Django Unchained was nominated for several film industry awards.
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material . Django Unchained . The film was nominated for several film industry awards , including five Academy Awards . Tarantino won an Academy Award , a Golden Globe , and a BAFTA award for writing the film 's original screenplay . The Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture is one of the annual awards given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association .