| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture |
| Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin |
| ★ | Best Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio |
| ★ | Best Film Editing: William Goldenberg |
| Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat |
| Best Sound Mixing: John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, and José Antonio Garcia |
| Best Sound Editing: Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture (Drama) |
| ★ | Best Director: Ben Affleck |
| Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin |
| Best Screenplay: Chris Terrio |
| Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat |
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| Other Awards: |
| Producers Guild Awards: Best Picture |
| Directors Guild Awards: Best Director |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Ensemble Cast |
| Writers Guild Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Screenplay |
| National Board of Review: Special Achievement in Filmmaking (Affleck); Spotlight Award (Goodman; also cited for Flight, ParaNorman, and Trouble with the Curve) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best Director; Best Film Editing |
| César Awards (French Oscars): Best Foreign Language Film
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