Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
2011 film yearAcademy Awards archive
The Descendants Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Descendants 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.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year2011 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientGeorge Clooney Matt King | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2011 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientAlexander Payne | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2011 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientKevin Tent | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2011 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientJim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2011 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientScreenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Descendants 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 Actor 2011 film year · Ceremony 84
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Best Director 2011 film year · Ceremony 84
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- The Descendants This filmNominee
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Film Editing 2011 film year · Ceremony 84
- The ArtistNomineeAnne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
- The Descendants This filmNominee
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo★ WinnerKirk Baxter and Angus Wall
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Best Picture 2011 film year · Ceremony 84
- The Artist★ WinnerThomas Langmann, Producer
- The Descendants This filmNomineeJim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseNomineeScott Rudin, Producer
- The HelpNomineeBrunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
- HugoNomineeGraham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
- Midnight in ParisNomineeLetty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
- MoneyballNomineeMichael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
- The Tree of LifeNomineeSarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill, Producers
- War HorseNomineeSteven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Adapted Screenplay 2011 film year · Ceremony 84
- The Descendants This film★ WinnerScreenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
- HugoNomineeScreenplay by John Logan
- The Ides of MarchNomineeScreenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
- MoneyballNomineeScreenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin
- Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyNomineeScreenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
About these award records
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