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List of accolades received by Boys Don't Cry
Hilary Swank in 2015
Hilary Swank received several awards and nominations for her performance in the film.
Total number of awards and nominations
Totals 37 57
Footnotes

Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienan. The film is based on the life of Brandon Teena, a trans man who was beaten, raped, and murdered in 1993 after his male acquaintances found out that he was transgender. Hilary Swank stars as Teena and Chloë Sevigny plays his girlfriend Lana Tisdel.[1][2] Peter Sarsgaard and Brendan Sexton III portray Teena's two murderers. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 1999.[3] Fox Searchlight Pictures gave the film a limited release on October 22, 1999. Boys Don't Cry grossed over $11 million at the box office in North America.[4] The film was critically acclaimed, particularly for Swank's acting,[5] with reviewer Michael Sragow, calling the film a "critical knockout".[6] Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 76 reviews and judged 88% of them to be positive.[7]

Boys Don't Cry garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Swank's performance as Teena, its screenplay and its direction. At the 72nd Academy Awards, Swank won for Best Actress, while Sevigny was nominated for Best Supporting Actress; Swank won for Best Actress – Drama, while Sevigny was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture awards at the 57th Golden Globe Awards. Swank was also nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 53rd British Academy Film Awards. At the 4th Golden Satellite Awards, both Swank and Sevigny won their respective categories, and the film was nominated for two additional awards—Best Director and Best Film.

Peirce was recognized at several awards ceremonies for her direction of the film as well as her work co-authorship of the screenplay with Andy Bienen. She won the Best New Filmmaker award from the Boston Society of Film Critics, the FIPRESCI and Satyajit Ray Awards at the London Film Festival, the National Board of Review award for Best Directorial Debut, Best Director and Screenwriter at the Young Hollywood Awards, the FIPRESCI and Best Screenplay awards at the Stockholm International Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Award at the St. Louis International Film Festival. In addition, Peirce was further nominated for a European Film Award, the Grand Prix Asturias at the Gijón International Film Festival, the Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay awards at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards March 26, 2000 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [8]
Best Supporting Actress Chloë Sevigny Nominated
British Academy Film Awards February 25, 2001 Best Actress in a Leading Role Hilary Swank Nominated [9]
Boston Society of Film Critics December 12, 1999 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [10]
Best Supporting Actress Chloë Sevigny Won
Best New Filmmaker Kimberly Peirce Won
Critics' Choice Awards January 24, 2000 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [11]
Chicago Film Critics Association March 13, 2000 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [12]
Best Supporting Actress Chloë Sevigny Won
Chicago International Film Festival October 21, 1999 Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [13]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association January 5, 2000 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [14]
Empire Awards February 19, 2001 Best Actress Hilary Swank Nominated [15]
European Film Awards December 4, 1999 Screen International Award Kimberly Peirce Nominated [16]
Florida Film Critics Circle January 9, 2000 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [17]
GLAAD Media Awards April 2, 2000 Outstanding Film – Limited Release Boys Don't Cry Won [18]
Gijón International Film Festival August 9, 2000 Grand Prix Asturias Kimberly Peirce Nominated [19]
Golden Globe Awards January 23, 2000 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Hilary Swank Won [20]
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Chloë Sevigny Nominated
Guldbagge Awards February 7, 2000 Best Foreign Language Film Boys Don't Cry Nominated [21]
Independent Spirit Awards March 25, 2000 Best Female Lead Hilary Swank Won [22][23]
Best Supporting Female Chloë Sevigny Won
Best First Feature Kimberly Peirce, Jeffrey Sharp, John Hart, Eva Kolodner, and Christine Vachon Nominated
Best First Screenplay Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen Nominated
Producers Award Eva Kolodner Nominated
BFI London Film Festival March 8, 2000 FIPRESCI Prize Kimberly Peirce Won [24][25]
Satyajit Ray Award Kimberly Peirce Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 11, 1999 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [26]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Chloë Sevigny Won
MTV Movie Awards June 3, 2000 Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Hilary Swank Nominated [27]
Best Kiss Hilary Swank & Chloë Sevigny Nominated
National Board of Review January 18, 2000 Breakthrough Performance – Female Hilary Swank Won [28]
Outstanding Directorial Debut Kimberly Peirce Won
Top Ten Films Boys Don't Cry Won
National Society of Film Critics January 8, 2000 Best Actress Hilary Swank 2nd Place [29]
Best Supporting Actress Chloë Sevigny Won
New York Film Critics Circle December 16, 1999 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [30][31]
Best Supporting Actress Chloë Sevigny 2nd Place
Best First Film Kimberly Peirce 2nd Place
Online Film Critics Society January 2, 2000 Best Actress Hilary Swank Nominated [32]
Best Supporting Actress Chloë Sevigny Nominated
Political Film Society January 1, 2000 Exposé Boys Don't Cry Won [33]
Human Rights Boys Don't Cry Nominated
Golden Satellite Awards January 16, 2000 Best Film – Drama Boys Don't Cry Nominated [34]
Best Director Kimberly Peirce Nominated
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Hilary Swank Won
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Drama Chloë Sevigny Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards March 12, 2000 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Hilary Swank Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Chloë Sevigny Nominated
St. Louis International Film Festival November 16, 1999 Emerson Audience Award Boys Don't Cry Won [35]
Stockholm International Film Festival November 21, 1999 Audience Award Boys Don't Cry Won [36][19][37]
FIPRESCI Prize Kimberly Peirce Won
Bronze Horse Kimberly Peirce Nominated
Best Screenplay Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen Won
Teen Choice Awards August 6, 2000 Choice Breakout Performance Hilary Swank Nominated [38]
Toronto Film Critics Association December 16, 1999 Best Actress Hilary Swank Won [39]
Young Hollywood Awards June 1, 2000 Best Director Kimberly Peirce Won [37]
Best Screenwriter Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen Won

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References

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