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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1958 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Alec Guinness Alec Guinness was not present at the awards ceremony. Jean Simmons accepted the award on his behalf. |
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Best Cinematography Jack Hildyard |
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Best Director David Lean |
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Best Film Editing Peter Taylor |
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Best Music, Scoring Malcolm Arnold |
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Best Picture Sam Spiegel |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Pierre Boulle Carl Foreman Michael Wilson Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were blacklisted at the time and received no screen credit. They were posthumously awarded Oscars in 1984. Pierre Boulle was not present at the awards ceremony. Kim Novak accepted the award on his behalf. |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Sessue Hayakawa |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best British Actor Alec Guinness |
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Best British Film |
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Best British Screenplay Pierre Boulle |
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Best Film from any Source |
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| British Society of Cinematographers | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | Won | Best Cinematography Award |
Jack Hildyard
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| DVD Exclusive Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Video Premiere Award |
Best DVD Menu Design (Bronson Hill). |
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Best DVD Original Retrospective Documentary/Featurette Laurent Bouzereau For "The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'". |
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| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Production (Migliore Produzione Straniera) Sam Spiegel |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures David Lean Gus Agosti (assistant director) (plaque) Ted Sturgis (assistant director) (plaque) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Alec Guinness |
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Best Motion Picture Director David Lean |
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| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Supporting Actor Sessue Hayakawa |
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| Golden Screen, Germany | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | Golden Screen |
(Warner/Columbia
(distributor)
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| Golden Screen with 1 Star |
(Warner/Columbia
(distributor)
). |
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| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast Malcolm Arnold |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | 2nd place | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance Alec Guinness |
| 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Top Drama |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1957 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actor Alec Guinness |
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Best Director David Lean |
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Best Film |
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Best Supporting Actor Sessue Hayakawa |
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Top Ten Films |
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| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1957 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor Alec Guinness |
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Best Director David Lean |
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Best Film |
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| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) Alec Guinness |
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