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List of accolades received by The Sessions

The Sessions is a 2012 American independent drama film written and directed by Ben Lewin. It is based on an essay written by Mark O'Brien, a poet paralyzed by polio, who hired a sex surrogate to lose his virginity. John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star as O'Brien and sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene, respectively. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival under its original title The Surrogate and was immediately acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures.[1] The Sessions was released on October 19, 2012 in the United States. As of March 20, 2013, the film has earned over $9 million at the box office.[2]

List of accolades received by The Sessions
Helen Hunt won several awards for her performance as Cheryl Cohen-Greene
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 16 67
References

The film gathered various awards and nominations following its release, ranging from recognition of the film itself to Lewin's screenplay and the cast's acting performances, particularly those of Hawkes and Hunt. The AACTA Awards saw Lewin and Hawkes receive nominations for Best Direction and Best Actor. Hunt earned nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the 85th Academy Awards and the 66th British Academy Film Awards. The Alliance of Women Film Journalists awarded Hawkes and Hunt the Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction accolade.

Hawkes and Hunt garnered one nomination each from the 70th Golden Globe Awards. The film's international poster received a nomination from the Golden Trailer Awards, while Hawkes was named Breakthrough Actor at the Hollywood Film Festival. The Indiana Film Journalists Association nominated The Sessions for Best Picture and Hunt for Best Supporting Actress. At the 28th Independent Spirit Awards, Hawkes won Best Male Lead and Hunt won Best Supporting Female. They also went on to win Best Actor and Actress at the Nevada Film Critics Awards. Lewin collected the Audience Favorite Active Cinema Feature Award for the film at the Mill Valley Film Festival and the Audience Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

The Sessions garnered six nominations from the Satellite Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Editing for Lisa Bromwell. Hawkes, Hunt and William H. Macy gathered nominations in the acting categories from the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association. At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, The Sessions competed for the Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film. The film went on to win the Audience Award for Dramatic Film and the Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting. Hawkes and Hunt earned nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress from both the Vancouver Film Critics Circle and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Hawkes received a total of twenty-four nominations for his portrayal of O'Brien, while Hunt received twenty-six for her role as Cohen Greene.

Awards and nominations

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result
AACTA Awards[3] January 26, 2013 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Direction Ben Lewin Nominated
Academy Awards[4] February 24, 2013 Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists[5][6] January 7, 2013 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction Helen Hunt and John Hawkes Won
Female Icon Helen Hunt Nominated
British Academy Film Awards[7] February 10, 2013 Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association[8] January 10, 2013 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Casting Society of America[9] November 18, 2013 Best Casting in a Low Budget Comedy or Drama The Sessions – Ronnie Yeskel Won
Central Ohio Film Critics Association[10] January 3, 2013 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association[11] December 17, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association[12] December 18, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society[13] December 14, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Golden Globe Award[14] January 13, 2013 Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Helen Hunt Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards[15] May 3, 2013 Best International Poster The Sessions – Fox Searchlight and Allcity Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival[16] October 22, 2012 Breakthrough Actor John Hawkes Won
Houston Film Critics Society[17] January 5, 2013 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Indiana Film Journalists Association[18][19] December 17, 2012 Best Picture The Sessions Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards[20][21] February 23, 2013 Best Male Lead John Hawkes Won
Best Supporting Female Helen Hunt Won
International Film Music Critics Association[22] February 21, 2013 Best Original Score for a Comedy Film Marco Beltrami Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle[23] January 20, 2013 Actress of the Year Helen Hunt Nominated
Mill Valley Film Festival[24] October 14, 2012 Audience Favorite Active Cinema Feature Ben Lewin Won
Nevada Film Critics[25] December 24, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Won
Best Actress Helen Hunt Won
Online Film Critics Society[26] January 7, 2013 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival[27] January 5, 2013 Spotlight Award Helen Hunt Won
Philadelphia Film Festival[28] October 28, 2012 Honorable Mention for Spotlights The Sessions Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society[29] December 14, 2012 Best Actor in a Leading Role John Hawkes Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Helen Hunt Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society[30] December 11, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle[31] December 16, 2012 Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival[32] September 29, 2012 Audience Award Ben Lewin Won
Satellite Awards[33] December 16, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Ben Lewin Nominated
Best Director Ben Lewin Nominated
Best Editing Lisa Bromwell Nominated
Best Film The Sessions Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards[34] January 27, 2013 Best Actor in a Leading Role John Hawkes Nominated
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role Helen Hunt Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association[35] December 11, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actor William H. Macy Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Won
Sundance Film Festival[36] January 28, 2012 Audience Award for Dramatic Film Ben Lewin Won
Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting The Sessions Won
Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film Ben Lewin Nominated
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival[37] November 28, 2012 Best North American Independent Film Ben Lewin Nominated
Utah Film Critics Association[38] January 10, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle[39] January 7, 2013 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association[40] December 10, 2012 Best Actor John Hawkes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Nominated

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General
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