List of accolades received by Up in the Air

Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and co-written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous 2001 novel by Walter Kirn. Up in the Air was screened as a "sneak preview" at the Telluride Film Festival on September 6, 2009, before its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2009.[1][2] Up in the Air was released in the United States on December 4, 2009; playing on 15 screens in its first weekend, it grossed over $1.1 million.[3][4] The film opened nationwide on December 23, 2009, earning over $11 million its first weekend in wide release. The film earned $79 million over 18 weeks in the United States and Canada, with an additional $83 million in overseas markets.[5]

List of accolades received by Up in the Air
A light-skinned woman with red hair smiles while wearing a red dress, with other people in the background.

Vera Farmiga, Best Actress in a Supporting Role nominee for Up in the Air at the
82nd Academy Awards

Total number of wins and nominations
Totals45117
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Up in the Air garnered various awards and nominations, with the nominations in categories ranging from recognition of the film itself to its screenplay, direction and editing, to the performance of the three primary actors – George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick. The film received six Academy Award nominations with Farmiga and Kendrick both receiving nominations for Best Supporting Actress, though the film failed to win any of the awards. At the 63rd British Academy Film Awards, Up in the Air won one award – Best Adapted Screenplay, awarded to Reitman and Turner – out of the five for which it was nominated. The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association named Up in the Air Best Picture and awarded Reitman Best Director and Best Screenplay with Turner. Clooney was given the award for Best Actor. The film also received five nominations at the 67th Golden Globe Awards, with Reitman and Turner taking the award for Best Screenplay. Reitman and Turner also received recognition for the film's screenplay from the Writers Guild of America, where they won the Best Adapted Screenplay award. They received a subsequent twenty more awards and twenty-four nominations overall.

The film garnered five nominations from the Satellite Awards, with Rolfe Kent, the film's score composer, winning the Best Original Score award. Clooney, Farmiga and Kendrick were each nominated for an award at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards, but ultimately lost out. Kendrick earned an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Rising Star Award from Palm Springs International Film Festival for her role in the film. Up in the Air won Best Film from eleven awards ceremonies, including the Florida Film Critics Circle, and Vancouver Film Critics Circle. The film earned four nominations for Best Cast from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, respectively. Costume designer Danny Glicker was nominated for his work by the Costume Designers Guild in the Contemporary Film category. In addition, the film was included on lists of the ten best films of 2009 by Roger Ebert, the American Film Institute, and The New York Times.[6][7][8]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResult
Academy Award[9][10]March 7, 2010Best PictureDaniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason ReitmanNominated
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerNominated
American Cinema Editors[11]February 14, 2010Best Edited Feature FilmDana E. GlaubermanNominated
Art Directors Guild[12][13]February 13, 2010Best Production Design For A Contemporary FilmSteve SakladNominated
Austin Film Critics Association[14]December 15, 2009Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best Supporting ActressAnna KendrickWon
Austin Film Festival[15]October 29, 2009Out of Competition Audience AwardUp in the AirWon
British Academy Film Awards[16]February 21, 2010Best FilmDaniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason ReitmanNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Best EditingDana E. GlaubermanNominated
Broadcast Film Critics[17]January 15, 2010Best PictureUp in the AirNominated
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Best Acting EnsembleUp in the AirNominated
Best EditorDana E. GlaubermanNominated
Chicago Film Critics Association[18][19]December 21, 2009Best PictureUp in the AirNominated
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Costume Designers Guild[20]February 25, 2010Best Costume Design – Contemporary FilmDanny GlickerNominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association[21][22]December 16, 2009Best PictureUp in the AirWon
Best DirectorJason ReitmanWon
Best ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyWon
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Detroit Film Critics Society[23]December 11, 2009Best FilmUp in the AirNominated
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Breakthrough PerformanceAnna KendrickNominated
Directors Guild of America Awards[24]January 30, 2010Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion PicturesJason ReitmanNominated
Empire Awards[25]March 28, 2010Best ComedyUp in the AirNominated
Best NewcomerAnna KendrickNominated
Florida Film Critics Circle[26]December 21, 2009Best FilmUp in the AirWon
Best DirectorJason ReitmanWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyWon
Golden Globe Awards[27][28]January 17, 2010Best Drama FilmUp in the AirNominated
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Houston Film Critics Society[29]December 19, 2009Best PictureUp in the AirNominated
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyWon
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickWon
Irish Film and Television Awards[30]February 20, 2010Best International ActressAnna KendrickWon
London Film Critics' Circle[31]February 18, 2010Film of the YearUp in the AirNominated
Director of the YearJason ReitmanNominated
Actor of the YearGeorge ClooneyNominated
Actress of the YearVera FarmigaNominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association[32]December 14, 2009Best FilmUp in the AirNominated
Best ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best Supporting ActressAnna KendrickNominated
MTV Movie Awards[33]June 6, 2010Best Breakthrough PerformanceAnna KendrickWon
National Board of Review[34]January 12, 2010Best FilmUp in the AirWon
Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyWon
Best Supporting ActressAnna KendrickWon
New York Film Critics[35]December 14, 2009Best FilmUp in the AirNominated
Best ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerNominated
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyWon
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival[36]January 7, 2010Director of the YearJason ReitmanWon
Rising Star AwardAnna KendrickWon
Producers Guild of America Awards[37]January 24, 2010Theatrical Motion PictureDaniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason ReitmanNominated
Satellite Awards[38][39]December 20, 2009Best Musical or Comedy FilmUp in the AirNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerNominated
Best Original ScoreRolfe KentWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressAnna KendrickNominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards[40][41]January 23, 2010Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleGeorge ClooneyNominated
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association[42]December 21, 2009Best FilmUp in the AirWon
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerNominated
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyWon
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Toronto Film Critics Association[43][44]December 16, 2009Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickWon
USC Scripter Award[45]February 6, 2010Best ScriptJason Reitman, Sheldon Turner and Walter KirnWon
Vancouver Film Critics Circle[46]January 13, 2010Best FilmUp in the AirWon
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyNominated
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaWon
Anna KendrickNominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics[47]December 7, 2009Best FilmUp in the AirWon
Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon
Best DirectorJason ReitmanNominated
Best ActorGeorge ClooneyWon
Best Supporting ActressVera FarmigaNominated
Anna KendrickNominated
Best Breakthrough PerformanceAnna KendrickNominated
Best EnsembleUp in the AirNominated
Writers Guild of America Award[48]February 20, 2010Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerWon

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