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
|
Nominated
|
2013
|
African-American Film Critics Association
|
Best Film of the Year
|
12 Years a Slave
|
Won
|
2013
|
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
|
Best Director
|
Won
|
2013
|
Broadcast Film Critics Association
|
Best Film
|
Won
|
2013
|
Chicago Film Critics Association
|
Best Picture
|
Won
|
2013
|
Best Director
|
Won
|
2013
|
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
|
Best Picture
|
Won
|
2013
|
Florida Film Critics Circle Award
|
Best Film
|
Won
|
2013
|
Best Director
|
Won
|
2013
|
Houston Film Critics Society
|
Best Picture
|
Won
|
2013
|
Indiana Film Critics Association
|
Best Film
|
Won
|
2013
|
Best Director
|
Won
|
2013
|
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
|
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
|
Best Picture
|
Won
|
2013
|
Online Film Critics Society
|
Best Picture
|
Won
|
2013
|
Phoenix Film Critics Society
|
Best Film
|
Won
|
2013
|
Top 10 Films
|
Won
|
2013
|
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
|
Best Film
|
Won
|
2013
|
Southeastern Film Critics Association
|
Best Picture
|
Won
|
2013
|
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
|
Best Director
|
Nominated
|
2013
|
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
|
Best Director
|
Nominated
|
2013
|
Toronto Film Critics Association
|
Best Film
|
Runner-up
|
2013
|
Best Director
|
Runner-up
|
2013
|
Utah Film Critics Association
|
Best Picture
|
Runner-up
|
2013
|
Best Director
|
Runner-up
|
2013
|
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
|
Best Director
|
Nominated
|
2013
|
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
|
Best Director
|
Nominated
|