Martin McDonagh awards and nominations

This is a list of awards and nominations received by British-Irish director and screenwriter Martin McDonagh.

For his work in film he has received four Academy Award nominations. His first win was for Best Live Action Short Film for his short Six Shooter (2004). McDonagh has been nominated for three other Academy Awards. He directed the dark comedy films In Bruges (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), the latter of which won three British Academy Film Awards from four nominations and two Golden Globe Awards from three nominations. He has also received a DGA Award nomination, and two Independent Spirit Award nominations.

Also known for his theatre work as a playwright with productions on both Broadway and the West End. In 1999 he was one of the recipients of the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities awarded to the Royal Court Theatre[1] (with Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, Jez Butterworth, Conor McPherson).[2] He has been nominated for four Tony Awards for Best Play for The Beauty Queen of Leenane in 1998, The Lonesome West in 1999, The Pillowman in 2005, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore in 2006. He has also received five Laurence Olivier Award nominations winning three times for The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Pillowman and Hangmen. He has also received a Drama Desk Award win out of three nominations.

Major associations

Film

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2006 Best Live Action Short Film Six Shooter Won
2009 Best Original Screenplay In Bruges Nominated
2018 Best Picture Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2023 Best Picture The Banshees of Inisherin Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated

British Academy Film Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2005 Best Short Film Six Shooter Nominated
2009 Best Original Screenplay In Bruges Won
Best British Film Nominated
2013 Seven Psychopaths Nominated
2018 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Won
Best Film Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
Best Direction Nominated
2023 Best British Film The Banshees of Inisherin Won
Best Film Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won
Best Direction Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Motion Picture – Drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Won [3]
Best Director – Motion Picture Nominated
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Won
2023 Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Banshees of Inisherin Won
Best Director – Motion Picture Nominated
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Won

Theatre

Laurence Olivier Award

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1997 Best New Play The Beauty Queen of Leenane Nominated [4]
1998 Best New Comedy A Skull in Connemara Nominated [5]
2003 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Won
2004 Best New Play The Pillowman Won [6]
2016 Hangmen Won [7]

Tony Award

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1998 Best Play The Beauty Queen of Leenane Nominated [8]
1999 The Lonesome West Nominated [8]
2005 The Pillowman Nominated [8]
2006 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Nominated [8]
2022 Hangmen Nominated [8]

Industry awards

British Independent Film Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 In Bruges Douglas Hickox Award Nominated
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated [9]
2023 The Banshees of Inisherin Nominated

Evening Standard British Film Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2009 In Bruges Best Screenplay Won
2013 Seven Psychopaths Peter Sellers Award for Comedy Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2013 Seven Psychopaths Best Screenplay Nominated
2018 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Screenplay Nominated

Critics awards

Boston Society of Film Critics

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 In Bruges Best New Filmmaker Won

Chicago Film Critics Association

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 In Bruges Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Most Promising Filmmaker Nominated

Film Critics Circle of Australia

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2009 In Bruges Best Foreign Film – English Language Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 In Bruges Pauline Kael Breakout Award Won

Irish Film & Television Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2005 Six Shooter Best Short Fiction Won
Best Breakthrough Talent Nominated
2009 In Bruges Best Script – Film Won
Best Director Nominated
2013 Seven Psychopaths Best Director – Film Nominated
Best Script – Film Nominated

London Film Critics' Circle

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2009 In Bruges Breakthrough British Filmmaker Nominated
Screenwriter of the Year Nominated

Online Film Critics Society

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2009 In Bruges Best Breakthrough Filmmaker Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 In Bruges Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Won
Breakout Behind the Camera Won

Festival awards

BFI London Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2012 Seven Psychopaths Best Film Nominated

Cork Film Festival Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2004 Six Shooter Best First Short by an Irish Director Won

Flanders Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Film Nominated

Filmfest Hamburg

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Sichtwechsel Film Award Nominated

Foyle Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2004 Six Shooter Best Irish Short Won

Leuven Short Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2004 Six Shooter Audience Award Won

San Sebastián Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Audience Award Won

Stockholm International Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 In Bruges Bronze Horse Nominated
2018 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Audience Award Won

Toronto International Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2012 Seven Psychopaths People's Choice Best Midnight Madness Film Won
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri People's Choice Award Won

Venice Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Golden Lion Nominated
Golden Osella for Best Screenplay Won
2022 The Banshees of Inisherin Golden Lion Nominated
Golden Osella for Best Screenplay Won

Zurich Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best International Feature Film Nominated

Theatre Awards

Critics' Circle Theatre Award

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
1996 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Most Promising Playwright Won [10]
2015 Hangmen Best New Play Won [11]

Drama Desk Award

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
1998 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Outstanding Play Won [8]
2005 The Pillowman Nominated [8]
2006 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Nominated [8]

Europe Theatre Prize

Year Award Category Result Ref.
1999 Europe Theatre Prize Europe Prize Theatrical Realities Won [12]

Miscellaneous awards

Edgar Award

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2009 In Bruges Best Motion Picture Screenplay Won

Saturn Award

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2013 Seven Psychopaths Best Writing Nominated

References

  1. ^ "VII Edizione". Premio Europa per il Teatro (in Italian). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Europe Theatre Prize - VII Edition - Reasons". archivio.premioeuropa.org. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Golden Globes: Full list of nominees". BBC News. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Olivier Award 1997" olivierawards.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016
  5. ^ "Olivier Award 1998" olivierawards.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016
  6. ^ "Olivier Award 2004" olivierawards.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016
  7. ^ "Olivier Awards 2016: The winners". BBC News. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h Awards ibdb.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016
  9. ^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2017". Directors Guild of America. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, 1996" albemarle-london.com, Retrieved 4 April 2016
  11. ^ "Denise Gough wins top theatre award after almost quitting acting" The Guardian, 26 January 2016
  12. ^ https://archivio.premioeuropa.org/open_page.php%EF%B9%96id=743.html

External links

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