| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story Frances H. Flaherty Robert J. Flaherty |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1949 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Documentary Film USA. |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1948 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1948 | Won | International Award |
Best Film Robert J. Flaherty |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
Robert J. Flaherty
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1949 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene) Frances H. Flaherty Robert J. Flaherty |
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