List of accolades received by The Social Network

*The Social Network* awards and nominations
	Aaron Sorkin received many awards and nominations for writing the film, including the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	94
Nominations	158
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

The Social Network is a 2010 film written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher. As of June 21, 2012, the film has received 122 awards from 203 nominations.

Awards and nominations

Organizations

Awards
Ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma	César Awards	Best Foreign Film		Won
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences^[1]	Academy Award	Best Picture	Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca and Scott Rudin	Nominated
		Best Director	David Fincher	Nominated
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
		Best Film Editing	Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter	Won
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
		Best Sound Mixing	Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten	Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists^[2]	EDA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall	Nominated
		Best Music in a Film	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
		Best Ensemble Cast		Nominated
American Film Institute ^[3]	AFI Awards	Movies of the Year (1 of 10 listed)		Won
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	British Academy Film Awards	Best Film		Nominated
		Best Direction	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall	Won
		Rising Star Award	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival	Hollywood Film Award	Ensemble of the Year		Won
Hollywood Foreign Press^[4]	Golden Globe Award	Best Motion Picture – Drama		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
International Press Academy	Satellite Award	Best Film – Drama		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Screenplay, Adapted	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Film Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Nominated
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures	NBR Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
People's Choice Awards	People's Choice Award	Favorite Drama Movie		Nominated
University of Southern California	USC Scripter Award		Aaron Sorkin	Won
World Soundtrack Awards	World Soundtrack Academy	Best Original Soundtrack of the Year	Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross	Nominated

Guild awards

Awards
Ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
American Cinema Editors	ACE Award	Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic	Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall	Won
American Society of Cinematographers^[5]	ASC Award	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
Art Directors Guild ^[6]	ADG Award	Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film		Nominated
Cinema Audio Society^[7]	CAS Award	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture	Mark Weingarten; Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick	Nominated
Costume Designers Guild	CDG Award	Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Costume Design for Film		Nominated
Directors Guild of America ^[8]	DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	David Fincher	Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors	MPSE Award	Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film		Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors	MPSE Award	Music in a Feature Film		Nominated
Producers Guild of America ^[9]	Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca and Scott Rudin	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild ^[10]	SAG Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Josh Pence, Justin Timberlake	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild ^[10]	SAG Award	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
Writers Guild of America ^[11]	WGA Award	Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won

Critics groups

Awards
Ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
African-American Film Critics Association	AAFC Award	Best Picture		Won
African-American Film Critics Association	AAFC Award	Top 10 Films		Won
Austin Film Critics Association^[12]	AFCA Award	Top 10 Films		Won
Austin Film Critics Association^[12]	AFCA Award	Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
Boston Society of Film Critics^[13]	BSFC Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Runner-up
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Use of Music in Film	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association^[14]	Critics Choice Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Acting Ensemble		Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
		Best Editing	Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter	Nominated
		Best Sound		Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association^[15]	CFCA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
		Most Promising Performer	Armie Hammer
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association^[16]	DFWFCA Award	Top 10 Films		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Detroit Film Critics Society^[17]	Detroit Film Critics Society Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Nominated
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Breakthrough Performance	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle^[18]	FFCC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Houston Film Critics Society^[19]	HFCS Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Nominated
London Evening Standard	LES Award	Best Actor	Andrew Garfield	Won
London Film Critics' Circle	LFCC Award	Film of the Year		Won
		Director of the Year	David Fincher	Won
		Actor of the Year	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		British Actor in a Supporting Role	Andrew Garfield	Won
		Screenwriter of the Year	Aaron Sorkin	Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association^[20]	LAFCA Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
		Best Music/Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
National Society of Film Critics	NSFC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
New York Film Critics Circle^[21]	NYFCC Award	Best Film		Won
New York Film Critics Circle^[21]	NYFCC Award	Best Director	David Fincher	Won
New York Film Critics Online^[22]	NYFCO Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Online Film Critics Society^[23]	OFCS Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Editing		Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society^[24]	SDFCS Award	Best Film		Nominated
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Editing		Nominated
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
		Best Cast
San Francisco Film Critics Circle	SFCC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association^[25]	SLFCA Award	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Music (Soundtrack or Score)	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
Toronto Film Critics Association^[26]	TFCA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Supporting Actor	Armie Hammer
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	VFCC Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association^[27]	WAFCA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Ensemble		Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth
		Best Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

References

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^ "2010 EDA Awards Nominees". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
^ "AFI Awards 2010". www.afi.com. 2010-12-12. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
^ The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS | OFFICIAL WEBSITE of the HFPA and the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "BLACK SWAN, INCEPTION, THE KING'S SPEECH, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, and TRUE GRIT Vie for Top Honors from American Society of Cinematographers". American Society of Cinematographers. January 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
^ "Art Directors Guild Nominations for 2010". www.adg.org. 2010-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.
^ "Cinema Audio Society film Nominees Include Shutter Island". IndieWire. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for the year 2010". www.dga.org. 2010-01-10. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20.
^ "PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR 2011". www.producersguild.org. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
^ "The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org. 2010-12-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
^ "Writers Guild Awards 2011 Nominations". www.wga.org. 2011-01-04. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
^ "2010 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
^ "Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2010 Winners". Boston Society of Film Critics. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^ "THE 16th CRITICS' CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS NOMINEES". Broadcast Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^ "Chicago Film Critics Awards - 2008-2010". Chicago Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
^ "DFW Film Crix, Very Social at Year's End". Dallas Observer. December 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
^ "DETROIT FILM CRITICS SOCIETY ANNOUNCES THE BEST OF 2010 NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS!". Detroit Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
^ "Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo, Christian Bale: Florida Film Critics' Winners". Alt Film Guide. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
^ "Home". Houston Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
^ "36TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^ "New York Film Critics Name 'Social Network' Best Film of 2010". The Hollywood Reporter. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
^ "'Social Network' wins L.A., Boston, New York Online critics awards". Entertainment Weekly. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^ "2010 Online Film Critics Society Award Nominees". Online Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
^ "2010 Awards". San Diego Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
^ "St. Louis Film Critics Nominations 2010: THE SOCIAL NETWORK, THE KING'S SPEECH, BLACK SWAN". Alternative Film Guide. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^ "TFCA Names "The Social Network" Best Picture of 2010 Winners". Toronto Film Critics Association. December 14, 2010. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
^ "2010 WAFCA Winners". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

External links

Awards for The Social Network at IMDb

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[Oscars2011-2] "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2011-11-23.

[3] "2010 EDA Awards Nominees". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.

[4] "AFI Awards 2010". www.afi.com. 2010-12-12. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

[5] The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS | OFFICIAL WEBSITE of the HFPA and the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "BLACK SWAN, INCEPTION, THE KING'S SPEECH, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, and TRUE GRIT Vie for Top Honors from American Society of Cinematographers". American Society of Cinematographers. January 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

[7] "Art Directors Guild Nominations for 2010". www.adg.org. 2010-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.

[8] "Cinema Audio Society film Nominees Include Shutter Island". IndieWire. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.

[9] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for the year 2010". www.dga.org. 2010-01-10. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20.

[10] "PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR 2011". www.producersguild.org. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

[11] "The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org. 2010-12-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

[12] "Writers Guild Awards 2011 Nominations". www.wga.org. 2011-01-04. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.

[13] "2010 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2010.

[14] "Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2010 Winners". Boston Society of Film Critics. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[15] "THE 16th CRITICS' CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS NOMINEES". Broadcast Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[16] "Chicago Film Critics Awards - 2008-2010". Chicago Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

[17] "DFW Film Crix, Very Social at Year's End". Dallas Observer. December 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.

[18] "DETROIT FILM CRITICS SOCIETY ANNOUNCES THE BEST OF 2010 NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS!". Detroit Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010.

[19] "Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo, Christian Bale: Florida Film Critics' Winners". Alt Film Guide. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

[hfcs1-20] "Home". Houston Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2010.

[21] "36TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[22] "New York Film Critics Name 'Social Network' Best Film of 2010". The Hollywood Reporter. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.

[23] "'Social Network' wins L.A., Boston, New York Online critics awards". Entertainment Weekly. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[24] "2010 Online Film Critics Society Award Nominees". Online Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2010.

[25] "2010 Awards". San Diego Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2010.

[26] "St. Louis Film Critics Nominations 2010: THE SOCIAL NETWORK, THE KING'S SPEECH, BLACK SWAN". Alternative Film Guide. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[27] "TFCA Names "The Social Network" Best Picture of 2010 Winners". Toronto Film Critics Association. December 14, 2010. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010.

[28] "2010 WAFCA Winners". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

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Awards and nominations Bibliography Filmography Unrealized projects
Films	Alien 3 (1992) Seven (1995) The Game (1997) Fight Club (1999) Panic Room (2002) Zodiac (2007) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) The Social Network (2010) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Gone Girl (2014) Mank (2020) The Killer (2023)
Related	Jack Fincher (father) Ceán Chaffin (wife)