List of accolades received by The Big Short (film)
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The following is the complete list of awards and nominations received by the 2015 film The Big Short.
Awards and nominations
Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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Academy Awards | Best Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt | Nominated |
Best Director | Adam McKay | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph | Won | |
Best Film Editing | Hank Corwin | Nominated | |
American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Hank Corwin | Won |
American Film Institute Awards | Top 10 Films of the Year | The Big Short | Won |
Artios Awards | Big Budget – Comedy | Francine Maisler and Meagan Lewis | Won |
British Academy Film Awards | Best Film | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt | Nominated |
Best Director | Adam McKay | Nominated | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph | Won | |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
Best Editing | Hank Corwin | Nominated | |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Picture | The Big Short | Nominated |
Best Comedy | The Big Short | Won | |
Best Editing | Hank Corwin | Nominated | |
Best Actor in a Comedy | Christian Bale | Won | |
Steve Carell | Nominated | ||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph | Won | |
Best Acting Ensemble | Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, and Finn Wittrock | Nominated | |
Directors Guild of America Award | Best Director | Adam McKay | Nominated |
Empire Awards | Best Screenplay | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph | Won |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Big Short | Nominated |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
Steve Carell | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph | Nominated | |
Hollywood Film Awards | Breakthrough Director | Adam McKay | Won |
Houston Film Critics Society | Best Picture | The Big Short | Nominated |
Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards[1] | Best Film | The Big Short | Nominated |
Best Director | Adam McKay | Nominated | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph | Runner-up | |
Best Supporting Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
Steve Carell | Nominated | ||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Editing | Hank Corwin | Won |
MTV Movie Awards | True Story | The Big Short | Nominated |
National Board of Review Awards | Best Ensemble | Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, and Finn Wittrock | Won |
Producers Guild of America Award | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt | Won |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Film Editing | Hank Corwin | Nominated |
Satellite Awards | Best Film | The Big Short | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actor | Christian Bale | Won | |
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Christian Bale | Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, and Finn Wittrock | Nominated | |
USC Scripter Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph | Won |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, and Finn Wittrock | Won |
Writers Guild of America Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph | Won |