Milk had received accolades from several film critics organizations.
- December 2, 2008,[1] the film received 4 nominations for the 24th Independent Spirit Awards and won 2, including Best Supporting Male (James Franco) and Best First Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black).[2]
- December 9, 2008, the film received eight Critic's Choice Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- December 11, 2008, Sean Penn received one Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, the film's only nomination.
- December 18, 2008, the Screen Actors Guild nominated Milk on three categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Cast in a Motion Picture for the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards; Sean Penn was chosen as Best Actor.
- January 5, 2009, the film's producers received a nomination for Producer of the Year for the 20th Producers Guild of America Awards.
- January 8, 2009, Gus Van Sant received a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for the 61st Directors Guild of America Awards.
- The film won Best Original Screenplay at the 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards
- The film received four BAFTA award nominations, including Best Film, for the 62nd British Academy Film Awards.
- January 22, 2009 the film received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and winning two for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn).
| Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81st Academy Awards[3] | Best Picture | Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Won | |
| Best Costume Design | Danny Glicker | Nominated | |
| Best Film Editing | Elliot Graham | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominated | |
| 59th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards[4] | Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic | Elliot Graham | Nominated |
| American Film Institute[5] | Top 10 Outstanding Movies of the Year | Won | |
| 13th Art Directors Guild Awards[6] | Excellence in Production Design in a Period Film | Bill Groom | Nominated |
| 4th Austin Film Critics Association Awards[7] | Top 10 Films | 3rd Place | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| 28th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards[8] | Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Won |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Won | |
| 14th BFCA Critic's Choice Awards[9] | Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | James Franco | Nominated | |
| Best Writer | Dustin Lance Black | Nominated | |
| Best Composer | Danny Elfman | Nominated | |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Won | ||
| 62nd British Academy Film Awards[10] | Best Film | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sean Penn | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominated | |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Steven E. Anderson, Michael White | Nominated | |
| 34th César Awards[11] | Best Foreign Film | Gus Van Sant | Nominated |
| 21st Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[12] | Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominated | |
| 11th Costume Designers Guild Awards[13] | Excellence in Period Costume Design for Film | Danny Glicker | Nominated |
| 15th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards[14] | Top 10 Films | 2nd Place | |
| Best Film | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Runner-up | |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Runner-up | |
| Best Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Won | |
| 2nd Detroit Film Critics Society Awards[15] | Best Actor | Sean Penn | Nominated |
| 61st Directors Guild of America Awards[16] | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | Gus Van Sant | Nominated |
| 20th GLAAD Media Awards[17] | Outstanding Film, Wide Release | Won | |
| 66th Golden Globe Awards[18] | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture Drama | Sean Penn | Nominated |
| 2nd Houston Film Critics Society Awards[19] | Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won |
| 24th Independent Spirit Awards[20] | Best Male Lead | Sean Penn | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Male | James Franco | Won | |
| Best First Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Harris Savides | Nominated | |
| 5th International Film Music Critics Association Awards[21] | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Danny Elfman | Nominated |
| 29th London Film Critics Circle[22] | Best Film of the Year | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Best Director of the Year | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor of the Year | Sean Penn | Nominated | |
| 34th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards[23] | Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won |
| 56th Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards[24] | Best Sound Editing, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Robert Jackson | Nominated |
| 80th National Board of Review Awards[25] | Top 10 Films | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Won | |
| 43rd National Society of Film Critics Awards[26] | Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Runner-up | |
| 74th New York Film Critics Circle Awards[27] | Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Won |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Won | |
| 8th New York Film Critics Online Awards[28] | Top 10 Films | Won | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Ensemble | Won | ||
| 3rd Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards[29] | Top 10 Films | Won | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Won | |
| 9th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards[30] | Top 10 Films | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Won | ||
| 20th Producers Guild of America Awards[31][32] | Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Stanley Kramer Award | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Won | |
| 5th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards[33] | Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Harris Savides | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominated | |
| 7th San Francisco Film Critics Awards[34] | Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Won |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Won | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Won | |
| 13th Satellite Awards[35] | Best Motion Picture, Drama | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sean Penn | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | James Franco | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominated | |
| 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards[36] | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture | Josh Brolin | Nominated | |
| 23rd Society of Camera Operators Awards[37] | Camera Operator of the Year | Will Arnot | Nominated |
| 17th Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards[38] | Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Won |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Runner-up | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Won | |
| 12th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards[39] | Best Actor | Sean Penn | Runner-up |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Runner-up | |
| 9th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards[40] | Best Film | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Won |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominated | |
| 7th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards[41] | Best Film | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominated |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominated | |
| Best Ensemble | Nominated | ||
| 61st Writers Guild of America Awards[42] | Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Won |
| Paul Selvin Award | Dustin Lance Black | Won | |
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- ^ Detroit Film Critics Awards Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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