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The Big Short

Awards & Festivals

Academy Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Motion Picture of the Year
Academy Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Achievement in Directing
Academy Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Academy Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Achievement in Film Editing
Academy Awards
2016 | Winner: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015 | Nominee: ICP Award - Best Editing
American Film Institute Awards
2016 | Winner: Movie of the Year
National Board of Review
2015 | Winner: NBR Award - Best Ensemble
BAFTA Awards
2016 | Winner: BAFTA Film Award - Best Adapted Screenplay
BAFTA Awards
2016 | Nominee: BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Awards
2016 | Nominee: BAFTA Film Award - Best Editing
BAFTA Awards
2016 | Nominee: BAFTA Film Award - Best Film
BAFTA Awards
2018 | Nominee: David Lean Award for Direction
Directors Guild of America
2016 | Nominee: DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Writers Guild of America
2016 | Winner: WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay (Screen)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2016 | Nominee: Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2016 | Nominee: Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globes (USA)
2016 | Nominee: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Golden Globes (USA)
2016 | Nominee: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Golden Globes (USA)
2016 | Nominee: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (USA)
2016 | Nominee: Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Nominee: LAFCA Award - Best Editing
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2015 | Nominee: SFFCC Award - Best Film Editing
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Winner: TFCA Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2016 | Nominee: NSFC Award - Best Screenplay
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Nominee: CFCA Award - Best Editing
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Winner: CFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Nominee: CFCA Award - Best Director
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2015 | Nominee: BSFC Award - Best Ensemble Cast
New York Film Critics
2015 | Nominee: NYFCO Award - Top Films of the Year
Austin Film Critics Association
2015 | Nominee: AFCA Award - Best Director
Austin Film Critics Association
2015 | Nominee: AFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay
Austin Film Critics Association
2015 | Nominee: AFCA Award - Best Film
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2016 | Winner: Artisan Award
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2016 | Winner: Outstanding Director of the Year Award
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Ensemble Cast
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Film Editing
Empire Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Screenplay
AACTA International Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Supporting Actor
AACTA International Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Film
AACTA International Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Direction
AACTA International Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Lead Actor
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2016 | Winner: Ensemble Cast Award