List of accolades received by Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American action thriller directed and co-produced by Kathryn Bigelow with screenplay by Mark Boal. The film was released in the United States on December 19, 2012, with a limited release at five theaters in Los Angeles and New York City.[1] It made $124,848 in its limited release weekend, making it one of the biggest limited mid-week openings ever.[2] As of March 6, 2013, Zero Dark Thirty has grossed a worldwide total of $106.8 million.[3] Zero Dark Thirty also received a high critical acclaim, accumulating an approval rating of 93% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

List of accolades received by Zero Dark Thirty

Kathryn Bigelow, director of Zero Dark Thirty at the 82nd Academy Awards
Awards & nominations Award Won Nominated Academy Awards 1 5 British Academy of Film and Television Arts 0 5 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts 0 4 African-American Film Critics Association 1 1 Alliance of Women Film Journalists 8 10 Austin Film Critics Association 1 1 Boston Society of Film Critics 3 3 Boston Online Film Critics Association 4 4 Broadcast Film Critics Association 2 5 Cinema Audio Society Awards 0 4 Chicago Film Critics Association 5 8 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 3 4 Denver Film Critics Society 0 2 Detroit Film Critics Society 0 3 Directors Guild of America Awards 0 1 Florida Film Critics Circle 1 1 Golden Globe Awards 1 4 Grammy Awards 0 1 Houston Film Critics Society 0 4 Las Vegas Film Critics Society 1 1 London Film Critics' Circle 0 3 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1 2 National Board of Review 3 3 Nevada Film Critics Society 1 1 New York Film Critics Circle 3 5 New York Film Critics Online 3 3 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 1 1 Online Film Critics Society 1 5 Phoenix Film Critics Society 2 5 San Diego Film Critics Society 0 4 San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2 2 Satellite Awards 1 5 Saturn Awards 0 2 Screen Actors Guild Award 0 1 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2 4 Utah Film Critics Association 2 3 Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association 3 6 Women Film Critics Circle 3 3 Writers Guild of America 1 1
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals	60	130
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Zero Dark Thirty earned various awards and nominations, with the nominations in categories ranging from recognition of the screenplay to its direction and editing to the cast's acting performance. It was nominated for five Academy Awards at the 85th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and won for Best Sound Editing (tied with Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers for Skyfall).[5] It was also nominated for four Golden Globes at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and won Best Actress – Drama for Jessica Chastain.[6]

The Washington DC Area Film Critics award for Best Director was given to Kathryn Bigelow, the second time the honor has gone to a woman (the first also being Bigelow for The Hurt Locker). The film swept critics groups awards for Best Director and Best Picture including Washington DC, New York, Chicago and Boston film critics associations.