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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Oscar Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
Gary Rydstrom
Richard Hymns
Best Film Editing
Michael Kahn
Best Sound
Gary Rydstrom
Gary Summers
Andy Nelson
Ron Judkins
Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
Tom Hanks
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Thomas E. Sanders
Lisa Dean
Best Makeup
Lois Burwell
Conor O'Sullivan
Daniel C. Striepeke
Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
John Williams
Best Picture
Steven Spielberg
Ian Bryce
Mark Gordon
Gary Levinsohn
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Robert Rodat
 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Saturn Award Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects
Roger Guyett
Stefen Fangmeier
Neil Corbould
 
Amanda Awards, Norway
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
Steven Spielberg
 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Eddie Best Edited Feature Film
Michael Kahn
 
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Janusz Kaminski
 
Art Directors Guild
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Excellence in Production Design Award Feature Film
Thomas E. Sanders (production designer)
Daniel T. Dorrance (supervising art director)
Alan Tomkins (senior art director)
Ricky Eyres (art director)
Tom Brown (art director)
Gary Freeman (standby art director)
Chris Seagers (art director)
Kevin Kavanaugh (assistant art director)
 
Awards of the Japanese Academy
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Film
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Sound
Gary Rydstrom
Ron Judkins
Gary Summers
Andy Nelson
Richard Hymns
Best Special Effects
Stefen Fangmeier
Roger Guyett
Neil Corbould
Nominated Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music John Williams
BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Best Editing
Michael Kahn
Best Film
Steven Spielberg
Ian Bryce
Mark Gordon
Gary Levinsohn
Best Make Up/Hair
Lois Burwell
Jeanette Freeman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Tom Hanks
Best Production Design
Thomas E. Sanders
David Lean Award for Direction Steven Spielberg
 
BMI Film & TV Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won BMI Film Music Award John Williams
 
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Drama
Tom Hanks
Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama
Jeremy Davies
 
Bogey Awards, Germany
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Bogey Award in Silver (UIP (distributor) ).
 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won BSFC Award Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
3rd place BSFC Award Best Film
 
British Society of Cinematographers
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Best Cinematography Award Janusz Kaminski
 
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Critics Choice Award Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Best Picture
Best Score
John Williams
 
Camerimage
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Golden Frog Janusz Kaminski
 
Casting Society of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Artios Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama
Denise Chamian
 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won CFCA Award Best Picture
Nominated CFCA Award Best Actor
Tom Hanks
Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
 
Cinema Audio Society, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film
Gary Rydstrom (re-recording mixer)
Gary Summers (re-recording mixer)
Andy Nelson (re-recording mixer)
Ron Judkins (production mixer)
 
Czech Lions
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Czech Lion Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film)
Steven Spielberg
 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Steven Spielberg (director)
USA.
 
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won DFWFCA Award Best Picture
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Steven Spielberg
Mark Huffam (production manager) (plaque)
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (first assistant director) (plaque)
Adam Goodman (second assistant director) (plaque)
Karen Richards (second second assistant director) (plaque)
 
Empire Awards, UK
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Empire Award Best Actor
Tom Hanks
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Nominated Empire Award Best Film
 
European Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Screen International Award Steven Spielberg
USA.
 
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated FCCA Award Best Foreign Film
 
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won FFCC Award Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Nominated Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture
John Williams
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Tom Hanks
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Robert Rodat
 
Golden Screen, Germany
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Golden Screen (UIP (distributor) ).
 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Grammy Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
John Williams
 
Harry Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Harry Award
 
Huabiao Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Huabiao Film Award Outstanding Translated Foreign Film
 
Humanitas Prize
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Humanitas Prize Feature Film Category
Robert Rodat
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
Steven Spielberg
 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won KCFCC Award Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
Jeremy Davies
 
Key Art Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Key Art Award Best of Show - Audiovisual
(unknown).
For the trailer.
 
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Sierra Award Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Tied with Roberto Benigni for Life Is Beautiful (1997).
Best Picture
 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won ALFS Award Film of the Year
Nominated ALFS Award Actor of the Year
Matt Damon
Also for Good Will Hunting (1997) and The Rainmaker (1997).
Actor of the Year
Tom Hanks
Director of the Year
Steven Spielberg
 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won LAFCA Award Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Best Picture
 
MTV Movie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Action Sequence
Tom Hanks
For Tom Hanks and company landing on Normandy beach.
Best Male Performance
Tom Hanks
Best Movie
 
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADR
Richard Hymns (supervising sound editor)
Gary Rydstrom (supervising sound editor)
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (supervising dialogue editor)
Larry Singer (supervising adr editor)
Ewa Sztompke (dialogue editor)
Sara Bolder (dialogue editor)
Denise Whiting (adr editor)
Thomas Whiting (adr editor)
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects & Foley
Gary Rydstrom (supervising sound editor/sound designer)
Richard Hymns (supervising sound editor)
Sandina Bailo-Lape (supervising foley editor)
Ethan Van der Ryn (sound effects editor)
Teresa Eckton (sound effects editor)
Frank E. Eulner (sound effects editor)
Karen G. Wilson (sound effects editor)
Larry Oatfield (sound effects editor)
Bruce Lacey (foley editor)
Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic)
unknown
 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won NBR Award Top Ten Films
 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 2nd place NSFC Award Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Tied with Terrence Malick for The Thin Red Line (1998).
3rd place NSFC Award Best Film
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won NYFCC Award Best Film
 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won OFCS Award Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Best Ensemble Cast Performance
Edward Burns
Matt Damon
Jeremy Davies
Vin Diesel
Adam Goldberg
Tom Hanks
Barry Pepper
Giovanni Ribisi
Tom Sizemore
Best Film
Best Film Editing
Michael Kahn
Nominated OFCS Award Best Actor
Tom Hanks
Best Original Score
John Williams
 
PGA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won PGA Award Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Allison Lyon Segan
Steven Spielberg
Ian Bryce
Mark Gordon
Gary Levinsohn
Bonnie Curtis
 
Political Film Society, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated PFS Award Peace
 
Russian Guild of Film Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Golden Aries Best Foreign Film
Steven Spielberg
 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture Film Editing
Michael Kahn
Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Director of a Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Ian Bryce
Mark Gordon
Gary Levinsohn
Steven Spielberg
Best Motion Picture Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Best Motion Picture Score
John Williams
Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original
Robert Rodat
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama
Tom Sizemore
Best Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Neil Corbould
Stefen Fangmeier
Roger Guyett
 
Screen Actors Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast
Edward Burns
Matt Damon
Jeremy Davies
Vin Diesel
Adam Goldberg
Tom Hanks
Barry Pepper
Giovanni Ribisi
Tom Sizemore
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Tom Hanks
 
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won SEFCA Award Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Best Picture
3rd place SEFCA Award Best Actor
Tom Hanks
 
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won TFCA Award Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Best Picture
Nominated TFCA Award Best Performance, Male
Tom Hanks
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Robert Rodat
 

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