| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1962 | Won | Oscar |
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White Harry Horner Gene Callahan |
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Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Eugen Schüfftan |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Paul Newman |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jackie Gleason |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role George C. Scott Refused even to be nominated. |
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Best Actress in a Leading Role Piper Laurie |
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Best Director Robert Rossen |
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Best Picture Robert Rossen |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Sidney Carroll Robert Rossen |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Dede Allen |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film from any Source USA. |
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Best Foreign Actor Paul Newman USA. |
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| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actress Piper Laurie USA. |
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| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Robert Rossen |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Paul Newman |
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Best Supporting Actor Jackie Gleason |
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Best Supporting Actor George C. Scott |
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| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Top Cinematography, Black and White Eugen Schüfftan |
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Top Male Dramatic Performance Paul Newman |
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Top Male Supporting Performance Jackie Gleason |
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| 2nd place | Golden Laurel |
Top Drama |
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Top Female Dramatic Performance Piper Laurie |
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| Mar del Plata Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Won | Best Actor |
Paul Newman
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Supporting Actor Jackie Gleason |
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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) |
| 1961 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director Robert Rossen |
| 3rd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor Paul Newman |
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Best Actress Piper Laurie |
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| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Classic DVD Also for What a Way to Go! (1964), Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962), From the Terrace (1960), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Long, Hot Summer (1958), Exodus (1960), The Towering Inferno (1974), The Verdict (1982) and Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958). Paul Newman - The Tribute Collection |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Drama Sidney Carroll Robert Rossen |
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