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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1998 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Robin Williams |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Matt Damon Ben Affleck |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Matt Damon |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Minnie Driver |
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Best Director Gus Van Sant |
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Best Film Editing Pietro Scalia |
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Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Danny Elfman |
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Best Music, Original Song Elliott Smith For the song "Miss Misery". |
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Best Picture Lawrence Bender |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Pietro Scalia |
| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Film |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
Danny Elfman
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| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Outstanding Single Achievement Matt Damon For his screenwriting and acting in the film. |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
Gus Van Sant
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| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Blockbuster Entertainment Award |
Favorite Actor - Video Matt Damon |
| Nominated | Blockbuster Entertainment Award |
Favorite Actress - Video Minnie Driver |
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| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | 3rd place | BSFC Award |
Best Screenplay Ben Affleck Matt Damon |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Screenplay, Original Ben Affleck Matt Damon |
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Breakthrough Artist Matt Damon |
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| Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Picture |
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| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | CFCA Award |
Most Promising Actor Matt Damon |
| Nominated | CFCA Award |
Most Promising Actor Ben Affleck Also for Going All the Way (1997) and Chasing Amy (1997). |
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| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Screenplay Ben Affleck Matt Damon |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Gus Van Sant |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Empire Award |
Best Film |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema |
Stellan Skarsgård
Also for Amistad (1997). |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | FFCC Award |
Newcomer of the Year Ben Affleck Matt Damon For their screenwriting. |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Matt Damon Ben Affleck |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Matt Damon |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Robin Williams |
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| Golden Trailer Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Golden Trailer |
Best Drama (Giaronomo Productions). |
| Humanitas Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Humanitas Prize |
Feature Film Category Matt Damon Ben Affleck |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Sierra Award |
Most Promising Actor Matt Damon Also for The Rainmaker (1997). |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Supporting Actress of the Year Minnie Driver Tied with Kate Beckinsale for The Last Days of Disco (1998). |
| Nominated | ALFS Award |
Actor of the Year Matt Damon Also for The Rainmaker (1997) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). |
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Screenwriter of the Year Ben Affleck Matt Damon |
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| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award |
Best Kiss Matt Damon Minnie Driver |
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Best Male Performance Matt Damon |
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Best Movie |
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Best On-Screen Duo Matt Damon Ben Affleck |
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| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic) unknown |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| Special Achievement Award |
Ben Affleck
Matt Damon For special achievement in filmmaking |
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| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay Ben Affleck Matt Damon |
| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Lawrence Bender |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original Ben Affleck Matt Damon |
| Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Director of a Motion Picture Gus Van Sant |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama Lawrence Bender |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Matt Damon |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama Robin Williams |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama Minnie Driver |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Robin Williams |
| Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast Ben Affleck Matt Damon Minnie Driver Stellan Skarsgård Robin Williams |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Minnie Driver |
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Matt Damon |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Matt Damon Ben Affleck |
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