The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life: Awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info
2020 Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Winner MCFCA Award Top 10 Films of the 2010's
2012 AFI Awards, USA Winner AFI Award Movie of the Year
2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Winner EDA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Winner EDA Female Focus Award Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry (Jessica Chastain, The Help, Take Shelter, The Debt)
2012 American Society of Cinematographers, USA Winner ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Australian Cinematographers Society Winner International Award (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Australian Film Critics Association Awards Winner AFCA Award Best International Film (English Language)
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Winner Critics Choice Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Winner COFCA Award Actor of the Year (Jessica Chastain, Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Winner COFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 CinEuphoria Awards Winner CinEuphoria Best Trailer - International Competition
2012 CinEuphoria Awards Winner CinEuphoria Top Ten of the Year - International Competition (Terrence Malick)
2012 CinEuphoria Awards Winner CinEuphoria Best Supporting Actor - International Competition (Brad Pitt)
2012 CinEuphoria Awards Winner CinEuphoria Best Supporting Actress - International Competition (Jessica Chastain)
2012 CinEuphoria Awards Winner CinEuphoria Best Poster - International Competition
2012 Denver Film Critics Society Winner DFCS Award Best Picture
2012 Denver Film Critics Society Winner DFCS Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Winner Breakthrough Award (Jessica Chastain, Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter)
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Winner GAFCA Award Best Picture
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Winner GAFCA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Winner GAFCA Award Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Winner GAFCA Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Winner GAFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Winner GAFCA Award Best Art Direction (Jack Fisk)
2012 Gold Derby Awards Winner Gold Derby Award Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Gold Derby Awards Winner Gold Derby Award Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 International Cinephile Society Awards Winner ICS Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 International Cinephile Society Awards Winner ICS Award Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
2012 International Cinephile Society Awards Winner ICS Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 International Cinephile Society Awards Winner ICS Award Best Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Winner INOCA Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Winner INOCA Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Winner INOCA Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Winner INOCA Best Visual Effects
2012 International Online Film Critics' Poll Winner IOFCP Award Top Ten Films
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Winner IOMA Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista) (Brad Pitt)
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Winner IOMA Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia) (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Winner NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter, The Help)
2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Winner NSFC Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Winner NSFC Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Winner NSFC Award Best Actor (Brad Pitt, Moneyball)
2012 Nevada Film Critics Society Winner NFCS Award Best Actress (Jessica Chastain, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter)
2012 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Award Best Youth Performance (Hunter McCracken)
2012 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Award Most Cinematic Moment
2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Winner OFCS Award Best Picture
2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Winner OFCS Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Winner OFCS Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Winner OFCS Award Best Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Winner OFCS Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Winner Special Award (Jessica Chastain, The Debt, The Help)
2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival Winner Desert Palm Achievement Award (Brad Pitt, Moneyball)
2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival Winner Spotlight Award (Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter, The Debt, The Help, Coriolanus)
2012 Prêmio Guarani Winner Premio Guarani Best Foreign Film (Terrence Malick)
2012 SESC Film Festival, Brazil Winner Critics Award Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro) (Terrence Malick)
2012 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Winner VFCC Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter, The Help)
2012 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Winner VFCC Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Yoga Awards Winner Yoga Award Worst Foreign Film (Terrence Malick)
2011 African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Winner AAFCA Award Best Picture
2011 Austin Film Critics Association Winner AFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Austin Film Critics Association Winner Breakthrough Artist Award (Jessica Chastain, The Help, Take Shelter, The Debt, Texas Killing Fields, Coriolanus)
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Winner ACCA Best Achievement in Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Winner BSFC Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Cannes Film Festival Winner Palme d'Or (Terrence Malick)
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Winner CFCA Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Winner CFCA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Winner CFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Winner CFCA Award Best Picture
2011 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Winner DFWFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Winner DFCS Award Breakthrough Artist (Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter, The Help)
2011 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Winner DFCC Best Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2011 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Winner DFCC Breakthrough Artist - International (Jessica Chastain, The Help, Take Shelter)
2011 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Winner FFCC Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Winner Golden Schmoes Trippiest Movie of the Year
2011 Golden Trailer Awards Winner Golden Trailer Best Independent (Mark Woollen)
2011 Gotham Awards Winner Gotham Independent Film Award Best Feature (Terrence Malick, Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill)
2011 Hollywood Film Awards Winner Hollywood Breakthrough Award Breakthrough Actress (Jessica Chastain, The Help, The Debt, Coriolanus, Take Shelter)
2011 Hollywood Film Awards Winner Hollywood Film Award Cinematographer of the Year (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Winner HFCS Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Il Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra Winner Film Award Best Female Voice (Valentina Mari)
2011 Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Winner Original Vision Award
2011 Indiewire Critics' Poll Winner ICP Award Best Film
2011 Indiewire Critics' Poll Winner ICP Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Indiewire Critics' Poll Winner ICP Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Internet Film Critic Society Winner IFCS Award Best Drama
2011 Internet Film Critic Society Winner IFCS Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Winner KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2011 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Winner KCFCC Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner LAFCA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner LAFCA Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, The Help, Take Shelter, The Debt, Coriolanus, Texas Killing Fields)
2011 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner LAFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 National Board of Review, USA Winner NBR Award Top Films
2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Winner NYFCC Award Best Actor (Brad Pitt, Moneyball)
2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Winner NYFCC Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, The Help, Take Shelter)
2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Winner NYFCC Award Best Cinematographer (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 New York Film Critics, Online Winner NYFCO Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 New York Film Critics, Online Winner NYFCO Award Breakthrough Performance (Jessica Chastain, The Help, The Debt, Take Shelter)
2011 New York Film Critics, Online Winner NYFCO Award Top Films of the Year
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Winner PFCS Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Winner SDFCS Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Winner Special Award (Jessica Chastain, The Debt, Take Shelter, Coriolanus, The Help, Texas Killing Fields)
2011 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Winner SFFCC Award Best Picture
2011 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Winner SFFCC Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Winner SFFCC Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 San Sebastián International Film Festival Winner FIPRESCI Film of the Year (Terrence Malick)
2011 Satellite Awards Winner Satellite Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jessica Chastain)
2011 Satellite Awards Winner Satellite Award Best Screenplay, Original (Terrence Malick)
2011 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Winner SEFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Winner SLFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Winner TFCA Award Best Picture
2011 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Winner TFCA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Village Voice Film Poll Winner VVFP Award Best Film
2011 Village Voice Film Poll Winner VVFP Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Winner WAFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 World Soundtrack Awards Winner World Soundtrack Award Soundtrack Composer of the Year (Alexandre Desplat, A Better Life, Largo Winch II, The King's Speech, La fille du puisatier, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
Year Category Subcategory Info
2020 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Cinematography of the Decade (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 AACTA International Awards Nominee AACTA International Award Best Direction (Terrence Malick)
2012 AACTA International Awards Nominee AACTA International Award Best Film (Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner, Sarah Green)
2012 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Nominee Movies for Grownups Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Achievement in Directing (Terrence Malick)
2012 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Achievement in Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Motion Picture of the Year (Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill)
2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominee EDA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominee EDA Award Best Film Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominee EDA Female Focus Award Best Breakthrough Performance (Jessica Chastain)
2012 Bodil Awards Nominee Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) (Terrence Malick)
2012 British Society of Cinematographers Nominee Best Cinematography Award Best Cinematography in a Feature Film (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Art Direction (Jack Fisk, David Crank)
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Visual Effects
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Sound
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Picture
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Actor of the Year (Brad Pitt, Happy Feet Two, Moneyball)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Breakthrough Film Artist (Jessica Chastain, Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Ensemble (Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Tye Sheridan)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Original Screenplay (Terrence Malick)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Score (Alexandre Desplat)
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Picture
2012 Chlotrudis Awards Nominee Chlotrudis Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain Nominee CEC Award Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) (Terrence Malick)
2012 Danish Film Awards (Robert) Nominee Robert Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) (Terrence Malick)
2012 David di Donatello Awards Nominee David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) (Terrence Malick)
2012 Denver Film Critics Society Nominee DFCS Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2012 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Nominee Dorian Award Film of the Year
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominee Breakthrough Award (Hunter McCracken)
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominee GAFCA Award Best Actor (Hunter McCracken)
2012 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominee GAFCA Award Best Original Screenplay (Terrence Malick)
2012 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Film Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2012 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Visual Effects (Dan Glass, Bradley Friedman, Bryan Hirota, Paul Riddle, Michael Shand)
2012 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
2012 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Picture
2012 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2012 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Production Design (Jack Fisk)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Picture
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Sound Mixing (John Pritchett, Kirk Francis)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Film Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Sound Editing (Craig Berkey)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Art Direction (Jack Fisk, David Crank)
2012 International Online Film Critics' Poll Nominee IOFCP Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2012 International Online Film Critics' Poll Nominee IOFCP Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 International Online Film Critics' Poll Nominee IOFCP Award Best Visual Effects
2012 Iowa Film Critics Awards Nominee IFC Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2012 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nominee Silver Ribbon Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) (Terrence Malick)
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Nominee IOMA Best Picture (Miglior film) (Terrence Malick)
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Nominee IOMA Best Director (Miglior regia) (Terrence Malick)
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Nominee IOMA Best Editing (Miglior montaggio) (Billy Weber, Jay Rabinowitz, Hank Corwin, Daniel Rezende, Mark Yoshikawa)
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Nominee IOMA Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora) (Alexandre Desplat)
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Nominee IOMA Best Special Effects (Migliori effetti speciali)
2012 Jupiter Award Nominee Jupiter Award Best International Actor (Brad Pitt)
2012 London Critics Circle Film Awards Nominee ALFS Award Film of the Year
2012 London Critics Circle Film Awards Nominee ALFS Award Director of the Year (Terrence Malick)
2012 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Nominee Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Music in a Feature Film (Dick Bernstein, Peter Clarke)
2012 MovieGuide Awards Nominee Best Film for Mature Audiences
2012 MovieGuide Awards Nominee Epiphany Prize Most Inspiring Movie
2012 MovieGuide Awards Nominee Grace Award Most Inspiring Performance in Movies (Jessica Chastain)
2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Nominee NSFC Award Best Film
2012 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Film Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2012 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Visual Effects (Olivier Dumont, Michael L. Fink, Paul Riddle, Michael Shand)
2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Original Screenplay (Terrence Malick)
2012 Russian Guild of Film Critics Nominee White Elephant Best Foreign Film (Terrence Malick)
2012 Sant Jordi Awards Nominee Sant Jordi Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera) (Jessica Chastain)
2012 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominee VFCC Award Best Film
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Brad Pitt)
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Original Screenplay (Terrence Malick)
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Achievement in Film Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Achievement in Sound
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Achievement in Visual Effects
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Motion Picture (Dede Gardner, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad)
2011 Black Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee BFCC Award Best Picture
2011 British Society of Cinematographers Nominee BSC Award Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 British Society of Cinematographers Nominee GBCT Operators Award (Jörg Widmer)
2011 Cahiers du Cinéma Nominee Top 10 Film Award Best Film (Terrence Malick)
2011 Camerimage Nominee Golden Frog Main Competition (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Screenplay, Original (Terrence Malick)
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Most Promising Performer (Hunter McCracken)
2011 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Nominee DFWFCA Award Best Picture
2011 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Nominee DFWFCA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Nominee DFCS Award Best Film
2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Nominee DFCS Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee DFCC Best Film
2011 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee DFCC Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Favorite Movie Poster of the Year
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Trailer of the Year
2011 Golden Trailer Awards Nominee Golden Trailer Best of Show (Mark Woollen)
2011 Golden Trailer Awards Nominee Golden Trailer Most Original (Mark Woollen)
2011 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Nominee HFCS Award Best Picture
2011 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Nominee HFCS Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Nominee IFJA Award Best Picture
2011 Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Nominee IFJA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Nominee LAFCA Award Best Picture
2011 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee OFCC Award Best Film
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Picture
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Film Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee SDFCS Award Best Picture
2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee SDFCS Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee SDFCS Award Best Score (Alexandre Desplat)
2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee SDFCS Award Best Editing (Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa)
2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee SDFCS Award Best Production Design (Jack Fisk)
2011 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) (John Pritchett, Fox Searchlight Pictures)
2011 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Sound (Mixing & Editing) (Christopher Scarabosio, Craig Berkey, Erik Aadahl, John Pritchett, Kirk Francis, Fox Searchlight Pictures)
2011 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Nominee SEFCA Award Best Picture
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Film
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Original Screenplay (Terrence Malick)
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Director (Terrence Malick)
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Music (Alexandre Desplat)
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Visual Effects
2011 Sydney Film Festival Nominee Sydney Film Prize Best Film (Terrence Malick)
2011 The Operators Award Nominee The Operators Award Feature Film (Jörg Widmer)
2011 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Nominee TFCA Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2011 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Nominee TFCA Award Best Screenplay (Terrence Malick)
2011 Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards Nominee SIYAD Award Best Foreign Film
2011 Utah Film Critics Association Awards Nominee UFCA Award Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki)
2011 Village Voice Film Poll Nominee VVFP Award Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
2011 Village Voice Film Poll Nominee VVFP Award Best Actor (Brad Pitt)
2011 Village Voice Film Poll Nominee VVFP Award Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2011 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Nominee WAFCA Award Best Art Direction (Jack Fisk, Jeanette Scott)