| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture |
| ★ | Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow |
| Best Actor: Jeremy Renner |
| ★ | Best Original Screenplay: Mark Boal |
| Best Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd |
| ★ | Best Film Editing: Bob Murawski & Chris Innis |
| Best Original Score: Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders |
| ★ | Best Sound: Paul N.J. Ottosson & Ray Beckett |
| ★ | Best Sound Effects: Paul N.J. Ottosson |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best Picture (Drama) |
| Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow |
| Best Screenplay: Mark Boal |
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| Other Awards: |
| Venice Film Festival (2008): SIGNIS Award; Young Cinema Award; Human Rights Film Network Award; Sergio Trasatti Award |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| Producers Guild of America: Best Picture |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture; Best Director |
| National Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Renner) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Renner); Best Cinematography (Barry Ackroyd); Best Film Editing (Chris Innis & Bob Murawski) |
| National Board of Review: Breakthrough Actor (Renner) |
