Academy Awards archive
Zero Dark Thirty Oscar Nominations & Wins
Zero Dark Thirty 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 year2012 | Best Actress Credited nominee / recipientJessica Chastain Maya | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2012 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientDylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2012 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientMark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2012 | Sound Editing Credited nominee / recipientPaul N.J. Ottosson Source contextNOTE: A tie. The other winning film in this category was Skyfall. | Win recorded |
| Film year2012 | Original Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientWritten by Mark Boal | Nomination recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Zero Dark Thirty 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 2012 film year · Ceremony 85
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Film Editing 2012 film year · Ceremony 85
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- Silver Linings PlaybookNomineeJay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
- Zero Dark Thirty This filmNomineeDylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
Best Picture 2012 film year · Ceremony 85
- AmourNomineeMargaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers
- Argo★ WinnerGrant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
- Beasts of the Southern WildNomineeDan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
- Django UnchainedNomineeStacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
- Les MisérablesNomineeTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
- Life of PiNomineeGil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
- LincolnNomineeSteven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
- Silver Linings PlaybookNomineeDonna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
- Zero Dark Thirty This filmNomineeMark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers
Original Screenplay 2012 film year · Ceremony 85
- AmourNomineeWritten by Michael Haneke
- Django Unchained★ WinnerWritten by Quentin Tarantino
- FlightNomineeWritten by John Gatins
- Moonrise KingdomNomineeWritten by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
- Zero Dark Thirty This filmNomineeWritten by Mark Boal
About these award records
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