{{Short description|None}} The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards.
==Best Actor/Best Actress== *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== {{for|the stage award|Tony Award for Best Sound Design}} * 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== * List of films voted the best
Category:Film awards by category