This is a list of awards and nominations received by Lone Star . The film received one Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay for writer and director John Sayles. The film also won the Belgian Grand Prix and the awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay from the Society of Texas Film Critics Awards. Elizabeth Peña won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and the BRAVO Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film.
| Organization | Date | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | March 24, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated | [1] |
| Artios Awards | November 12, 1997 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Avy Kaufman | Nominated | [2] |
| BRAVO Awards | December 14, 1996 | Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Elizabeth Peña | Won | [3] [4] |
| Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film | Tony Plana | Nominated | |||
| Special Achievement Award Outstanding Feature Film | Won | ||||
| BAFTA Awards | April 29, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated | [5] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 19, 1997 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | [6] | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 22, 1997 | Best Male Lead | Chris Cooper | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Best Supporting Female | Elizabeth Peña | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated | |||
| Best Feature | R. Paul Miller, Maggie Renzi | Nominated | |||
| National Board of Review Awards | December 9, 1996 | Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking | Won | [9] | |
| Satellite Awards | January 15, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Won [a] | [10] |
| Best Motion Picture, Drama | R. Paul Miller, Maggie Renzi | Nominated | |||
| Organization | Date | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writers Guild of America Awards | March 16, 1997 | Best Original Screenplay | John Sayles | Nominated | [11] |
| Organization | Date | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Film Critics Association | January 12, 1998 | Grand Prix | Won | [12] | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | March 10, 1997 | Best Director | John Sayles | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 20, 1997 | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | January 1997 | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | December 19, 1996 | Best Film | Nominated | [13] | |
| Best Director | John Sayles | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | 1997 | Best Director | Won | [14] | |
| Best Picture | runner-up | ||||