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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1980 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Meryl Streep |
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Best Director Robert Benton |
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Best Picture Stanley R. Jaffe |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Robert Benton |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Justin Henry At age 8, Justin Henry became the youngest nominee for a competitive award in Academy history. |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Jane Alexander |
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Best Cinematography Néstor Almendros |
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Best Film Editing Gerald B. Greenberg |
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| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Actress Meryl Streep |
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Best Direction Robert Benton |
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Best Editing Gerald B. Greenberg |
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Best Film Stanley R. Jaffe |
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Best Screenplay Robert Benton |
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Robert Benton |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Robert Benton |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) Dustin Hoffman Tied with Jack Lemmon for The China Syndrome (1979). |
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Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Stanley R. Jaffe (producer) |
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| Special David |
Justin Henry
To the supporting actor of the movie. |
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| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Robert Benton David Golden (unit production manager) (plaque) Thomas John Kane (first assistant director) (plaque) Yudi Bennett (second assistant director) (plaque) |
| Fotogramas de Plata | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero) Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Foreign Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero) Meryl Streep Also for Manhattan (1979). |
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| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role Meryl Streep |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Robert Benton |
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| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Robert Benton |
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Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role Justin Henry |
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Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role Jane Alexander |
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New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male Justin Henry |
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| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Robert Benton |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Director Robert Benton |
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Best Film |
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Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep |
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| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Robert Benton |
| Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Robert Benton |
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| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Actor Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Director Robert Benton |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay Robert Benton |
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Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep Also for Manhattan (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979). |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep Also for Manhattan (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979). |
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Top Ten Films |
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| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Actor Dustin Hoffman Also for Agatha (1979). |
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Best Director Robert Benton Tied with Woody Allen for Manhattan (1979). |
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Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep Also for Manhattan (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979). |
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| 3rd place | NSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Jane Alexander Tied with Barbara Barrie for Breaking Away (1979). |
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| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Film |
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Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep Also for The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979). |
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| 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Director Robert Benton |
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Best Supporting Actress Jane Alexander |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium Robert Benton |
| Young Artist Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Young Artist Award |
Best Young Actor - Major Motion Picture Justin Henry |
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