List of common film awards categories

• See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#Film awards, and List of awards for supporting actor#Film. ==Best Screenplay==

Best Adapted Screenplay A "Best Adapted Screenplay" award is generally issued for the best achievement in transferring a written work from another genre, such as a novel or comic book, in whole or in part, to a feature film. • AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay • Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay • BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay • Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay • César Award for Best Adaptation • Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay • Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay • Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay • Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay • AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay • Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay • BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay • Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay • Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay • Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay • Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay • Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay ==Best Animated Film==

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature • Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Animation • Annie Award for Best Animated Feature • Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent • Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Film • Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film • BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film • Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Animated Film • César Award for Best Animated Film • Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film • Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature • Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film • Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature • European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film • Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film • Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film • Goya Award for Best Animated Film • Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film • Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film • National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film • National Film Award for Best Animated Film • New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film • Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film • San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film • San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature • Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature • Saturn Award for Best Animated Film • St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature • Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film • Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature ==Best Cinematography==

• AACTA Award for Best Cinematography • Academy Award for Best Cinematography • BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography • Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography • César Award for Best Cinematography • Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography • Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography • Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography • Magritte Award for Best Cinematography ==Best Costume Design==

• AACTA Award for Best Costume Design • Academy Award for Best Costume Design • BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design • Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design == Best Director ==

• AACTA Award for Best Direction • Academy Award for Best Director • Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Director • BAFTA Award for Best Direction • Canadian Screen Award for Best Director • César Award for Best Director • Citra Award for Best Director • Crystal Simorgh for Best Director • Empire Award for Best Director • Empire Award for Best British Director • European Film Award for Best Director • Golden Globe Award for Best Director • Golden Horse Award for Best Director • Goya Award for Best Director • Independent Spirit Award for Best Director • Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year • Lux Style Award for Best Film Director • Polish Academy Award for Best Director • Satellite Award for Best Director • Saturn Award for Best Director ==Best Film Editing==

• AACTA Award for Best Editing • Academy Award for Best Film Editing • American Cinema Editors • BAFTA Award for Best Editing • Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing • César Award for Best Editing • Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing • Genie Award for Best Film Editing • German Film Prize for Best Editing • Golden Horse Award for Best Film Editing • Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing • San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing • Satellite Award for Best Editing • Saturn Award for Best Editing ==Best Foreign Language Film==

A "Best Foreign Language Film" is generally awarded to a film originating in a country and language different from those where the award is being given. • Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, until 2020 called Best Foreign Language Film • BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, until 1990 called Best Foreign Language Film • Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film • Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film • Golden Eagle Award for Best Foreign Language Film ==Best Makeup==

• Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling • BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair • Canadian Screen Award for Best Hair • Canadian Screen Award for Best Makeup • David di Donatello for Best Make-up • Saturn Award for Best Make-up • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Makeup • Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Make-up Artist • Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist • Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist • IIFA Award for Best Makeup • National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist • Vijay Award for Best Make Up Artistes • Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist • Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Makeup • ARY Film Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling • Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist ==Best Picture==

• AACTA Award for Best Film • Academy Award for Best Picture • BAFTA Award for Best Film • BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film • Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film • Cairo International Film Festival • Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture • Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or • César Award for Best Film • Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture • Crystal Simorgh for Best Film • Empire Award for Best Film • Empire Award for Best British Film • Filmfare Award for Best Film • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy • Film Fest Gent’s Grand Prix • Guldbagge Award for Best Film • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film • Independent Spirit Award for Best Film • MTV Movie Award for Best Movie • Lux Style Award for Best Film • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture • National Board of Review Award for Best Film • National Film Award for Best Feature Film • National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film • New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film • Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture ==Best Production Design==

• AACTA Award for Best Production Design • Academy Award for Best Production Design – Formally known as Best Art Direction • BAFTA Award for Best Production Design • César Award for Best Production Design • National Film Award for Best Production Design • Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Production Design • Polish Academy Award for Best Production Design • Golden Calf for Best Production Design • Bavarian Film Awards (Production Design) • European Film Award for Best Production Designer • Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Production Design • Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design • Saturn Award for Best Production Design ==Best Score (or Best Original Score)==

• AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score • Academy Award for Best Original Score • Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score • BAFTA Award for Best Film Music • Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score • Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score • Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media • Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Feature Film • Satellite Award for Best Original Score ==Best Song (or Best Original Song)==

• Academy Award for Best Original Song • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song • Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song • Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song • Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media • Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film • Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Feature Film • Lux Style Award for Best Song of the Year • Satellite Award for Best Original Song ==Best Sound==

• AACTA Award for Best Sound • Academy Award for Best Sound • BAFTA Award for Best Sound • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Sound • Canadian Screen Award for Best Overall Sound • Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing • César Award for Best Sound • David di Donatello for Best Sound • Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design • Golden Calf for Best Sound Design • IIFA Award for Best Sound Recording • Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design • Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Sound • Polish Academy Award for Best Sound • Satellite Award for Best Sound ==Best Special Effects (or Best Visual Effects)==

• Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, which was called "Best Special Effects" from 1939 to 1963, and included both visual and sound effects from 1939 to 1962 • BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, which has been known as that since it was introduced in 1982 • Canadian Screen Award for Best Visual Effects • César Award for Best Visual Effects • MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects • Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects ==See also==