At the 71st Golden Globe Awards, "Philomena" was nominated in the Best Drama Motion Picture category, while Dench was nominated for Best Actress and Coogan and Pope nominated for Best Screenplay. Frears collected the Best Narrative Feature award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The film has been nominated for five London Film Critics' Circle awards and four Satellite Awards, including Best Film and Best Original Score for Alexandre Desplat. As well as being nominated for the Golden Lion, "Philomena" collected nine awards at the Venice Film Festival ranging from Best Screenplay to the Queer Lion and the SIGNIS Award. At the Toronto and Virginia Film Festivals, "Philomena" won the People's Choice Award First Runner Up and Best Narrative Feature respectively. The film's screenplay is nominated for the USC Scripter Award, while the Women Film Critics Circle awarded the picture three accolades including Best Female Images in a Movie.