kiss...) | Won | [52] [53] |
| London Film Critics | Screenwriter of the Year | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Runner-up | |
| National Board of Review | Best Screenplay – Original | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Online | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Director | Michel Gondry | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jim Carrey | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Screenplay – Original | Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Editing | Valdís Óskarsdóttir | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Ellen Kuras | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Original Score | Jon Brion | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jim Carrey | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics | Best Editing | Valdís Óskarsdóttir | Won | |
| Seattle Film Critics | Best Screenplay – Original | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Southeastern Film Critics | Best Screenplay – Original | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics | Best Director | Michel Gondry | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | Best Film | Best Film | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | Best Director | Michel Gondry | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | Best Screenplay – Original | Charlie Kaufman | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | Best Cast | Best Cast | Won | |

### Audience Award

| Group | Award category | Recipients | Result | Ref(s) |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Motion Picture | Favorite Motion Picture | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Leading Man | Jim Carrey | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Leading Lady | Kate Winslet | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite On–Screen Chemistry | Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey | Nominated | [63] [64] |