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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1986 | Won | Oscar |
Best Film Editing Thom Noble |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Earl W. Wallace (screenplay/story) William Kelley (screenplay/story) Pamela Wallace (story) |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Harrison Ford |
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Stan Jolley John H. Anderson |
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Best Cinematography John Seale |
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Best Director Peter Weir |
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Best Music, Original Score Maurice Jarre |
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Best Picture Edward S. Feldman |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Thom Noble |
| Australian Cinematographers Society | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Cinematographer of the Year |
John Seale
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| 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) |
| 1986 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Score Maurice Jarre |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor Harrison Ford |
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Best Actress Kelly McGillis |
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Best Cinematography John Seale |
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Best Editing Thom Noble |
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Best Film Edward S. Feldman Peter Weir |
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Best Screenplay - Original Earl W. Wallace William Kelley |
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Peter Weir |
| British Society of Cinematographers | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | Best Cinematography Award |
John Seale
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| Casting Society of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Artios |
Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama Dianne Crittenden |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Peter Weir |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture Earl W. Wallace William Kelley |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Peter Weir |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Original Score - Motion Picture Maurice Jarre |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Harrison Ford |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Kelly McGillis |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture William Kelley Earl W. Wallace |
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| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Maurice Jarre |
| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Peter Weir |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor Harrison Ford |
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Best Film |
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| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Peter Weir |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Earl W. Wallace William Kelley |
| Young Artist Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Young Artist Award |
Best Starring Performance by a Young Actor - Motion Picture Lukas Haas |
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Family Motion Picture Drama |
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