List of awards and nominations received by Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen awards and nominations
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	13
Nominations	36
	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 following is a list of awards and nominations received by Steve McQueen.

Steve McQueen is a is British film director, producer, screenwriter, and video artist. He has received several awards including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, two Independent Spirit Awards, and the Cannes Film Festival's Camera d'Or.

He is most known for the films, Hunger about the 1981 Irish hunger strike, Shame a drama about sex addiction, 12 Years a Slave (2013) based on the 1853 memoir of the same name, the heist drama Widows (2018), and the World War II drama Blitz (2024). For his work on the 2008 film Hunger, he won a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, and he won an Academy Award for Best Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama for his work on the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave.

Over the course of his career, McQueen has been honored with the Turner Prize in 1999, the Humanitas Prize in 2011, the BFI Fellowship in 2016 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2020 for services to art and film.^[1]^[2] In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the "most influential people in the world".^[3]^[4] In 2021 he was honored by the Hollywood Critics Association for his Filmmaking Achievement.

Major awards

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Picture	12 Years a Slave	Won	^[5]
2013	Best Director	12 Years a Slave	Nominated	^[5]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2008	Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer	Hunger	Won	^[6]
2008	Outstanding British Film	Hunger	Nominated	^[6]
2011	Outstanding British Film	Shame	Nominated	^[7]
2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave	Won	^[8]
2013	Best Direction	12 Years a Slave	Nominated	^[8]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Motion Picture – Drama	12 Years a Slave	Won	^[9]
2013	Best Director - Motion Picture	12 Years a Slave	Nominated	^[9]

Industry awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result
AACTA Award	2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave	Nominated
AACTA Award	2013	Best Direction	12 Years a Slave	Nominated
British Independent Film Awards	2008	Best Director	Hunger	Nominated
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		The Douglas Hickox Award		Won
	2011	Best Director	Shame	Nominated
	2011	Best Screenplay	Shame	Nominated
Directors Guild of America Award	2013	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	12 Years a Slave	Nominated
European Film Award	2008	European Discovery of the Year	Hunger	Won
	2008	Best Director	Hunger	Nominated
	2011	Best Director	Shame	Nominated
		Best Film		Nominated
		People's Choice Award for Best European Film		Nominated
Evening Standard British Film Awards	2008	Best Film	Hunger	Won
Evening Standard British Film Awards	2011	Best Film	Shame	Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards	2008	Best Foreign Film	Hunger	Nominated
	2011	Best International Film	Shame	Nominated
	2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave	Won
	2013	Best Director	12 Years a Slave	Won
	2021	Best New Scripted Series	Small Axe	Nominated
Bodil Awards	2011	Best Non-American Film	Shame	Nominated
Goya Award	2011	Best European Film	Shame	Nominated
Nastro d'Argento	2011	Best Director	Shame	Nominated
National Board of Review	2013	Top Ten Films	12 Years a Slave	Won
Producers Guild of America	2013	Best Theatrical Motion Picture (tied with Gravity)	12 Years a Slave	Won
Writers' Guild of Great Britain	2008	Best Screenplay (shared with Enda Walsh)	Hunger	Won

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result
Black Reel Awards	2011	Best Director	Shame	Won
	2011	Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original (shared with Abi Morgan)	Shame	Won
	2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave	Won
	2013	Best Director	12 Years a Slave	Won
NAACP Image Awards	2013	Outstanding Motion Picture	12 Years a Slave	Won
NAACP Image Awards	2013	Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture	12 Years a Slave	Won
Satellite Awards	2011	Best Director	Shame	Nominated
	2011	Best Original Screenplay	Shame	Nominated
	2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave	Won
	2013	Best Director	12 Years a Slave	Won

Film critic awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	Belgian Film Critics Association	Grand Prix	Hunger	Won
2008	London Film Critics Circle Awards	Breakthrough British Filmmaker		Won
2008	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	New Generation Award		Won
2008	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best First Film		Won
2008	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best First Feature		Won
2008	Chicago Film Critics Association	Most Promising Filmmaker		Nominated
2008	London Film Critics Circle Awards	British Director of the Year		Nominated
2008	Online Film Critics Society	Best Breakthrough Filmmaker		Nominated
2008	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Director		Nominated
2011	African-American Film Critics Association	Best Director	Shame	Won
2011	Belgian Film Critics Association	Grand Prix	Shame	Nominated
2013	African-American Film Critics Association	Best Film of the Year	12 Years a Slave	Won
2013	African-American Film Critics Association	Best Director		Won
2013	Boston Online Film Critics Association	Top Ten Best Films of the Year		Won
2013		Best Picture		Won
2013		Best Director		Won
2013	Boston Society of Film Critics Award	Best Film		Won
2013	Boston Society of Film Critics Award	Best Director		Won
2013	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Best Film		Won
2013	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Picture		Won
2013	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Director		Won
2013	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Picture		Won
2013	Florida Film Critics Circle Award	Best Film		Won
2013	Florida Film Critics Circle Award	Best Director		Won
2013	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Picture		Won
2013	Indiana Film Critics Association	Best Film		Won
2013	Indiana Film Critics Association	Best Director		Won
2013	Kansas City Film Critics Circle	Best Director		Won
2013	Las Vegas Film Critics Society	Best Film		Won
2013		Top Ten Films		Won
2013		Best Director		Won
2013	London Film Critics Circle	Film of the Year		Won
2013	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Special Citation Award		Won
2013	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Director		Won
2013	New York Film Critics Online	Top Films		Won
2013	New York Film Critics Online	Best Picture		Won
2013	Online Film Critics Society	Best Picture		Won
2013	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Film		Won
2013	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Top 10 Films		Won
2013	San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Film		Won
2013	Southeastern Film Critics Association	Best Picture		Won
2013	Southeastern Film Critics Association	Best Director		Won
2013	St. Louis Film Critics Association	Best Film		Won
2013		Best Director		Won
2013		Best Scene		Won
2013	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Film		Won
2013	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Film		Won
2013	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Best Director		Nominated
2013	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Director		Runner-up
2013	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Film		Nominated
2013	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Director		Nominated
2013	London Film Critics Circle	Director of the Year		Nominated
2013	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Film		Runner-up
2013	Online Film Critics Society	Best Director		Nominated
2013	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Director		Nominated
2013	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Film		Nominated
2013	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Director		Nominated
2013	San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Director		Nominated
2013	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Film		Runner-up
2013	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Director		Runner-up
2013	Utah Film Critics Association	Best Picture		Runner-up
2013	Utah Film Critics Association	Best Director		Runner-up
2013	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Director		Nominated
2013	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Director		Nominated

Film festival awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result
2008	Cannes Film Festival	Caméra d'Or	Hunger	Won
2008	Chicago International Film Festival	Best Feature		Won
2008	Cinemanila International Film Festival	Lino Brocka Award for International Cinema		Won
2008	Flanders International Film Festival Ghent	Youth Jury Award for Best Film		Won
2008	Jerusalem Film Festival	Spirit for Freedom Award for Best Feature		Won
2008	Ljubljana International Film Festival	Kingfisher Award for Best Debut		Won
2008	Stockholm International Film Festival	Best Directorial Debut		Won
2008	Sydney Film Festival	Official Competition Award		Won
2008	Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival	Grand Prize for Best Film		Won
2008	Toronto International Film Festival	Discovery Award for Best Film		Won
2008	Venice Film Festival	Gucci Award for Best Film		Won
2008	Stockholm International Film Festival	Bronze Horse for Best Film		Nominated
2011	Venice International Film Festival	CinemAvvenire Award for Best Film	Shame	Won
2011	Venice International Film Festival	FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film		Won
2011	BFI London Film Festival	Best Film		Nominated
2011	Stockholm Film Festival	Bronze Horse Award for Best Film		Nominated
2011	Venice Film Festival	Golden Lion		Nominated
2013	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Director of the Year Award	12 Years a Slave	Won
2013	Stockholm International Film Festival	Bronze Horse Award for Best Film		Won
2013	Toronto International Film Festival	People's Choice Award		Won^[10]

Honorary awards

Organizations	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
Turner Prize	1999	For his video work	Honored	^[11]
Humanitas Prize	2011	For his filmwork	Honored	^[12]
British Film Institute	2016	BFI Fellowship	Honored	^[13]
Knighthood	2020	Presented by Queen Elizabeth II	Honored	^[14]
Hollywood Critics Association	2021	Filmmaking Achievement	Honored

References

^ "Director Sir Steve McQueen receives knighthood at Windsor Castle". Evening Standard. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
^ Korsner, Jason (24 August 2016). "12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen to become BFI Fellow". What's Worth Seeing. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ Corliss, Richard (24 April 2014). "Why Steve McQueen Is One of the TIME 100". Time Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ Nyong'o, Lupita (23 April 2014). "Steve McQueen". Time. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
^ "'12 Years a Slave' Win Significant for Making Sense of History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "Film Awards in 2009: Winners Announced". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "Bafta Film Awards 2012: Winners". BBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "Bafta Film Awards 2014: Full list of winners". BBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "Golden Globes 2014: The winners list". CNN. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "Steve McQueen". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^ "McQueen wins Turner Prize". BBC. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Humantias Prize Winners". Humanitas Prize. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "Steve McQueen to receive BFI Fellowship at LFF Awards Ceremony". BFI. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "Director Steve McQueen Receives Royal Knighthood". Variety. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[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.

[knighthood-2] "Director Sir Steve McQueen receives knighthood at Windsor Castle". Evening Standard. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[3] Korsner, Jason (24 August 2016). "12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen to become BFI Fellow". What's Worth Seeing. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[4] Corliss, Richard (24 April 2014). "Why Steve McQueen Is One of the TIME 100". Time Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[5] Nyong'o, Lupita (23 April 2014). "Steve McQueen". Time. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

[6] "'12 Years a Slave' Win Significant for Making Sense of History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[7] "Film Awards in 2009: Winners Announced". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[8] "Bafta Film Awards 2012: Winners". BBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[9] "Bafta Film Awards 2014: Full list of winners". BBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[10] "Golden Globes 2014: The winners list". CNN. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[11] "Steve McQueen". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-25.

[12] "McQueen wins Turner Prize". BBC. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[13] "Humantias Prize Winners". Humanitas Prize. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[14] "Steve McQueen to receive BFI Fellowship at LFF Awards Ceremony". BFI. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[15] "Director Steve McQueen Receives Royal Knighthood". Variety. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

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