Tuliskeun saterusna pikeun paragraf ieu - "Argo" dipuji pikeun akting (hususna Arkin sareng Goodman), arah Affleck, naskah Terrio, ngédit, sareng skor Desplat, sanaos kurangna akurasi sajarah (khususna saha anu kalibet dina operasi) dikritik. Pilem ieu meunang tujuh nominasi dina Academy Awards ka-85 sarta meunang tilu, pikeun Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, jeung Best Film Editing. Pilem ieu ogé meunang lima nominasi Golden Globe Award: meunang Best Motion Picture <unk> Drama jeung Best Director, sarta dinominasikeun Best Supporting Actor <unk> Motion Picture pikeun Alan Arkin. Ieu meunangkeun Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture di 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards
, jeung Arkin dicalonkeun pikeun Performance Luar Biasa ku Aktor Lalaki dina Peran Dukungan. Éta ogé meunang Best Film, Best Editing and Best Director di British Academy Film Awards ka-66, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards pikeun Best Screenplay, jeung 37th Hochi Film Award pikeun Best International Picture.