Academy Awards archive

The Reader Oscar Nominations & Wins

The Reader has 5 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 1 win.

Wins recorded in the archive

All 5 award records

Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.

The Reader: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year2008Best Actress
Credited nominee / recipientKate Winslet

Hanna Schmitz

Win recorded
Film year2008Cinematography
Credited nominee / recipientChris Menges and Roger Deakins
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categorySlumdog Millionaire
Anthony Dod Mantle
Film year2008Best Director
Credited nominee / recipientStephen Daldry
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categorySlumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle
Film year2008Best Picture
Credited nominee / recipientAnthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categorySlumdog Millionaire
Christian Colson, Producer
Film year2008Adapted Screenplay
Credited nominee / recipientScreenplay by David Hare
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categorySlumdog Millionaire
Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Who else was nominated?

Compare The Reader with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.

Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.

Best Actress 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
Best Actress winner historyAll 2008 film-year results
Cinematography 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
Cinematography winner historyAll 2008 film-year results
Best Director 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
Best Director winner historyAll 2008 film-year results
Best Picture 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
    Nominee
  • Frost/Nixon
    Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
    Nominee
  • Milk
    Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
    Nominee
  • The Reader This film
    Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
    Nominee
  • Slumdog Millionaire
    Christian Colson, Producer
    ★ Winner
Best Picture winner historyAll 2008 film-year results
Adapted Screenplay 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
Adapted Screenplay winner historyAll 2008 film-year results
About these award records

This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.

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