Full awards and nominations of American Beauty
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Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is a middle aged man suffering from a mid-life crisis. He has an epiphany when he lays his eyes on one of his daughter Jane's friends. Woken from his suburban coma, he takes it upon himself to make a few changes -- like quitting his job and buying the car of his dreams. His wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening), is a frustrated control freak who is only maddened by his escalating freedom, and his daughter (Thora ... [+]
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72th Academy Awards (2000) - Movies from 1999
- winner Best Picture
- winner Best Director (Sam Mendes)
- nom. Best Leading Actress (Annette Bening)
- winner Best Leading Actor (Kevin Spacey)
- winner Best Original Screenplay (Alan Ball)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Tariq Anwar)
- winner Best Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall)
- nom. Best Music (Score) (Thomas Newman)
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57th Golden Globes Awards (2000) - Movies from 1999
- winner Best Picture - Drama
- winner Best Director (Sam Mendes)
- nom. Best Leading Actor Drama (Kevin Spacey)
- nom. Best Leading Actress Drama (Annette Bening)
- winner Best Screenplay (Alan Ball)
- nom. Best Original Score (Thomas Newman)
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BAFTA 2000: British Academy of Film and Television Awards (Movies and Series from 1999)
- winner Best Film
- nom. Best Director (Sam Mendes)
- winner Best Leading Actor (Kevin Spacey)
- winner Best Leading Actress (Annette Bening)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Wes Bentley)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Mena Suvari)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Thora Birch)
- nom. Best Original Screenplay (Alan Ball)
- winner Best Cinematographer (Conrad L. Hall)
- winner Best Editing (Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury)
- winner Best Music Score (Thomas Newman)
- nom. Best Production Design (Naomi Shohan)
- nom. Best Make Up & Hair (Tania McComas, Carol A. O'Connell)
- nom. Best Sound (Scott Martin Gershin, Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Richard Van Dyke)
- 26th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (2001) - Films from 2000
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Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1999
- winner Best Original Screenplay (Alan Ball)
- Toronto Film Festival 1999
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4th Satellite Awards8
- nom. Motion Picture, Drama
- nom. Best Director (Sam Mendes)
- nom. Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Kevin Spacey)
- nom. Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama (Annette Bening)
- nom. Screenplay, Original (Alan Ball)
- nom. Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall)
- nom. Film Editing (Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury)
- 6 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Movies from 1999)
- Producers Guild Awards (PGA) 2000 - Movies from 1999
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1999 - http://nyfcc.com
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best First Film (Sam Mendes)
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NSFC - National Society of Film Critics 1999
- nom. Best Director (Sam Mendes)
- nom. Best Actor (Kevin Spacey)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Alan Ball)
- winner Best Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1999
- winner Best Film
- nom. Top Ten Films
- winner Breakthrough Performance by an Actor (Wes Bentley)
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Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 1999
- nom. Best Picture
- winner Best Director (Sam Mendes)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Alan Ball)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall)
- Guldbagge Awards 2001 (Sweden) - Swedish Film Institute
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David di Donatello Awards 2000
- nom. Best Foreign Film
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1999 Productions
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5th Critics' Choice Awards
- winner Best Picture
- winner Best Direction (Sam Mendes)
- winner Best Original Screenplay (Alan Ball)
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Chicago Film Critics Awards 1999
- winner Best Picture
- winner Best Director (Sam Mendes)
- winner Best Actor (Kevin Spacey)
- nom. Best Actress (Annette Bening)
- winner Most Promising Actor (Wes Bentley)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Alan Ball)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall)
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Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1999
- nom. Best Film
- nom. Best Actor (Kevin Spacey)
- 24th Japan Academy Film Prize