| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture |
| ★ | Best Director: Tom Hooper |
| ★ | Best Actor: Colin Firth |
| Best Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter |
| Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush |
| ★ | Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler |
| Best Cinematography: Danny Cohen |
| Best Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Judy Farr |
| Best Costume Design: Jenny Beaven |
| Best Film Editing: Tariq Anwar |
| Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat |
| Best Sound Mixing: Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, and John Midgley |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture (Drama) |
| Best Director: Tom Hooper |
| ★ | Best Actor (Drama): Colin Firth |
| Best Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter |
| Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush |
| Best Screenplay: David Seidler |
| Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat |
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| Other Awards: |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Firth) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Firth) |
| National Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor (Rush) |
| European Film Awards: Best Actor (Firth); Best Film Editing (Tariq Anwar) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best British Film; Best Actor (Firth); Best Supporting Actress (Bonham Carter);
Best Supporting Actor (Rush); Best Original Screenplay; Best Original Score |
| Satellite Awards: Best Actor, Drama (Firth); Best Original Screenplay |
