The 2004 film The Aviator was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, and went on to win five, including Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
| Organization | Award category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards[1] [2] | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | |||
| Robert Richardson | |||
| Best Film | Sandy Climan, Charles Evans Jr., Graham King, and Michael Mann | ||
| Martin Scorsese | |||
| John Logan | |||
| Leonardo DiCaprio | |||
| Alan Alda | |||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | ||
| Robert Richardson | |||
| Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | ||
| Sandy Powell | |||
| Howard Shore | |||
| Thelma Schoonmaker | |||
| Best Makeup and Hair | Kathryn Blondell, Sian Grigg, and Morag Ross | ||
| Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Petur Hliddal, and Philip Stockton | ||
| Matthew Gratzner, Robert Legato, R. Bruce Steinheimer and Peter Travers | |||
| Golden Eagle Award[3] | Best Foreign Language Film | The Aviator | |
| Golden Globe Awards[4] | The Aviator | ||
| Martin Scorsese | |||
| John Logan | |||
| Best Actor – Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | ||
| Cate Blanchett | |||
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | ||
| Best Score Soundtrack Album – Film, Television or Other Visual Media | Howard Shore | ||
| Best Film – Drama | The Aviator | ||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | ||
| Best Screenplay – Original | John Logan | ||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama | Cate Blanchett | ||
| Best Art Direction & Production Design | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | ||
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | ||
| Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | ||
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | ||
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | ||
| Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Petur Hliddal, and Philip Stockton | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner, Robert Legato, Bruce Steinheimer, and Peter Travers (tied with Andy Brown and Kirsty Millar for House of Flying Daggers) | ||
| Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Howard Shore | ||
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year |
| Guild | Award category | Recipients | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Editing – Drama Film | Thelma Schoonmaker | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography | Robert Richardson | |||
| Excellence in Production Design – Fantasy or Period Film | ||||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing | Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal | |||
| Excellence in Costume Design – Fantasy or Period Film | Sandy Powell | |||
| Outstanding Directing | Martin Scorsese | |||
| Outstanding Directing – International Film | Martin Scorsese | |||
| Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Sound Effects & Foley | ||||
| Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – ADR & Dialogue | ||||
| Best Sound Editing – Music Film | Jennifer Dunnington | |||
| Producers Guild of America | Motion Picture Producer of the Year | Graham King and Michael Mann | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | [5] | ||
| Outstanding Cast | The Aviator | |||
| Outstanding Actor or Actress – Visual Effects Film | Leonardo DiCaprio | |||
| Outstanding Models and Miniatures | Adam Gelbart, Matthew Gratzner, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob and Scott Schneider (for the XF11 crash) | |||
| Outstanding Single Visual Effect of the Year | Ron Ames, Robert Legato, David Seager and Peter Travers (for the Hell's Angels) | |||
| Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner Robert Spurlock, Bruce Steinheimer and Richard Stutsman | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects | Ron Ames, Robert Legato, Matthew Gratzner and Peter Travers | |||
| Best Screenplay – Original | John Logan | |||
| Guild | Award category | Recipients | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast Film Critics | Best Film | The Aviator | ||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | |||
| Best Writer | John Logan | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | |||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | |||
| Best Composer | Howard Shore | |||
| Chicago Film Critics | Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson (tied with Christopher Doyle for Ying xiong) | ||
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | |||
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | ||
| Los Angeles Film Critics | Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | ||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | |||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett | |||
| Best Cinematography | Robert Richardson | |||
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | |||
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | |||
| San Diego Film Critics | Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cate Blanchett |