'' Carol '' has received over 270 industry and critic nominations , and over 85 awards and honours . The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival , where it won the Queer Palm and Mara tied for the Best Actress award . It won the Audience Award at the Whistler Film Festival , and the Chicago International Film Festival 's Gold Q Hugo Award for exhibiting " new artistic perspectives on sexuality and identity " . '' Carol '' was the " overall favorite " on IndieWire critics ' poll of the best films and performances from the New York Film Festival , topping the Best Narrative Feature , Best Director , Best Lead Performance ( Blanchett and Mara ) , Best Screenplay , and Best Cinematography categories . Lachman was awarded the grand prize for Best Cinematography by the Camerimage International Film Festival . The jury stated : In September 2015 , The Weinstein Company confirmed that it would campaign for Cate Blanchett as Lead Actress and Rooney Mara as Supporting Actress for the 88th Academy Awards . The film received six Oscar nominations , including Best Actress , and garnered five Golden Globe Award nominations , including Best Motion Picture – Drama . It received nine BAFTA Award nominations , including Best Film . The film was nominated for six Independent Spirit Awards and won for Best Cinematography . It also received nine Critics ' Choice Movie Award nominations , including Best Film . Blanchett and Mara received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role , respectively
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Carol (film)