List of accolades received by In Bruges

List of accolades received by In Bruges
Martin McDonagh received several accolades for his screenplay.
Totals[a]
Wins16
Nominations58
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

In Bruges is a 2008 black comedy thriller film written and directed by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length directorial debut.[1][2] The film follows Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), two Irish hitmen hiding in Bruges, Belgium, awaiting orders from their mob boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes). Clémence Poésy, Jordan Prentice, Jérémie Renier, Eric Godon and Željko Ivanek appear in supporting roles.[3]

In Bruges premiered as the opening film of the Sundance Film Festival on 17 January 2008.[4] Focus Features gave the film a limited release in the United States on 8 February 2008. In Bruges had its Irish premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival on 15 February 2008.[5] Universal Pictures gave it a full release in Ireland on 7 March 2008, before it opened on 18 April 2008 in the United Kingdom. In Bruges earned $34.5 million at the box office against a production budget of $15 million.[6] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 210 reviews.[7]

In Bruges garnered awards and nominations from a variety of categories, with particular recognition for McDonagh's screenplay and the performances of Farrell and Gleeson. McDonagh was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 81st Academy Awards. At the 62nd British Academy Film Awards, In Bruges received four nominations including Outstanding British Film and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Gleeson), with McDonagh winning for Best Original Screenplay. The film received three nominations at the 66th Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Farrell and Gleeson, with Farrell winning.

In Bruges received seven nominations at the British Independent Film Awards, including Best British Independent Film, with McDonagh winning Best Screenplay. In Bruges was nominated for two Satellite Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical. At the 6th Irish Film & Television Awards, the film received five nominations, winning for Best International Film and Best Film Script for McDonagh. It was listed as one of the top 10 independent films of 2008 by the National Board of Review.

Accolades

Accolades received by In Bruges
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s).
Academy Awards 22 February 2009 Best Original Screenplay Martin McDonagh Nominated [8]
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards 15 February 2009 Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Jon Gregory Nominated [9]
Boston Society of Film Critics 14 December 2008 Best New Filmmaker Martin McDonagh Won [10]
British Academy Film Awards 8 February 2009 Outstanding British Film Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin and Martin McDonagh Nominated [11]
Best Original Screenplay Martin McDonagh Won
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Brendan Gleeson Nominated
Best Editing Jon Gregory Nominated
British Independent Film Awards 30 November 2008 Best British Independent Film In Bruges Nominated [12]
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film Colin Farrell Nominated
Brendan Gleeson Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ralph Fiennes Nominated
Best Screenplay Martin McDonagh Won
Douglas Hickox Award Nominated
Best Technical Achievement Jon Gregory (for film editing) Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association 18 December 2008 Best Original Screenplay Martin McDonagh Nominated [13]
Most Promising Filmmaker Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards 22 March 2009 Best Actor Brendan Gleeson Nominated [14]
Best Original Screenplay Martin McDonagh Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society 19 December 2008 Best Newcomer Won [15]
Dublin Film Critics' Circle 20 January 2009 Breakthrough Artist Runner-up [16]
Edgar Awards 30 April 2009 Best Motion Picture Screenplay Won [17]
Empire Awards 29 March 2009 Best British Film In Bruges Nominated [18]
Best Comedy Nominated
Evening Standard British Film Awards 1 February 2009 Best Screenplay Martin McDonagh Won [19]
Film Critics Circle of Australia 13 February 2009 Best Foreign Film – English Language Nominated [20]
Florida Film Critics Circle 18 December 2008 Pauline Kael Breakout Award Won [21]
Golden Globe Awards 11 January 2009 Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy In Bruges Nominated [22]
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Colin Farrell Won
Brendan Gleeson Nominated
Golden Reel Awards 21 February 2009 Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film Julian Slater, Dan Morgan, Robert Brazier, James Harrison, Arthur Graley, Peter Burgis, Andie Derrick, Sue Harding, and Rowena Wilkinson Nominated [23]
Golden Trailer Awards 8 May 2008 Most Original Focus Features Won [24]
Most Original TV Spot Focus Features (for "Hideout") Nominated
Best Comedy Poster Focus Features and Mojo, LLC (for "One Sheet") Nominated
IndieWire Critics Poll 24 December 2008 Best Screenplay Martin McDonagh 3rd place[a] [25]
Best First Feature 8th place[b]
International Cinephile Society 13 February 2009 Best Picture In Bruges 9th place [26]
[27]
Best Actor Colin Farrell Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ralph Fiennes Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Martin McDonagh Won
Best Editing Jon Gregory Nominated
Best Original Score Carter Burwell Nominated
Irish Film & Television Awards 14 February 2009 Best Director – Film Martin McDonagh Nominated [28]
Best Script – Film Won
Best Lead Actor – Film Colin Farrell Nominated
Brendan Gleeson Nominated
Best International Film In Bruges Won
London Film Critics' Circle 4 February 2009 British Film of the Year Nominated [29]
Screenwriter of the Year Martin McDonagh Nominated
Breakthrough British Filmmaker Nominated
National Board of Review 12 January 2009 Top 10 Independent Films In Bruges Won[c] [30]
New York Film Critics Online 14 December 2008 Best Debut Director Martin McDonagh Won [31]
Online Film Critics Society 19 January 2009 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [32]
Breakthrough Filmmaker Nominated
Satellite Awards 14 December 2008 Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical In Bruges Nominated [33]
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Brendan Gleeson Nominated
Russian National Movie Awards 13 April 2009 Best Independent Movie In Bruges Won [34]
Stockholm International Film Festival 29 November 2008 Bronze Horse Martin McDonagh Nominated [35]
Sydney Film Festival 16 June 2008 Sydney Film Prize Nominated [36]

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with Joel and Ethan Coen for Burn After Reading, Mike Leigh for Happy-Go-Lucky, and Jenny Lumet for Rachel Getting Married
  2. ^ Tied with Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen for Jellyfish, Barry Jenkins for Medicine for Melancholy, and Kerri O'Kane for The Gits
  3. ^ This award does not have a single winner, but recognizes multiple films.

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