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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1961 | Won | Oscar |
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White Alexandre Trauner Edward G. Boyle |
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Best Director Billy Wilder |
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Best Film Editing Daniel Mandell |
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Best Picture Billy Wilder |
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Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Billy Wilder I.A.L. Diamond |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Jack Lemmon |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jack Kruschen |
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Best Actress in a Leading Role Shirley MacLaine |
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Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Joseph LaShelle |
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Best Sound Gordon Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn SSD) |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film from any Source Billy Wilder USA. |
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Best Foreign Actor Jack Lemmon USA. |
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Best Foreign Actress Shirley MacLaine USA. |
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| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Won | CEC Award |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) USA. |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Billy Wilder Hal W. Polaire (assistant director) (plaque) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Comedy |
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Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy Jack Lemmon |
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Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy Shirley MacLaine |
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| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Director Billy Wilder |
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| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television Adolph Deutsch |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Female Dramatic Performance Shirley MacLaine |
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Top Comedy |
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Top Male Comedy Performance Jack Lemmon |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director Billy Wilder Tied with Jack Cardiff for Sons and Lovers (1960). |
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Best Film Tied with Sons and Lovers (1960). |
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Best Screenplay Billy Wilder I.A.L. Diamond |
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| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | Volpi Cup |
Best Actress Shirley MacLaine |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
Billy Wilder
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy Billy Wilder I.A.L. Diamond |
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