Sunset Blvd.
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Awards for
 Sunset Blvd. (1950) More at IMDbPro »

Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1951 Won Oscar Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Hans Dreier
John Meehan
Sam Comer
Ray Moyer
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Franz Waxman
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
Charles Brackett
Billy Wilder
D.M. Marshman Jr.
Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
William Holden
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Erich von Stroheim
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Gloria Swanson
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nancy Olson
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
John F. Seitz
Best Director
Billy Wilder
Best Film Editing
Arthur P. Schmidt
Doane Harrison
Best Picture
(Paramount).
 
Blue Ribbon Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1952 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film
Billy Wilder
 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1951 Won Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
Billy Wilder (director)
 
DVD Exclusive Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Nominated DVD Premiere Award Best Overall New Extra Features, Library Release
Khammar, Gary
Jon Barbour
For the Special Collector's Edition.
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1951 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Billy Wilder
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1951 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
Gloria Swanson
Best Motion Picture Director
Billy Wilder
Best Motion Picture Score
Franz Waxman
Nominated Golden Globe Best Cinematography - Black and White
John F. Seitz
Best Screenplay
Charles Brackett
D.M. Marshman Jr.
Billy Wilder
Best Supporting Actor
Erich von Stroheim
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1951 Won Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)
Gloria Swanson
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
Billy Wilder
 
Jussi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1951 Won Diploma of Merit Foreign Actress
Gloria Swanson
 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1950 Won NBR Award Best Actress
Gloria Swanson
Best Film
Top Ten Films
 
National Film Preservation Board, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won National Film Registry
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1950 2nd place NYFCC Award Best Film
3rd place NYFCC Award Best Actress
Gloria Swanson
Best Director
Billy Wilder
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1951 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Drama
Charles Brackett
Billy Wilder
D.M. Marshman Jr.
 

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