The Defiant Ones
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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won Oscar Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Sam Leavitt
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
Nedrick Young
Harold Jacob Smith
Nedrick Young had been blacklisted at the time and the Oscar went to his pseudonym 'Nathan E. Douglas'. In 1993 AMPAS restored Young's credit upon the request of his widow and recommendation of the Academy's writers branch.
Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
Tony Curtis
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sidney Poitier
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Theodore Bikel
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Cara Williams
Best Director
Stanley Kramer
Best Film Editing
Frederic Knudtson
Best Picture
Stanley Kramer
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Foreign Actor
Sidney Poitier
USA.
UN Award USA.
Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film from any Source
USA.
Best Foreign Actor
Tony Curtis
USA.
 
Bambi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 2nd place Bambi Best Actor - International
Tony Curtis
 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1958 Won Silver Berlin Bear Best Actor
Sidney Poitier
Nominated Golden Berlin Bear Stanley Kramer
 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
Stanley Kramer (director)
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Stanley Kramer
 
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won Edgar Best Motion Picture
Nedrick Young
Harold Jacob Smith
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama
Nominated Golden Globe Best Film Promoting International Understanding
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
Tony Curtis
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
Sidney Poitier
Best Motion Picture Director
Stanley Kramer
Best Supporting Actress
Cara Williams
 
Laurel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won Golden Laurel Top Cinematography - Black and White
Sam Leavitt
3rd place Golden Laurel Top Male Dramatic Performance
Sidney Poitier
Nominated Golden Laurel Top Drama
4th place.
Top Male Supporting Performance
Theodore Bikel
5th place.
Top Score
Ernest Gold
5th place.
 
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Feature Film
unknown
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1958 Won NYFCC Award Best Director
Stanley Kramer
Best Film
Best Screenplay
Nedrick Young
Harold Jacob Smith
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Drama
Harold Jacob Smith
Nedrick Young
 

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