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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won Oscar Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Alexandre Trauner
Edward G. Boyle

Best Director
Billy Wilder

Best Film Editing
Daniel Mandell

Best Picture
Billy Wilder

Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
Billy Wilder
I.A.L. Diamond

Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jack Lemmon

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jack Kruschen

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Shirley MacLaine

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Joseph LaShelle

Best Sound
Gordon Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn SSD)

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Film from any Source
Billy Wilder
USA.
Best Foreign Actor
Jack Lemmon
USA.
Best Foreign Actress
Shirley MacLaine
USA.
 
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1964 Won CEC Award Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
USA.
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Billy Wilder
Hal W. Polaire (assistant director) (plaque)

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Comedy

Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
Jack Lemmon

Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy
Shirley MacLaine

Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
Billy Wilder

 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Nominated Grammy Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television
Adolph Deutsch

 
Laurel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won Golden Laurel Female Dramatic Performance
Shirley MacLaine

Top Comedy

Top Male Comedy Performance
Jack Lemmon

 
National Film Preservation Board, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994   National Film Registry 
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1960 Won NYFCC Award Best Director
Billy Wilder
Tied with Jack Cardiff for Sons and Lovers (1960).
Best Film
Tied with Sons and Lovers (1960).
Best Screenplay
Billy Wilder
I.A.L. Diamond

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1960 Won Volpi Cup Best Actress
Shirley MacLaine

Nominated Golden Lion
Billy Wilder

 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Comedy
Billy Wilder
I.A.L. Diamond

 

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