List of accolades received by The Theory of Everything

See The Theory of Everything (2006 film) for accolades received by the 2006 film.

The Theory of Everything is a 2014 British biographical romantic drama film directed by James Marsh. Anthony McCarten adapted the screenplay from the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking.[1] The film focuses on Jane's relationship with theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, his motor neuron disease diagnosis and his career in physics. Actors Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne portray the main characters.[1] The Theory of Everything had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures on 1 January 2015.[2] As of February 2015, the film has earned over £50 million in its combined total gross at the box office.[3]

List of accolades received by The Theory of Everything
Eddie Redmayne received several awards and nominations for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking.
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 19 91
References

The film gathered various awards and nominations following its release, ranging from recognition of the film itself to Redmayne and Jones' acting performances, McCarten's screenplay and Jóhann Jóhannsson's score. The Theory of Everything earned ten nominations from the 68th British Academy Film Awards,[4] and won three. Redmayne was named Best Actor at the 87th Academy Awards, where the film garnered five nominations. He and Jones received nominations for Best Actor and Actress at the AACTA Awards. Redmayne was also nominated for Best Actor by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. The film's production designer John Paul Kelly was nominated for an Art Directors Guild Award, while casting director Nina Gold received a nomination for Best Casting in a Studio or Independent Drama from the Casting Society of America and costume designer Steven Noble was nominated for Excellence in Period Film by the Costume Designers Guild. The film gathered five nominations from the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay.

At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, Redmayne won the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama accolade and composer Jóhann Jóhannsson won Best Original Score. Redmayne was named Breakout Performance Actor at the 18th Hollywood Film Awards, Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Online and he was awarded the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The Motion Picture Sound Editors nominated Glenn Freemantle, Gillian Dodders and Paul Wrightson for Best Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film. The film's producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and McCarten garnered a nomination for Best Theatrical Motion Picture from the Producers Guild of America. The Theory of Everything has five nominations from the 19th Satellite Awards, while the cast is nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The film's screenplay is nominated for the USC Scripter Award, while the Women Film Critics Circle named Redmayne Best Actor and gave Jones The Invisible Woman Award.

Awards and nominations

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result Ref.
AACTA International Awards 31 January 2015 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [5]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Academy Award 22 February 2015 Best Picture Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten Nominated [6]
[7]
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Won
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCarten Nominated
Best Original Score Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated
African-American Film Critics Association 8 December 2014 Top 10 Films The Theory of Everything Won [8]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 12 January 2015 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [9]
Art Directors Guild 31 January 2015 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film John Paul Kelly Nominated [10]
British Academy Film Awards 8 February 2015 Best Actor in a Leading Role Eddie Redmayne Won [11]
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Best Actress in a Leading Role Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCarten Won
Best British Film The Theory of Everything Won
Best Costume Design Steven Noble Nominated
Best Film The Theory of Everything Nominated
Best Direction James Marsh Nominated
Best Film Music Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated
Best Editing Jinx Godfrey Nominated
Best Make-up & Hair Jan Sewell Nominated
Casting Society of America 22 January 2015 Studio or Independent Drama Nina Gold Nominated [13]
Chicago Film Critics Association 15 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [14]
Costume Designers Guild 17 February 2015 Excellence in Period Film Steven Noble Nominated [15]
Critics' Choice Movie Award 15 January 2015 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [16]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Picture The Theory of Everything Nominated
Best Score Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated
Best Screenplay Anthony McCarten Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 15 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [17]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Film The Theory of Everything Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society 15 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [18]
Dorian Awards 20 January 2015 Film Performance of the Year by an Actor Eddie Redmayne Won [19]
Empire Awards 29 March 2015 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [20]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best British Film The Theory of Everything Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle 19 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [21]
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCarten Nominated
Golden Eagle Award January 29, 2016 Best Foreign Language Film The Theory of Everything Nominated [22]
Golden Globe Award 11 January 2015 Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama Eddie Redmayne Won [23]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Drama Motion Picture Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten Nominated
Best Original Score Jóhann Jóhannsson Won
Grammy Awards 15 February 2016 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated [24]
Hollywood Film Awards 14 November 2014 Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Eddie Redmayne Won [25]
Houston Film Critics Society 10 January 2015 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [26]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Original Score Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association 19 February 2015 Best Original Score for a Drama Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated [27]
London Film Critics' Circle 18 January 2015 Actor of the Year Eddie Redmayne Nominated [28]
British Actor of the Year Eddie Redmayne Nominated
British Actress of the Year Felicity Jones Nominated
British Film of the Year The Theory of Everything Nominated
Film of the Year The Theory of Everything Nominated
Mill Valley Film Festival 12 October 2014 World Cinema Gold Award The Theory of Everything Won [29]
MPSE Golden Reel Awards 15 February 2015 Best Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film Glenn Freemantle, Gillian Dodders, Paul Wrightson Nominated [30]
MTV Movie Awards 12 April 2015 Best On-Screen Transformation Eddie Redmayne Nominated [31]
New York Film Critics Online 7 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Won [32]
Top Ten Pictures The Theory of Everything Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival 3 January 2015 Desert Palm Achievement Award Eddie Redmayne Won [33]
Producers Guild of America Award 24 January 2015 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten Nominated [34]
San Diego Film Critics Society 15 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [35]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCarten Nominated
Best Film The Theory of Everything Nominated
Best Production Design John Paul Kelly Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle 14 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [36]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 29 January 2015 Cinema Vanguard Award Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones Won [37]
Satellite Awards 15 February 2015 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [38]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Cinematography Benoît Delhomme Nominated
Best Film The Theory of Everything Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCarten Nominated
Saturn Awards 25 June 2015 Best International Film The Theory of Everything Won [39][40]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 25 January 2015 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Charlie Cox, Felicity Jones, Simon McBurney,
Eddie Redmayne, David Thewlis, Emily Watson
Nominated [41]
[42]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Felicity Jones Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Eddie Redmayne Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 15 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [43]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCarten Nominated
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 14–30 November 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Won [44]
Grand Prize James Marsh Nominated
Teen Choice Awards 16 August 2015 Choice Drama Movie The Theory of Everything Nominated [45]
Choice Movie Drama Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated
Choice Movie Drama Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
USC Scripter Award 31 January 2015 Best Adapted Screenplay Jane Wilde Hawking and Anthony McCarten Nominated [46]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 8 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Nominated [47]
Best Actress Felicity Jones Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony McCarten Nominated
Best Original Score Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle 16 December 2014 Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Won [48]
The Invisible Woman Award Felicity Jones Won

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