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Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)

Awards

The Usual Suspects

37 wins & 17 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Kevin Spacey
    1996 Winner Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Kevin Spacey
  • Christopher McQuarrie
    1996 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Christopher McQuarrie

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    1996 Winner Saturn Award
    • Best Action/Adventure Film
  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1996 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Director
    • Bryan Singer
  • John Ottman
    1996 Winner Saturn Award
    • Best Music
    • John Ottman

American Cinema Editors, USA

  • John Ottman
    1996 Nominee Eddie
    • Best Edited Feature Film
    • John Ottman

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    1995 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey

BAFTA Awards

  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1996 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Bryan Singer
    • Michael McDonnell
    USA.
  • John Ottman
    1996 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Editing
    • John Ottman
    USA.
  • Christopher McQuarrie
    1996 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • Christopher McQuarrie
    USA.

Critics Choice Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    1996 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
    Tied with Ed Harris for Apollo 13 (1995), Just Cause (1995) and Nixon (1995).
    Shared with: Outbreak · Se7en · Swimming with Sharks

Casting Society of America, USA

  • Francine Maisler
    1996 Winner Artios Award
    • Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama
    • Francine Maisler

César Awards, France

  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1996 Nominee César
    • Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
    • Bryan Singer

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    1996 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
  • Christopher McQuarrie
    1996 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Christopher McQuarrie
  • Benicio Del Toro
    1996 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Most Promising Actor
    • Benicio Del Toro

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    1996 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    1996 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Picture
  • Christopher McQuarrie
    1996 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Christopher McQuarrie

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

  • Christopher McQuarrie
    1996 Winner Edgar
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Christopher McQuarrie

Golden Globes, USA

  • Kevin Spacey
    1996 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Kevin Spacey

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Newton Thomas Sigel
    1996 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Newton Thomas Sigel
  • Benicio Del Toro
    1996 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Supporting Male
    • Benicio Del Toro
  • Christopher McQuarrie
    1996 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Christopher McQuarrie

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    1995 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
    Shared with: Se7en · Outbreak · Swimming with Sharks

National Board of Review, USA

  • Kevin Spacey
    1995 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
    Shared with: Se7en
  • Actor Stephen Baldwin at THE FLYBOYS premiere.
    1995 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Acting by an Ensemble
    • Stephen Baldwin
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • Benicio Del Toro
    • Kevin Pollak
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Chazz Palminteri
    • Pete Postlethwaite
    • Suzy Amis
    • Giancarlo Esposito
  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    1995 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Ten Films

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Kevin Spacey
    1996 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
    Shared with: Se7en · Swimming with Sharks · Outbreak

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    1995 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
    Shared with: Se7en · Swimming with Sharks · Outbreak

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    1996 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Kevin Spacey

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1995 Winner Golden Space Needle Award
    • Best Director
    • Bryan Singer
  • Kevin Spacey
    1995 Winner Golden Space Needle Award
    • Best Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
    Shared with: Swimming with Sharks

Society of Texas Film Critics Awards

  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    1995 Winner STFC Award
    • Best Film
  • Kevin Spacey
    1995 Winner STFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
    Shared with: Se7en · Outbreak
  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1995 Winner STFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Bryan Singer
  • Christopher McQuarrie
    1995 Winner STFC Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • Christopher McQuarrie

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    1996 Nominee SEFCA Award
    • Best Picture
    8th place

Tokyo International Film Festival

  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1995 Winner Silver Award
    • Bryan Singer

Empire Awards, UK

  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1996 Winner Empire Award
    • Best Debut
    • Bryan Singer

Sarajevo Film Festival

  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    2008 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Bryan Singer

Sant Jordi Awards

  • Chazz Palminteri
    1996 Winner Sant Jordi
    • Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
    • Chazz Palminteri
    Shared with: A Bronx Tale · Bullets Over Broadway

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1997 Winner Readers' Choice Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Bryan Singer

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    1996 Winner Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    1996 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    2nd Place

Online Film & Television Association

  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    2014 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
    1995 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Michael McDonnell
    • Bryan Singer
  • Kevin Spacey
    1995 Winner ACCA
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Kevin Spacey
  • Christopher McQuarrie
    1995 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Christopher McQuarrie
  • John Ottman
    1995 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Film Editing
    • John Ottman
  • Gabriel Byrne
    1995 Winner ACCA
    • Best Cast Ensemble
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Stephen Baldwin
    • Kevin Pollak
    • Benicio Del Toro
    • Chazz Palminteri
    • Pete Postlethwaite
    • Suzy Amis
    • Giancarlo Esposito
    • Dan Hedaya

20/20 Awards

  • Kevin Spacey
    2016 Winner Felix
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Kevin Spacey
  • Christopher McQuarrie
    2016 Winner Felix
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Christopher McQuarrie
  • John Ottman
    2016 Nominee Felix
    • Best Film Editing
    • John Ottman

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