List of accolades received by 1917 (2019 film)
1917 is a 2019 epic war film directed, co-written and produced by Sam Mendes. The film stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Based in part on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred Mendes, it chronicles the story of two young British soldiers in the spring of 1917 during World War I, who are given a mission to deliver a message warning of an ambush, soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich.
1917 premiered in the UK on 4 December 2019. It was theatrically released in the United States on 25 December 2019 by Universal Pictures, and in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2020, by eOne. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Mendes's direction, the musical score, sound effects, cinematography and realism. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards the film won for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director, while at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards it received nine nominations, winning seven, including Best Film. At the 25th Critics' Choice Awards the film won for Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, and at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film received ten nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for which it won It was also selected by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of the year.Accolades
