| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1990 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Steven Soderbergh |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Laura San Giacomo |
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Best Screenplay - Original Steven Soderbergh |
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| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Best Actor |
James Spader
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| FIPRESCI Prize |
Steven Soderbergh
Tied with Yaaba (1989). |
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| Palme d'Or |
Steven Soderbergh
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| Casting Society of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Artios |
Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama Deborah Aquila |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actress Laura San Giacomo |
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Most Promising Actress Laura San Giacomo |
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| Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Actor James Spader |
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Best Actress Andie MacDowell |
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Best Director Steven Soderbergh |
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Best Picture |
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| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Steven Soderbergh |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Andie MacDowell |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Laura San Giacomo |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Steven Soderbergh |
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| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director Steven Soderbergh |
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Best Feature Robert F. Newmyer John Hardy |
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Best Female Lead Andie MacDowell |
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Best Supporting Female Laura San Giacomo |
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| Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Male Lead James Spader |
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| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Actress Andie MacDowell Tied with Michelle Pfeiffer for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). |
| New Generation Award |
Laura San Giacomo
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | 3rd place | NSFC Award |
Best Actress Andie MacDowell |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay Steven Soderbergh |
| 3rd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Laura San Giacomo |
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| Sundance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Audience Award |
Dramatic Steven Soderbergh |
| Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
Dramatic Steven Soderbergh |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Steven Soderbergh |
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| Main details | IMDb awards section |