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Awards for
The Sting (1973) More at IMDbPro »

Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won Oscar Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Henry Bumstead
James W. Payne
Best Costume Design
Edith Head
Best Director
George Roy Hill
Best Film Editing
William Reynolds
Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation
Marvin Hamlisch
Best Picture
Tony Bill
Michael Phillips
Julia Phillips
Julia Phillips became the first female producer to win the Best Picture category.
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
David S. Ward
Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
Robert Redford
Best Cinematography
Robert Surtees
Best Sound
Ronald Pierce
Robert R. Bertrand
 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won Eddie Best Edited Feature Film
William Reynolds
 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won David Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Robert Redford
Tied with Al Pacino for Serpico (1973).
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
George Roy Hill
Ernest B. Wehmeyer (unit production manager) (plaque)
Ray Gosnell Jr. (assistant director) (plaque)
Charles Dismukes (assistant director) (plaque)
 
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Nominated Edgar Best Motion Picture
David S. Ward
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
David S. Ward
 
Golden Screen, Germany
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won Golden Screen (CIC (distributor) ).
 
Kinema Junpo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film Director
George Roy Hill
 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1973 Won NBR Award Best Film
Top Ten Films
 
National Film Preservation Board, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won National Film Registry
 
PGA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures Tony Bill
Julia Phillips
Michael Phillips
 
People's Choice Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
David S. Ward
 

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