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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Candy Clark

Best Director
George Lucas

Best Film Editing
Verna Fields
Marcia Lucas

Best Picture
Francis Ford Coppola
Gary Kurtz

Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
George Lucas
Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actress
Cindy Williams

 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
George Lucas

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
Most Promising Newcomer - Male
Paul Le Mat

Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
George Lucas

Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
Richard Dreyfuss

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won KCFCC Award Best Film
 
Locarno International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1973 Won Bronze Leopard
George Lucas

 
National Film Preservation Board, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995   National Film Registry 
 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won NSFC Award Best Screenplay
George Lucas
Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won NYFCC Award Best Screenplay
George Lucas
Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck

 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
George Lucas
Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck

 

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