| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1973 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director John Boorman |
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Best Film Editing Tom Priestley |
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Best Picture John Boorman |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1973 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond Also for McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and Images (1972). |
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Best Film Editing Tom Priestley |
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Best Sound Track Jim Atkinson Walter Goss Doug E. Turner |
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| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1973 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures John Boorman |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1973 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture John Boorman |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Jon Voight |
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Best Original Song Arthur Smith (music) Steve Mandel (adaptation) Eric Weissberg (adaptation) For the song "Dueling Banjos". |
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Best Screenplay James Dickey |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1972 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1973 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium James Dickey |
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