| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Won | Oscar |
Best Documentary, Features Rob Epstein Richard Schmiechen |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Documentary |
| Chicago International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Nominated | Gold Hugo |
Best Feature Rob Epstein |
| International Documentary Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | IDA Award |
Richard Schmiechen
|
| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Documentary |
| News & Documentary Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Interview/Interviewer - Programs Rob Epstein (producer) Richard Schmiechen (producer) Harvey Fierstein (interviewer) (CBS). |
| Peabody Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Peabody Award |
(Harvey Milk Project, Inc. [us]
and
Thirteen/WNET Communications Group). |
| San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Documentary Rob Epstein |
| Sundance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Special Jury Prize |
Documentary Rob Epstein |
| Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
Documentary Rob Epstein |
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