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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1974 | Won | Oscar |
Best Sound Robert Knudson Christopher Newman |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium William Peter Blatty |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jason Miller |
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Best Actress in a Leading Role Ellen Burstyn |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Linda Blair |
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Bill Malley Jerry Wunderlich |
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Best Cinematography Owen Roizman |
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Best Director William Friedkin |
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Best Film Editing Evan A. Lottman Bud S. Smith Jordan Leondopoulos Norman Gay |
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Best Picture William Peter Blatty |
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | Golden Scroll |
Best Horror Film |
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Best Make-Up Dick Smith |
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Best Special Effects Marcel Vercoutere |
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Best Writer William Peter Blatty |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Sound Track Christopher Newman Jean-Louis Ducarme Robert Knudson Fred J. Brown Bob Fine Ross Taylor Ron Nagle Doc Siegel Gonzalo Gavira Hal Landaker |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures William Friedkin |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Movie Masterpiece Award |
William Friedkin
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| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture William Friedkin |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture William Peter Blatty |
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Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Linda Blair |
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| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama Ellen Burstyn |
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Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Max von Sydow |
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Most Promising Newcomer - Female Linda Blair |
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| Golden Screen, Germany | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Won | Golden Screen |
(Warner/Columbia
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| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Won | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue unknown |
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Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects James Nelson (uncredited) Fred J. Brown Ross Taylor |
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| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium William Peter Blatty |
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