An Education

• Winner
• Nominations

Academy Awards

• 2010 - Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
• 2010 - Carey Mulligan (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
• 2010 - Nick Hornby (Best Adapted Screenplay)

Independent Spirit Awards

• 2010 - Lone Scherfig (Best International Film)

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)

• 2010 - Carey Mulligan (Best Leading Actress)
• 2010 - Best Film
• 2010 - Lone Scherfig (Best Director)
• 2010 - Alfred Molina (Best Supporting Actor)
• 2010 - Nick Hornby (Best Adapted Screenplay)
• 2010 - Best Costume Design
• 2010 - Best Make Up/Hair
• 2010 - Outstanding British Film

British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)

• 2009 - Carey Mulligan (Best Actress)
• 2009 - Best British Independent Film
• 2009 - Lone Scherfig (Best Director)
• 2009 - Alfred Molina (Best Supporting Actor)
• 2009 - Rosamund Pike (Best Supporting Actress)
• 2009 - Nick Hornby (Best Screenplay)

European Film Awards

• 2010 - Lone Scherfig (Audience Award for Best Film)

Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)

• 2011 - Lone Scherfig (Best Non-American Film)

Golden Globes

• 2010 - Carey Mulligan (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)

Critics Choice Awards

• 2010 - Best Picture
• 2010 - Carey Mulligan (Best Actress)
• 2010 - Alfred Molina (Best Supporting Actor)
• 2010 - Nick Hornby (Best Adapted Screenplay)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

• 2009 - Carey Mulligan (Best Actress)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

• 2009 - Carey Mulligan (Best Actress)

Sundance Film Festival

• 2009 - John de Borman (Cinematography Award: World Cinema Dramatic)
• 2009 - Lone Scherfig (Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic)
• 2009 - Lone Scherfig (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)