The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival and won the festival's third annual Queer Lion;[22] Colin Firth was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the film festival for his performance in the film.[23] He also received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[24] Additionally, Firth received nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Academy Awards. For her performance, Julianne Moore was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.
Abel Korzeniowski was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. Arianne Phillips was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design.
The film received the Grand Prix from the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics.[25] It also won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release and was named the AFI's Film of the Year.[26][27]
