+ Society of the Snow awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards Golden Globe Awards Goya Awards Platino Awards Total number of awards and nominations

Society of the Snow () is a 2023 survival drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and based on Pablo Vierci's 2008 book of the same name, Originally published in Spanish in 2009 as La Sociedad de la Nieve: Por Primera Vez Los 16 Sobrevivientes Cuentan la Historia Completa. which details the true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's experience in 1972 after Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes Mountains. A co-production between Spain and the United States, the film had a cast composed of Uruguayan and Argentine actors, most of whom were newcomers, and was shot mainly in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

The film closed the 80th Venice International Film Festival in an Out of Competition slot. It was theatrically released in Uruguay on 13 December 2023, in Spain on 15 December 2023, and in the US on 22 December 2023, before streaming on Netflix on 4 January 2024.

Society of the Snow received positive reviews. It won 12 awards including Best Picture and Best Director at the 38th Goya Awards, 6 awards at the 11th Platino Awards, and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards.

Top ten lists The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023: 1st — El Español (Series & Más consensus) 3rd — Mondosonoro (consensus) 4th — El Confidencial (consensus) 4th — (Luis Martínez) 6th — El Periódico de Catalunya (critics)

Accolades

Award Date Category Recipient Result San Sebastián International Film Festival 30 September 2023 City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award for Best Film Society of the Snow Mill Valley Film Festival 12 October 2023 ¡Viva el cine! - Narrative Middleburg Film Festival22 October 2023Audience Award for International Feature Hollywood Music in Media Awards 15 November 2023 Best Original Score — Independent Film (Foreign Language) Michael Giacchino Camerimage18 November 2023Golden FrogPedro Luque European Film Awards 9 December 2023 Best Makeup and Hairstyling Ana & Belén López-Puigcerver, David Martí & Montse Ribé Best Visual Effects Félix Bergés & Laura Pedro Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 10 December 2023 Best Foreign Language Film Society of the Snow Forqué Awards 16 December 2023 Best Film Indiana Film Journalists Association 17 December 2023 Best International Movie Best Score Michael Giacchino Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 18 December 2023 Best Foreign Language Film Society of the Snow Astra Film Awards 6 January 2024 Best International Feature Best International Filmmaker J.A. Bayona Best International Actor Enzo Vogrincic Filmmaking Achievement Award J.A. Bayona Golden Globes Awards 7 January 2024 Best Non-English Language Film Society of the Snow Critics' Choice Awards 14 January 2024 Best Foreign Language Film Best Score Michael Giacchino Houston Film Critics Society 22 January 2024 Best Foreign Language FeatureSociety of the Snow Feroz Awards 26 January 2024 Best Drama Film Best Director J.A. Bayona Best Original Soundtrack Michael Giacchino Best Trailer Harry Eaton Carmen Awards 3 February 2024 Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film Society of the Snow Gaudí Awards 4 February 2024 Best European Film CEC Medals 5 February 2024 Best Film Best Director J.A. Bayona Best Adapted Screenplay J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marqués, Nicolás Casariego Best New Actor Matías Recalt Best Cinematography Pedro Luque Best Editing Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí Best Music Michael Giacchino Goya Awards 10 February 2024 Best Film Society of the Snow Best Director J. A. Bayona Best Adapted Screenplay Bernat Vilaplana, J.A. Bayona, Jaime Marques-Olarreaga, Nicolás Casariego Best New Actor Matías Recalt Best Cinematography Pedro Luque Best Editing Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí Best Original Score Michael Giacchino Best Sound Jorge Adrados, Oriol Tarragó, Marc Orts Best Art Direction Alain Bainée Best Production Supervision Margarita Huguet Best Costume Design Julio Suárez Best Makeup and Hairstyles Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, Montse Ribé Best Special Effects Pau Costa, Félix Bergés, Laura Pedro Vancouver Film Critics Circle 12 February 2024 Best International Film in a Non-English Language Society of the Snow BAFTA Awards 18 February 2024 Best Film Not in the English Language J. A. Bayona and Belén Atienza Visual Effects Society Awards21 February 2024Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal FeatureFélix Bergés, Micaela Gagliano, Laura Pedro Ezequiel, Larrú Pau Costa Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated ProjectPau Costa, Carlos Laguna, Guillermo F. Aldunate, Eloy CerveraSociety of Operating Cameramen 24 February 2024Camera Operator of the Year in Film Society of the Snow (Juanjo Sánchez and Manuel Branáa) Satellite Awards 3 March 2024 Best Original Score Michael Giaccino Best Motion Picture – International Society of the Snow Golden Reel Awards 3 March 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature Oriol Tarragó, Iosu Martinez, Guillem Giró, Erik Vidal, Kiku Vidal, Sarah Romero, Marc Bech, Brendan Golden, John Finklea Academy Awards10 March 2024 Best International Feature Film Society of the Snow Best Makeup and HairstylingAna López-Puigcerver, David Martí & Montse Ribé NAACP Image Awards 16 March 2024 Outstanding International Motion Picture Society of the Snow ALMA Awards 20 March 2024 Best Screenplay in a Drama Film J.A. Bayona, Nicolás Casariego, Jaime Marqués-Olarreaga, Bernat Vilaplana Platino Awards 20 April 2024 Best Ibero-American Film Society of the Snow Best Director José Antonio Bayona Best Actor Enzo Vogrincic Best Supporting Actor Matías Recalt Best Cinematography Pedro Luque Best Editing Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí Best Sound Jorge Adrados, Oriol Tarragó, Marc Orts Grande Otelo Award 28 August 2024 Best Ibero-American Film Society of the Snow Ariel Awards 7 September 2024 Best Ibero-American Film Macondo Awards 3 November 2024 Best Ibero-American Film Saturn Awards 2 February 2025 Saturn Award for Best International Film Society of the Snow

References

External links List of Awards for Society of the Snow Society of the Snow at the Goya Awards - Goya Award for Best Film, RTVE, February 10, 2024 (translation options in the settings).