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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1975 | Won | Oscar |
Best Writing, Original Screenplay Robert Towne |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Jack Nicholson |
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Best Actress in a Leading Role Faye Dunaway |
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Richard Sylbert W. Stewart Campbell Ruby R. Levitt |
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Best Cinematography John A. Alonzo |
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Best Costume Design Anthea Sylbert |
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Best Director Roman Polanski |
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Best Film Editing Sam O'Steen |
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Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Jerry Goldsmith |
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Best Picture Robert Evans |
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Best Sound Charles Grenzbach Larry Jost |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor Jack Nicholson Also for The Last Detail (1973). |
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Best Direction Roman Polanski |
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Best Screenplay Robert Towne Also for The Last Detail (1973). |
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| Nominated | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
Jerry Goldsmith
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| BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actress Faye Dunaway |
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Best Art Direction Richard Sylbert |
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Best Cinematography John A. Alonzo |
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Best Costume Design Anthea Sylbert |
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Best Film |
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Best Film Editing Sam O'Steen |
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Best Supporting Actor John Huston |
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| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | Bodil |
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film) Roman Polanski (director) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Roman Polanski |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture Robert Towne |
| Fotogramas de Plata | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Movie Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero) Jack Nicholson Also for Five Easy Pieces (1970). |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Roman Polanski |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Jack Nicholson |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Robert Towne |
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| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama Faye Dunaway |
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Best Original Score Jerry Goldsmith |
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Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture John Huston |
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| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor Jack Nicholson |
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Best Supporting Actor John Huston |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Actor Jack Nicholson Also for The Last Detail (1973). |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor Jack Nicholson Also for The Last Detail (1973). |
| 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay Robert Towne |
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| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures |
Robert Evans
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| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Roman Polanski |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen Robert Towne |
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