List of awards and nominations received by Steve McQueen
Awards given to Steve McQueen
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Steve McQueen.
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Steve McQueen is a is British film director, producer, screenwriter, and video artist. He has received several awards including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, two Independent Spirit Awards, and the Cannes Film Festival's Caméra d'Or.
He is most known for the films, Hunger about the 1981 Irish hunger strike, Shame about sex addiction, 12 Years a Slave (2013) based on the 1853 memoir of the same name, the heist drama Widows (2018), and the World War II drama Blitz (2024). For his work on the 2008 film Hunger, he won a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, and he won an Academy Award for Best Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama for his work on the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave.
Over the course of his career, McQueen has been honored with the Turner Prize in 1999, the Humanitas Prize in 2011, the BFI Fellowship in 2016 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2020 for services to art and film.[1][2] In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the "most influential people in the world".[3][4] In 2021 he was honored by the African-American Film Critics Association.[5]
Major awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [6] |
| Best Director | Nominated |
Directed Academy Award performances
Under McQueen's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations (and one win) for their performances in their respective roles.
| Year | Performer | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Award for Best Actor | |||
| 2013 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 2013 | Michael Fassbender | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 2013 | Lupita Nyong'o | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 2008 | Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Hunger | Won | [7] |
| Outstanding British Film | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Shame | Nominated | [8] | |
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [9] |
| Best Direction | Nominated | |||
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [10] |
| Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
Industry awards
Miscellaneous awards
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Reel Awards | 2011 | Best Director | Shame | Won | |
| 2011 | Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original (shared with Abi Morgan) | Won | |||
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | ||
| 2013 | Best Director | Won | |||
| NAACP Image Awards | 2013 | Outstanding Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2013 | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Won | |||
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Best Director | Shame | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | ||
| 2013 | Best Director | Won |
Film critic awards
Film festival awards
Honorary awards
| Organizations | Year | Award | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Prize | 1999 | For his video work | Honored | [12] | |
| Humanitas Prize | 2011 | For his filmwork | Honored | [13] | |
| British Film Institute | 2016 | BFI Fellowship | Honored | [14] | |
| Knighthood | 2020 | Presented by Queen Elizabeth II | Honored | [15] | |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 2021 | Filmmaking Achievement | Honored | [citation needed] | |
| African-American Film Critics Association | 2021 | Special Achievement Game Changer Award for Small Axe | Honored | [5] |
Honorary Doctorate
In October 2024, McQueen was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam together with Bianca Stigter for bringing "major social issues and political and historical themes to the attention of a large audience".[16]