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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1998 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Kim Basinger |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Jeannine Claudia Oppewall (art director) Jay Hart (set decorator) |
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Best Cinematography Dante Spinotti |
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Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Film Editing Peter Honess |
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Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Jerry Goldsmith |
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Best Picture Arnon Milchan Curtis Hanson Michael G. Nathanson |
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Best Sound Andy Nelson Anna Behlmer Kirk Francis |
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film |
| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Peter Honess |
| American Society of Cinematographers, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | ASC Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Dante Spinotti |
| Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Silver Condor |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Curtis Hanson USA. |
| Art Directors Guild | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Excellence in Production Design Award |
Feature Film Jeannine Claudia Oppewall (production designer) William Arnold (art director) |
| Australian Film Institute | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Best Foreign Film Award |
Curtis Hanson
(director)
Arnon Milchan (producer) Curtis Hanson (producer) Michael G. Nathanson (producer) |
| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Film |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Editing Peter Honess |
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Best Sound Terry Rodman Roland N. Thai Kirk Francis Andy Nelson Anna Behlmer John Leveque |
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| Nominated | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
Jerry Goldsmith
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| BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography Dante Spinotti |
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Best Costume Design Ruth Myers |
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Best Film Arnon Milchan Curtis Hanson Michael G. Nathanson |
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Best Make Up/Hair John M. Elliott Scott H. Eddo Janis Clark |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Kevin Spacey |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Kim Basinger |
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Best Production Design Jeannine Claudia Oppewall |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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| David Lean Award for Direction |
Curtis Hanson
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| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
Jerry Goldsmith
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Curtis Hanson |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Bodil |
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) Curtis Hanson (director) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Film |
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Best Screenplay Curtis Hanson Brian Helgeland |
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Best Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey |
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| British Society of Cinematographers | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Best Cinematography Award |
Dante Spinotti
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| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Palme d'Or |
Curtis Hanson
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| Casting Society of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Artios |
Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama Mali Finn |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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| Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Cinematography Dante Spinotti |
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Best Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey |
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Most Promising Actor Guy Pearce |
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| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Actor Russell Crowe |
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Best Cinematography Dante Spinotti |
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Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Movie |
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Best Screenplay Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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Best Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey |
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| Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Actor Guy Pearce |
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| Cinema Audio Society, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | C.A.S. Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film Andy Nelson (re-recording mixer) Anna Behlmer (re-recording mixer) Kirk Francis (production mixer) |
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | CEC Award |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) USA. |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | DFWFCA Award |
Best Picture |
| 2nd place | DFWFCA Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Curtis Hanson |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture Curtis Hanson Brian Helgeland |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Empire Award |
Best Actor Kevin Spacey |
| Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | FCCA Award |
Best Foreign Film |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Screenplay Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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| Fotogramas de Plata | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Curtis Hanson |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Kim Basinger |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Curtis Hanson |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Original Score - Motion Picture Jerry Goldsmith |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Silver Ribbon |
Best Cinematography (Migliore Fotografia) Dante Spinotti |
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Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Curtis Hanson |
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| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Curtis Hanson |
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Best Foreign Language Film Director Curtis Hanson |
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| Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Curtis Hanson |
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| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Screenplay Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year Curtis Hanson |
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Film of the Year |
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Screenwriter of the Year Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Cinematography Dante Spinotti |
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Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay Curtis Hanson Brian Helgeland |
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| 2nd place | LAFCA Award |
Best Production Design Jeannine Claudia Oppewall |
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Best Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey |
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| Mainichi Film Concours | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Foreign Language Film Curtis Hanson |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADR unknown |
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Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic) unknown |
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Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects & Foley unknown |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Film |
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Top Ten Films |
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| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Film |
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Best Screenplay Curtis Hanson Brian Helgeland |
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| 2nd place | NSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey |
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| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Film |
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Best Screenplay Curtis Hanson Brian Helgeland |
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| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Nikkan Sports Film Award |
Best Foreign Film |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Film |
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Best Screenplay Curtis Hanson Brian Helgeland |
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| Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Arnon Milchan Curtis Hanson Michael G. Nathanson |
| Political Film Society, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | PFS Award |
Human Rights |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | SDFCS Award |
Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Curtis Hanson Brian Helgeland |
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| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Curtis Hanson |
| Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Curtis Hanson |
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| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Adaption Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
| Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Director of a Motion Picture Curtis Hanson |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama Curtis Hanson Arnon Milchan Michael G. Nathanson |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Russell Crowe |
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Outstanding Art Direction Jeannine Claudia Oppewall |
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Outstanding Cinematography Dante Spinotti |
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Outstanding Film Editing Peter Honess |
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Outstanding Original Score Jerry Goldsmith |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Kim Basinger Tied with Gloria Stuart for Titanic (1997). |
| Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast Kim Basinger James Cromwell Russell Crowe Danny DeVito Guy Pearce Kevin Spacey David Strathairn |
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| Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | STFC Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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Best Director Curtis Hanson |
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Best Picture |
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Best Supporting Actress Kim Basinger |
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| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Metro Media Award |
Curtis Hanson
Tied with Boogie Nights (1997). |
| USC Scripter Award | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | USC Scripter Award |
James Ellroy
(author)
Brian Helgeland (screenwriter) Curtis Hanson (screenwriter) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Brian Helgeland Curtis Hanson |
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