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