Academy Awards archive
Lion Oscar Nominations & Wins
Lion has 6 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
No winning records for Lion are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.
All 6 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 year2016 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientDev Patel Saroo Brierley | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Best Supporting Actress Credited nominee / recipientNicole Kidman Sue Brierley | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientGreig Fraser | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientDustin O'Halloran and Hauschka | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientEmile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientScreenplay by Luke Davies | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryMoonlight Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Lion 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 Supporting Actor 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
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Best Supporting Actress 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
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Cinematography 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
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- Lion This filmNominee
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Original Score 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
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- Lion This filmNomineeDustin O'Halloran and Hauschka
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Best Picture 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
- ArrivalNomineeShawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers
- FencesNomineeScott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black, Producers
- Hacksaw RidgeNomineeBill Mechanic and David Permut, Producers
- Hell or High WaterNomineeCarla Hacken and Julie Yorn, Producers
- Hidden FiguresNomineeDonna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers
- La La LandNomineeFred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers
- Lion This filmNomineeEmile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers
- Manchester by the SeaNomineeMatt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Walsh, Producers
- Moonlight★ WinnerAdele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Adapted Screenplay 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
- ArrivalNomineeScreenplay by Eric Heisserer
- FencesNomineeScreenplay by August Wilson
- Hidden FiguresNomineeScreenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
- Lion This filmNomineeScreenplay by Luke Davies
- Moonlight★ WinnerScreenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney
About these award records
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Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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