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List of accolades received by Stanley Kubrick

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All of director Stanley Kubrick's films from Paths of Glory until the end of his career, except for The Shining, were nominated for Academy Awards or Golden Globe Awards, in various categories. 2001: A Space Odyssey received numerous technical awards, including a BAFTA Award for cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, which Kubrick (as director of special effects on the film) received. This was Kubrick's only personal Academy Award win among 13 nominations. Nominations for his films were mostly in the areas of cinematography, art design, screenwriting, and music. Only four of his films were nominated for either an Academy Award or Golden Globe Award for their acting performances: Spartacus, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, and A Clockwork Orange.

Personal awards for Kubrick, limited to Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), Golden Globe Awards and Saturns, are as follows:

Academy Awards

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The Academy Awards, or "Oscars" are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.[1] Kubrick received one award from thirteen nominations.

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1965 Best Picture Dr. Strangelove Nominated [2]
Best Director Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
1969 Best Director 2001: A Space Odyssey Nominated [3]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Best Special Visual Effects Won
1972 Best Picture A Clockwork Orange Nominated [4]
Best Director Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
1976 Best Picture Barry Lyndon Nominated [5]
Best Director Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
1988 Best Adapted Screenplay Full Metal Jacket Nominated [6]

British Academy Film Awards

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The British Academy Film Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others.[7] Kubrick received three awards from eleven nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1957 The Killing Best Film from any Source Nominated
1958 Paths of Glory Nominated
1961 Spartacus Nominated
1965 Dr. Strangelove Won
BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay[a] Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best British Film Won
1969 2001: A Space Odyssey BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated
1973 A Clockwork Orange BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated
1976 Barry Lyndon BAFTA Award for Best Direction Won
BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated
Notes
  1. ^ Nomination shared with Peter George and Terry Southern.

Golden Globe Awards

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The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.[8] Kubrick received no awards from six nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1961 Spartacus Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated
1963 Lolita Nominated
1972 A Clockwork Orange Nominated
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated
1975 Barry Lyndon Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated

Hugo Awards

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The Hugo Awards are a set of awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements. Organized and overseen by the World Science Fiction Society, the awards are given each year at the annual World Science Fiction Convention as the central focus of the event. They were first given in 1953, at the 11th World Science Fiction Convention. Kubrick was awarded three times.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1965 Dr. Strangelove Best Dramatic Presentation Won [9]
1969 2001: A Space Odyssey Won
1972 A Clockwork Orange Won

Others

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Kubrick received two awards from major film festivals: Best Director from the Locarno International Film Festival in 1959 for Killer's Kiss, and Filmcritica Bastone Bianco Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1999 for Eyes Wide Shut. He also was nominated for the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival in 1962 for Lolita. The Venice Film Festival awarded him the Career Golden Lion in 1997. He received the D.W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America, and another life-achievement award from the Director's Guild of Great Britain. Posthumously, the Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival awarded him the Honorary Grand Prize for life achievement in 2008.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1955 Killer's Kiss Locarno International Film Festival Prize for Best Director Won
1962 Lolita Directors Guild of America's Award for Outstanding Directing Nominated
Golden Lion Nominated
1971 A Clockwork Orange New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Won
1980 The Shining Saturn Award for Best Director Nominated
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "About the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "37th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "41st Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "44th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "48th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "60th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Newcomb, Horace (February 3, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Taylor & Francis. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-135-19479-6.
  8. ^ "History of the Golden Globes". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Hugo Awards: Search Results: Kubrick". The Hugo Awards. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
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