List of accolades received by The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans is a 2022 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, who co-wrote and co-produced it with Tony Kushner. The film is a semi-autobiographical story loosely based on Spielberg's adolescence and first years as a filmmaker. It is told through an original story of the fictional Sammy Fabelman, a young aspiring filmmaker who explores how the power of films can help him see the truth about his dysfunctional family and those around him. It stars Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy, alongside Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch in supporting roles. The film is dedicated to the memories of Spielberg's real-life parents, Leah Adler and Arnold Spielberg, who died in 2017 and 2020 respectively.[1]

List of accolades received by The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg received widespread critical acclaim for his direction, as did Michelle Williams and Judd Hirsch for their performances as Mitzi Fabelman and Uncle Boris.
Totals[a]
Wins27
Nominations145
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Spielberg had conceived the project as early as 1999, with his sister Anne writing a screenplay titled I'll Be Home. The project was withheld for 20 years, since Spielberg had reservations about exploring his family's story over concerns that his parents would be hurt. Spielberg revisited the project in 2019 with screenwriter and frequent collaborator Kushner while they were making West Side Story, and the screenplay was completed in late 2020. Development of the film officially began soon after, with casting taking place between March and May 2021. Principal photography began that July in Los Angeles and wrapped in September.

The Fabelmans premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, where it won the People's Choice Award. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film opened as a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 11, 2022, and then expanded to a wide release on November 23. It underperformed at the box office, grossing only $45.6 million against a $40 million budget. The film received widespread critical acclaim, however, with praise directed towards the performances of the cast (particularly LaBelle, Williams, Dano and Hirsch), Spielberg's direction, the screenplay, cinematography, and John Williams' score. It was named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.

The film received seven nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, five nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director for Spielberg, and received 11 nominations at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture, winning Best Young Performer for LaBelle, and two nominations at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards including Best Ensemble Cast of a Motion Picture and Best Supporting Actor (for Dano).[2] It also received 2 awards from the National Board of Review, including Best Director for Spielberg and Breakthrough Performance for LaBelle (shared with Danielle Deadwyler for Till), making this the second Spielberg film to win both of these awards together since 1987's Empire of the Sun.[3] With his 53rd nomination for Best Original Score with this film, John Williams broke his own record as the most Oscar-nominated person alive at the age of 90.[4] With his Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Judd Hirsch became the first actor to receive two nominations over four decades apart, with this being his second nomination and first since the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981, where he was nominated for Ordinary People (1980).

Accolades

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Accolades received by The Fabelmans
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
AACTA International Awards February 24, 2023 Best Direction Steven Spielberg Nominated [5]
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards January 28, 2023 Best Movie for Grownups The Fabelmans Nominated [6]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Judd Hirsch Won
Best Screenwriter Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Intergenerational Film The Fabelmans Nominated
Best Time Capsule The Fabelmans Nominated
Academy Awards March 12, 2023 Best Picture Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated [7]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Judd Hirsch Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
Best Production Design Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 5, 2023 Best Picture The Fabelmans Nominated [8]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Nominated
American Film Institute Awards December 9, 2022 Top 10 Films of the Year The Fabelmans Won [9]
Art Directors Guild February 18, 2023 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Rick Carter Nominated
Artios Awards March 9, 2023 Big Budget - Drama Cindy Tolan and Nicholas Petrovich (associate casting director) Won [10]
British Academy Film Awards February 19, 2023 Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated [11]
California On Location Awards November 21, 2022 Location Team of the Year - Studio Feature Film The Fabelmans Nominated [12]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 14, 2022 Best Supporting Actress Michelle Williams Nominated [13]
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards January 15, 2023 Best Picture The Fabelmans Nominated [14]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Paul Dano Nominated
Judd Hirsch Nominated
Best Young Actor/Actress Gabriel LaBelle Won
Best Acting Ensemble Cast of The Fabelmans Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Nominated
Best Production Design Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara Nominated
Best Score John Williams Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 19, 2022 Best Picture The Fabelmans Nominated [15]
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Paul Dano Nominated
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Musical Score John Williams Nominated
David di Donatello Awards May 10, 2023 Best Foreign Film The Fabelmans Won [16]
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Directors Guild of America February 18, 2023 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Steven Spielberg Nominated
Dorian Awards February 23, 2022 Film of the Year The Fabelmans Nominated [18]
"We're Wilde About You!" Rising Star Award Gabriel LaBelle Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle December 22, 2022 Best Picture The Fabelmans Nominated [19]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Runner-up
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Paul Dano Runner-up
Best Ensemble Cast of The Fabelmans Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Nominated
Best Score John Williams Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association January 13, 2023 Best Picture The Fabelmans Nominated [20]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Runner-up
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Judd Hirsch Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Nominated
Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
Best Ensemble The Fabelmans Nominated
Breakthrough Award Gabriel LaBelle Runner-up
Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2023 Best Motion Picture – Drama The Fabelmans Won [21]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Won
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
Grammy Awards February 4, 2024 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media John Williams Nominated [22]
Heartland Film Festival October 16, 2022 Truly Moving Picture Award Steven Spielberg Won
Hollywood Critics Association February 24, 2023 Best Picture The Fabelmans Nominated [23]
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Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Star on the Rise Award Gabriel LaBelle Won
Artisan Achievement Award Rick Carter Won
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards February 17, 2023 Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Nominated [25]
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards November 30, 2023 Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film Michael Hatzer Nominated [26]
International Cinephile Society February 12, 2023 Best Picture The Fabelmans 7th place [27]
Best Supporting Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Ensemble Cast of The Fabelmans Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance Gabriel LaBelle Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle February 5, 2023 Film of the Year The Fabelmans Nominated [28]
Screenwriter of the Year Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Miami International Film Festival November 3, 2022 Precious Gem Award Paul Dano Won [29]
National Board of Review December 8, 2022 Top Ten Films The Fabelmans Won [30]
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Best Director Steven Spielberg Won
Breakthrough Performance Gabriel LaBelle[a] Won
National Society of Film Critics January 7, 2023 Best Actress Michelle Williams 3rd place [32]
New York Film Critics Online December 11, 2022 Top 10 Films of 2022 The Fabelmans Won [33]
Palm Springs International Film Festival January 5, 2023 Chairman's Vanguard Award Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch Won [34]
Paris Film Critics Association Awards February 4, 2024 Best Film The Fabelmans Nominated [35][36]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Male Revelation Gabriel LaBelle Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Nominated
Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
Best Production Design Rick Carter Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards February 25, 2023 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Tony Kushner Nominated [37]
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San Diego Film Critics Society January 6, 2023 Best Picture The Fabelmans Nominated [39]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Runner-up
Best Actor Gabriel LaBelle Nominated
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Editing Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn Runner-up
Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Nominated
Best Production Design Rick Carter Runner-up
Best Use of Music John Williams Nominated
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle January 9, 2023 Best Film The Fabelmans Nominated [40]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Cinematography Janusz Kaminski Nominated
Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival April 29, 2023 Spotlight Award Judd Hirsch Won [41]
King Vidor Award Rick Carter Won
Satellite Awards February 11, 2023 Best Motion Picture – Drama The Fabelmans Nominated [42]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Gabriel LaBelle Nominated
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Paul Dano Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Film Editing Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn Nominated
Best Art Direction and Production Design Rick Carter Nominated
Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association December 18, 2022 Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated [43]
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Judd Hirsch Nominated
Best Ensemble Cast of The Fabelmans Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated
Best Costume Design Mark Bridges Nominated
Best Score John Williams Nominated
Best Scene Sam Fabelman meets one of his idols on the studio lot Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards February 26, 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Jeannie Berlin, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, David Lynch, Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams Nominated [44]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Paul Dano Nominated
Set Decorators Society of America February 14, 2023 Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Period Feature Film Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara Nominated
Toronto International Film Festival September 18, 2022 People's Choice Award The Fabelmans Won [45]
Visual Effects Society Awards February 15, 2023 Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Pablo Helman, Jennifer Mizener, Cernogorods Aleksei, Jeff Kalmus, Mark Hawker Nominated [46]
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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 12, 2022 Best Film The Fabelmans Nominated [48]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Paul Dano Nominated
Best Cinematography Janusz Kaminski Nominated
Best Editing Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn Nominated
Best Score John Williams Nominated
Best Production Design Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara Nominated
Best Acting Ensemble Cast of The Fabelmans Nominated
Best Youth Performance Gabriel LaBelle Won
World Soundtrack Awards October 21, 2023 Film Composer of the Year John Williams[b] Nominated [49]
Writers Guild of America Awards March 5, 2023 Best Original Screenplay Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Nominated [50]

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