List of accolades received by Up in the Air
Introduction + List of accolades received by ''Up in the Air'' alt=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 Awards and nominations '''Award''' '''Won''' '''Nominated''';Academy Award;American Cinema Editors;Art Directors Guild;Austin Film Critics Association;Austin Film Festival;British Academy Film Awards;Broadcast Film Critics Association;Chicago Film Critics Association;Costume Designers Guild;Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association;Detroit Film Critics Society;Directors Guild of America Awards;Empire Awards;Florida Film Critics Circle;Golden Globe Awards;Houston Film Critics Society;Irish Film and Television Awards;London Film Critics' Circle;Los Angeles Film Critics Association;MTV Movie Awards;National Board of Review of Motion Pictures;New York Film Critics Circle;Palm Springs International Film Festival;Producers Guild of America Awards;Satellite Awards;Screen Actors Guild Awards;St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association;Toronto Film Critics Association;USC Scripter Award;Vancouver Film Critics Circle;Washington DC Area Film Critics Association;Writers Guild of America;Total number of wins and nominations References''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. ''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. 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. ''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''.
Accolades  Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result Academy Award March 7, 2010 Best Picture Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman  Best Director Jason Reitman  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  American Cinema Editors February 14, 2010  Best Edited Feature Film Dana E. Glauberman  Art Directors Guild February 13, 2010 Best Production Design For A Contemporary Film Steve Saklad  Austin Film Critics Association December 15, 2009 Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Supporting Actress Anna Kendrick  Austin Film Festival October 29, 2009 Out of Competition Audience Award ''Up in the Air'' British Academy Film Awards February 21, 2010 Best Film Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman  Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  Best Editing Dana E. Glauberman  Broadcast Film Critics January 15, 2010 Best Picture ''Up in the Air''  Best Director Jason Reitman  Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  Best Acting Ensemble ''Up in the Air''  Best Editor Dana E. Glauberman  Chicago Film Critics Association December 21, 2009 Best Picture ''Up in the Air''  Best Director Jason Reitman   Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney   Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  Costume Designers Guild February 25, 2010 Best Costume Design – Contemporary Film Danny Glicker  Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 16, 2009 Best Picture ''Up in the Air''  Best Director Jason Reitman  Best Screenplay  Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  Detroit Film Critics Society December 11, 2009 Best Film ''Up in the Air''  Best Director Jason Reitman  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  Breakthrough Performance Anna Kendrick  Directors Guild of America Awards  January 30, 2010 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures  Jason Reitman  Empire AwardsMarch 28, 2010 Best Comedy ''Up in the Air''  Best Newcomer Anna Kendrick  Florida Film Critics Circle December 21, 2009 Best Film ''Up in the Air''  Best Director Jason Reitman  Best Actor George Clooney  Golden Globe Awards January 17, 2010 Best Drama Film  ''Up in the Air''  Best Director  Jason Reitman  Best Screenplay  Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  Houston Film Critics Society  December 19, 2009 Best Picture ''Up in the Air''  Best Director Jason Reitman  Best Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick Irish Film and Television AwardsFebruary 20, 2010 Best International Actress Anna Kendrick  London Film Critics' Circle February 18, 2010 Film of the Year ''Up in the Air''  Director of the Year Jason Reitman  Actor of the Year George Clooney  Actress of the Year Vera Farmiga   Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 14, 2009 Best Film''Up in the Air''  Best Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Supporting Actress  Anna Kendrick  MTV Movie Awards  June 6, 2010 Best Breakthrough Performance Anna Kendrick National Board of ReviewJanuary 12, 2010 Best Film ''Up in the Air''  Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner   Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Anna Kendrick  New York Film Critics  December 14, 2009 Best Film ''Up in the Air''  Best Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick Palm Springs International Film FestivalJanuary 7, 2010 Director of the Year Jason Reitman  Rising Star Award Anna Kendrick  Producers Guild of America AwardsJanuary 24, 2010 Theatrical Motion Picture Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman  Satellite Awards  December 20, 2009 Best Musical or Comedy Film ''Up in the Air''  Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Original Score Rolfe Kent  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Anna Kendrick  Screen Actors Guild Awards January 23, 2010 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney  Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association December 21, 2009 Best Film ''Up in the Air''  Best Director Jason Reitman  Best Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick Toronto Film Critics AssociationDecember 16, 2009 Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  USC Scripter Award February 6, 2010 Best Script Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner and Walter Kirn Vancouver Film Critics CircleJanuary 13, 2010 Best Film ''Up in the Air''  Best Director Jason Reitman  Best Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Actor George Clooney  Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick  Washington D.C. Area Film CriticsDecember 7, 2009 Best Film  ''Up in the Air''   Best Adapted Screenplay  Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner  Best Director  Jason Reitman  Best Actor George Clooney   Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga  Anna Kendrick Best Breakthrough Performance Anna Kendrick  Best Ensemble ''Up in the Air''  Writers Guild of America Award February 20, 2010 Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
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