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My Left Foot (1989) More at IMDbPro »My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (original title)
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1990 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Daniel Day-Lewis |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Brenda Fricker |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director Jim Sheridan |
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Best Picture Noel Pearson |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Jim Sheridan Shane Connaughton |
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| Angers European First Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Audience Award |
Feature Film Jim Sheridan |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ray McAnally |
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| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film Noel Pearson Jim Sheridan |
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Best Make Up Artist Ken Jennings |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Shane Connaughton Jim Sheridan |
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| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis |
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Best Supporting Actress Brenda Fricker |
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| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) Noel Pearson |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis |
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Best Director Jim Sheridan |
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Best Young Film Jim Sheridan (director) |
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| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Daniel Day-Lewis |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Brenda Fricker |
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| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Guild Film Award - Silver |
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) Jim Sheridan |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film Jim Sheridan Ireland/UK. |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | ALFS Award |
Actor of the Year Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis |
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Best Supporting Actress Brenda Fricker |
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| Montréal World Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis
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| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention |
Jim Sheridan
(director)
Daniel Day-Lewis (actor) |
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| Special Mention of the Jury |
Brenda Fricker
(supporting actress)
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis |
| 3rd place | NSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Brenda Fricker |
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| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis |
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Best Film |
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| 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Brenda Fricker |
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| 3rd place | NYFCC Award |
Best New Director Jim Sheridan |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Shane Connaughton Jim Sheridan |
| Young Artist Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Young Artist Award |
Best Young Actor Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Hugh O'Conor |
| Nominated | Young Artist Award |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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