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Michael Clayton (2007)

Directed by Tony Gilroy

Genres - Drama, Mystery, Crime, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Paranoid Thriller  |   Release Date - Oct 5, 2007 (USA - Limited), Oct 12, 2007 (USA)  |   Run Time - 119 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - R

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Academy Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Tony Gilroy	Best Achievement in Directing	Nominated
2007	James Newton Howard	Best Achievement in Music (Original Score)	Nominated
2007	Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Sydney Pollack	Best Motion Picture of the Year	Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
2007	Tom Wilkinson	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Won
2007	Tony Gilroy	Best Writing (Original Screenplay)	Nominated

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	Won

Art Directors Guild

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Kevin Thompson	Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film	Nominated

BAFTA Film Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2008	John Gilroy	Best Editing	Nominated
2008	George Clooney	Best Leading Actor	Nominated
2008	Tony Gilroy	Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
2008	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2008	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Won

Chicago Film Critics Association

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Actor	Nominated
2007	Tony Gilroy	Best Director	Nominated
2007	Tony Gilroy	Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
2007	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2007	Tony Gilroy	Most Promising Director	Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2008	George Clooney	Best Actor	Nominated
2008		Best Picture	Nominated
2008	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2008	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2008	Tony Gilroy	Best Writer	Nominated

Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Won

Detroit Film Critics Society

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Actor	Won
2007	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Won

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Stephen X. Apicella, Tony Gilroy, Christopher Goode, Michael Pitt	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2008		Best Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
2008	George Clooney	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
2008	Tom Wilkinson	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated
2008	Tilda Swinton	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated

Golden Satellite Award

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Tony Gilroy	Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
2007	Tom Wilkinson	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated

Kansas City Film Critics Association

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Won

National Board of Review

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Actor	Won

National Society of Film Critics

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Actor	Won

Producers Guild Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2008	Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Sydney Pollack	Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Actor	Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
2007	Tom Wilkinson	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated

Southeastern Film Critics Association

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Actor	Nominated

Toronto Film Critics Association

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Actor	Nominated
2007	Tony Gilroy	Best First Film	Nominated
2007	Tony Gilroy	Best Screenplay	Nominated
2007	Tilda Swinton	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated

Washington D.C. Film Critics Association

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2007	George Clooney	Best Actor	Won

Writers Guild Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2008	Tony Gilroy	Original Screenplay	Nominated