Shaun of the Dead Awards and Nominations Considered both a critical and commercial success, Shaun of the Dead was nominated for (and won) numerous awards. Below, all of these achievements have been compiled into one comprehensive list. - Winner, Best Screenplay: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, British Independent Film Awards
- Winner, Best Film, NME Awards
- Winner, Best British Film, Empire Awards
- Winner, Best Horror Film, US Saturn Awards
- Winner, Best Screenplay: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, Bram Stoker Award
- Winner, Peter Sellers Award for Comedy: Simon Pegg, Evening Standard British Film Awards
- Winner, Best Movie, International Horror Guild Award
- Winner, Best Reviewed Horror Film of 2004, Golden Tomato Award (Rotten Tomato.com)
- Winner, Best Picture, Internet Horror Awards
- Winner, Best Foreign Film, Internet Horror Awards
- Winner, Best Screenplay: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, Internet Horror Awards
- Winner, Best Actor in a Horror/Thriller: Simon Pegg, Internet Horror Awards
- Winner, Best Supporting Actor in a Horror/Thriller: Nick Frost, Internet Horror Awards
- Winner, Best Supporting Actress in a Horror/Thriller: Kate Ashfield, Internet Horror Awards
- Winner, Best Director of a Horror/Thriller: Edgar Wright, Internet Horror Awards
- Winner, Best Tag Line, Cinematheque Awards
- Winner, Best Horror Flick, IGN FilmForce Awards
- Winner, Best Movie Character: Shaun, IGN FilmForce Awards
- Winner, Best Guilty Pleasure, Shadows Awards
- Nominated, Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year (2005): Nira Park / Edgar Wright, BAFTA Awards
- Nominated, Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director/Producer or Writer in their First Feature Film (2005): Nira Park, BAFTA Awards
- Nominated, Best British Independent Film, British Independent Film Awards
- Nominated, Most Promising Newcomer: Nick Frost, British Independent Film Awards
- Nominated, Best British Film, London Critics Circle Awards
- Nominated, Best Screenplay: Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright, London Critics Circle Awards
- Nominated, Best Film, South Bank Awards
- Nominated, Best Film, British Comedy Awards 2004
- Nominated, Best British Actress: Kate Ashfield, Empire Awards
- Nominated, Best British Actor: Simon Pegg, Empire Awards
- Nominated, Best British Director: Edgar Wright, Empire Awards
- Nominated, Best Scene: Record throwing sequence, Empire Awards
- Nominated, Best Original Screenplay: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, Chlotrudis Award
- Nominated, Trashiest Trailer, Golden Trailer Awards
- Nominated, Best Breakthrough Filmmaker: Edgar Wright, Online Film Critics Society
- Nominated, Best Original Screenplay: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, Online Film Critics Society
- Nominated, Best Comeback: The Living Dead, Cinematheque Award
- Nominated, 2nd Best Screenplay: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, Flak Magazine
- Nominated, Best Tag Line, The Film Bitch Awards
- Nominated, Best Movie Scene Taking Place in a Bathroom, Mutant Awards
In addition to the above awards, Shaun of the Dead also made it onto the year-end "best of" lists of several prominent movie critics. They are: - Austin Chronicle (Steve Davis)
- Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
- Film Threat Magazine
- Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
- San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
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