List of accolades received by Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary, for A Band Apart and Jersey Films. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, and Bruce Willis. The plot is told out of chronological order and features three main interrelated stories with different protagonists: Vincent Vega (Travolta), a hitman; Butch Coolidge (Willis), a prizefighter; and Jules Winnfield (Jackson), Vincent's business partner. The film was produced by Lawrence Bender, shot with cinematographer Andrzej Sekuła, and edited by Sally Menke on an $8 million production budget. It was theatrically released by Miramax on October 14, 1994, and was a commercial success, grossing $213.9 million worldwide.

At the 67th Academy Awards, Pulp Fiction nominated in seven categories and won Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary). At the 52nd Golden Globe Awards it received six nominations and won Best Screenplay – Motion Picture. At the 48th British Academy Film Awards it received nine nominations and won two, including those for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson). At the 47th Cannes Film Festival it won Palme d'Or award.

It became one of the seven films to win Best Picture from three out of four major U.S. film critics' groups (LA, NBR, NY, NSFC) along with Nashville, All the President's Men, Terms of Endearment, Goodfellas, The Hurt Locker, and Drive My Car.

Year-end lists

 * 1st – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
 * 1st – Janet Maslin, The New York Times
 * 1st – Michael MacCambridge, Austin American-Statesman
 * 1st – James Berardinelli, ReelViews
 * 1st – National Board of Review
 * 1st – Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News
 * 1st – Yardena Arar, Los Angeles Daily News
 * 1st – David Stupich, The Milwaukee Journal
 * 1st – Scott Schuldt, The Oklahoman
 * 1st – Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times
 * 1st – Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune
 * 1st – Robert Denerstein, Rocky Mountain News
 * 1st – Michael Mills, The Palm Beach Post
 * 2nd – Gene Siskel, The Chicago Tribune
 * 2nd – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
 * 2nd – Desson Howe, The Washington Post
 * 2nd – Christopher Sheid, The Munster Times
 * 3rd – Mack Bates, The Milwaukee Journal
 * 3rd – Dan Craft, The Pantagraph
 * 4th – Stephen Hunter, The Baltimore Sun
 * 5th – Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
 * 5th – Douglas Armstrong, The Milwaukee Journal
 * 6th – Todd Anthony, Miami New Times
 * 9th – John Hurley, Staten Island Advance
 * 10th – Joan Vadeboncoeur, Syracuse Herald American
 * Top 7 (not ranked) – Duane Dudek, Milwaukee Sentinel
 * Top 9 (not ranked) – Dan Webster, The Spokesman-Review
 * Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Mike Clark, USA Today
 * Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Matt Zoller Seitz, Dallas Observer
 * Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Mike Mayo, The Roanoke Times
 * Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Bob Ross, The Tampa Tribune
 * Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Eleanor Ringel, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 * Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 * Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News
 * Top 10 (not ranked) – Howie Movshovitz, The Denver Post
 * Top 10 (not ranked) – Betsy Pickle, Knoxville News-Sentinel
 * Top 10 (not ranked) – George Meyer, The Ledger
 * Top 10 (not ranked) – Dennis King, Tulsa World
 * Top 10 (not ranked) – Bob Carlton, The Birmingham News
 * Honorable mention – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
 * Honorable mention – David Elliott, The San Diego Union-Tribune