Academy Awards, USA 1992

Winner Oscar	Best Picture Edward Saxon Kenneth Utt Ron Bozman The Silence of the Lambs (1991) became the third film in Academy history to win the "Big Five" ... More The Silence of the Lambs (1991) became the third film in Academy history to win the "Big Five" Academy Awards for producing, directing, acting, and screenwriting following It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
	Best Actor in a Leading Role Anthony Hopkins
	Best Actress in a Leading Role Jodie Foster
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Ted Tally
Nominee Oscar	Best Sound Tom Fleischman Christopher Newman
	Best Film Editing Craig McKay

BAFTA Awards 1992

Winner BAFTA Film Award	Best Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Actress Jodie Foster
Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Screenplay - Adapted Ted Tally
	Best Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
	Best Direction Jonathan Demme
	Best Editing Craig McKay
	Best Film Edward Saxon Kenneth Utt Ron Bozman Jonathan Demme
	Best Original Film Score Howard Shore
	Best Sound Skip Lievsay Christopher Newman Tom Fleischman

20/20 Awards 2012

Winner Felix	Best Picture
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Actress Jodie Foster
	Best Adapted Screenplay Ted Tally
Nominee Felix	Best Supporting Actor Ted Levine
	Best Supporting Actress Brooke Smith
	Best Film Editing Craig McKay
	Best Original Score Howard Shore
	Best Sound Design
	Best Cinematography Tak Fujimoto

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2010

Nominee Saturn Award

Best DVD Collection For Hannibal As part of "The Hannibal Lecter Anthology".

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1992

Winner Saturn Award	Best Horror Film
	Best Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Writing Ted Tally
	Best Make-Up Carl Fullerton Neal Martz
Nominee Saturn Award	Best Actress Jodie Foster
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Music Howard Shore
	Best Costumes Colleen Atwood

American Cinema Editors, USA 1992

Nominee Eddie

Best Edited Feature Film Craig McKay

Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 1991

Winner Silver Scream Award

Jonathan Demme

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1992

Winner ASCAP Award

Top Box Office Films Howard Shore

ASECAN 1992

Winner ASECAN Award

Best Foreign Film Jonathan Demme

Awards Circuit Community Awards 1991

Winner ACCA	Best Motion Picture Edward Saxon Kenneth Utt
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Cast Ensemble Howard Feuer
	Best Actor in a Leading Role Anthony Hopkins
	Best Film Editing Craig McKay
	Best Actress in a Leading Role Jodie Foster
	Best Adapted Screenplay Ted Tally
	Best Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
Nominee ACCA	Best Sound Tom Fleischman Christopher Newman
	Best Makeup & Hairstyling Allen Weisinger Carl Fullerton Alan D'Angerio
	Best Original Score Howard Shore
	Best Stunt Ensemble
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ted Levine
	Best Production Design Kristi Zea Karen O'Hara

Awards of the Japanese Academy 1992

Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy

Best Foreign Film

Berlin International Film Festival 1991

Winner Silver Berlin Bear	Best Director Jonathan Demme Tied with Ultrà (1991).
Nominee Golden Berlin Bear	Jonathan Demme

Blue Ribbon Awards 1992

Winner Blue Ribbon Award

Best Foreign Language Film Jonathan Demme

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1991

Winner BSFC Award	Best Film
	Best Supporting Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Cinematography Tak Fujimoto

Casting Society of America, USA 1991

Nominee Artios Award

Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama Howard Feuer

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1992

Winner CFCA Award	Best Picture
	Best Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Actress Jodie Foster
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Screenplay Ted Tally

César Awards, France 1992

Nominee César

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Jonathan Demme

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 1992

Winner DFWFCA Award	Best Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Actress Jodie Foster
Nominee DFWFCA Award	Best Picture
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Screenplay Ted Tally

Directors Guild of America, USA 1992

Winner DGA Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Jonathan Demme Kenneth Utt (unit production manager) (plaque) Ron Bozman (first assistant director) (plaque) Kyle McCarthy (second assistant director) (plaque)

Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1992

Winner Edgar

Best Motion Picture Ted Tally

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 1991

Winner Chainsaw Award	Best Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Actress Jodie Foster
	Best Studio/Big-Budget Film
	Best Screenplay Ted Tally
Nominee Chainsaw Award	Best Soundtrack Howard Shore

Faro Island Film Festival 1991

Nominee Golden Train Award

Best Film Jonathan Demme

Golden Globes, USA 1992

Winner Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Jodie Foster
Nominee Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture - Drama
	Best Director - Motion Picture Jonathan Demme
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Anthony Hopkins
	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Ted Tally

Golden Screen, Germany 1991

Winner Golden Screen

Columbia (distributor)

Hochi Film Awards 1991

Winner Hochi Film Award

Best Foreign Language Film Jonathan Demme

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1992

Nominee Silver Ribbon

Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Jonathan Demme

Jupiter Award 1991

Winner Jupiter Award

Best International Actress Jodie Foster

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1991

Winner KCFCC Award	Best Film
	Best Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Actress Jodie Foster
	Best Director Jonathan Demme

London Critics Circle Film Awards 1992

Nominee ALFS Award	Film of the Year
	Actor of the Year Anthony Hopkins
	Actress of the Year Jodie Foster
	Director of the Year Jonathan Demme

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1991

Nominee LAFCA Award

Best Music Howard Shore For Naked Lunch

National Board of Review, USA 1991

Winner NBR Award	Best Film
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Supporting Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Top Ten Films

National Film Preservation Board, USA 2011

Winner National Film Registry

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 1992

Nominee NSFC Award	Best Actress Jodie Foster
	Best Director Jonathan Demme

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1991

Winner NYFCC Award	Best Film
	Best Director Jonathan Demme
	Best Actor Anthony Hopkins
	Best Actress Jodie Foster

Online Film & Television Association 2021

Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame

Character Anthony Hopkins As Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Online Film & Television Association 1997

Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame

Motion Picture

People's Choice Awards, USA 1992

Winner People's Choice Award

Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture

PGA Awards 1992

Winner PGA Award

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Edward Saxon Kenneth Utt Ron Bozman

Sant Jordi Awards 1992

Winner Sant Jordi

Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) Anthony Hopkins

Sant Jordi Awards 1991

Nominee Sant Jordi

Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera) Jodie Foster

Satellite Awards 2007

Nominee Satellite Award

Best DVD Extras For the collector's edition.

USC Scripter Award 1992

Nominee USC Scripter Award

Ted Tally (screenwriter) Thomas Harris (author)

Writers Guild of America, USA 1992

Winner WGA Award (Screen)

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Ted Tally