List of accolades received by The Social Network

*The Social Network* accolades
	Aaron Sorkin won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	94
Nominations	158
	Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

The Social Network is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. The film portrays the founding of social networking website Facebook. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, with Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker, Armie Hammer as Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Max Minghella as Divya Narendra.^[1] Neither Zuckerberg nor any other Facebook staff were involved with the project, although Saverin was a consultant for Mezrich's book.^[2]^[3]

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The Social Network premiered at the New York Film Festival on September 24, 2010. Produced on a budget of $40 million, the film grossed $224 million worldwide during its original theatrical run.^[4] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 334 reviews.^[5] It is considered one of the best films of 2010,^[6] and of the decade.^[a]

The film received numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (out of eight nominations), three British Academy Film Awards (out of seven nominations), and four Golden Globe Awards (out of six nominations). The film's director David Fincher won the BAFTA Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. The film's screenwriter Aaron Sorkin received acclaim as well as numerous accolades for writing the film, including the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Best Picture	Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca and Scott Rudin	Nominated	^[10]
	Best Director	David Fincher	Nominated
	Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
	Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter	Won
	Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
	Best Sound Mixing	Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2010	Best Film		Nominated	^[11]
	Best Direction	David Fincher	Won
	Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
	Best Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall	Won
	Rising Star Award	Andrew Garfield	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Best Motion Picture – Drama		Won	^[12]
	Best Director	David Fincher	Won
	Best Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won

Ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma	César Awards	Best Foreign Film		Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists^[13]	EDA Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall	Nominated
		Best Music in a Film	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Won
		Best Ensemble Cast		Nominated
American Film Institute ^[14]	AFI Awards	Movies of the Year (1 of 10 listed)		Won
Hollywood Film Festival	Hollywood Film Award	Ensemble of the Year		Won
International Press Academy	Satellite Award	Best Film – Drama		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher	Won
		Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Andrew Garfield	Nominated
		Best Screenplay, Adapted	Aaron Sorkin	Won
		Best Film Editing	Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	Nominated
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures	NBR Award	Best Film		Won
		Best Director	David Fincher
		Best Actor	Jesse Eisenberg
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin
People's Choice Awards	People's Choice Award	Favorite Drama Movie		Nominated
University of Southern California	USC Scripter Award		Aaron Sorkin	Won
World Soundtrack Awards	World Soundtrack Academy	Best Original Soundtrack of the Year	Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross	Nominated

Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
American Cinema Editors	Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic	Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall	Won
American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Jeff Cronenweth	Nominated	^[15]
Art Directors Guild	Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film		Nominated	^[16]
Cinema Audio Society	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture	Mark Weingarten; Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick	Nominated	^[17]
Costume Designers Guild	Excellence in Contemporary Film	Jacqueline West	Nominated
Directors Guild of America	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	David Fincher	Nominated	^[18]
Motion Picture Sound Editors	Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film		Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors	Music in a Feature Film		Nominated
Producers Guild of America	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca and Scott Rudin	Nominated	^[19]
Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Josh Pence, and Justin Timberlake	Nominated	^[20]
Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	Jesse Eisenberg	Nominated
Writers Guild of America	Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	Won	^[21]

List of accolades received by The Social Network

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