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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1985 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Haing S. Ngor |
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Best Cinematography Chris Menges |
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Best Film Editing Jim Clark |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Sam Waterston |
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Best Director Roland Joffé |
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Best Picture David Puttnam |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Bruce Robinson |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Jim Clark |
| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor Haing S. Ngor |
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Best Cinematography Chris Menges |
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Best Editing Jim Clark |
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Best Film David Puttnam |
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Best Production Design/Art Direction Roy Walker |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Bruce Robinson |
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Best Sound Ian Fuller Clive Winter Bill Rowe |
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Most Outstanding Newcomer to Film Haing S. Ngor |
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| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor Sam Waterston |
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Best Direction Roland Joffé |
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Best Make Up Artist Tommie Manderson |
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Best Score Mike Oldfield |
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Best Special Visual Effects Fred Cramer |
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| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Actor Haing S. Ngor |
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Best Cinematography Chris Menges |
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Best Film |
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Best Supporting Actor John Malkovich Also for Places in the Heart (1984). |
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| British Society of Cinematographers | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | Best Cinematography Award |
Chris Menges
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| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Roland Joffé |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) David Puttnam |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Roland Joffé |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Haing S. Ngor |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Roland Joffé |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Original Score - Motion Picture Mike Oldfield |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Sam Waterston |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Bruce Robinson |
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| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Guild Film Award - Silver |
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) Roland Joffé |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year Roland Joffé |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Cinematography Chris Menges |
| 2nd place | LAFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actor John Malkovich Also for Places in the Heart (1984). |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Cinematography Chris Menges Also for Comfort and Joy (1984). |
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Best Supporting Actor John Malkovich Also for Places in the Heart (1984). |
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| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Cinematographer Chris Menges |
| 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Film |
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| Political Film Society, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Special Award | |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Bruce Robinson |
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