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Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)

Awards

The French Connection

22 wins & 13 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Philip D'Antoni
    1972 Winner Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • Philip D'Antoni
  • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
    1972 Winner Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Gene Hackman
  • Roy Scheider in Jaws (1975)
    1972 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Roy Scheider
  • William Friedkin in The Guardian (1990)
    1972 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • William Friedkin
  • 1972 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Ernest Tidyman

American Cinema Editors, USA

  • Gerald B. Greenberg
    1972 Nominee Eddie
    • Best Edited Feature Film
    • Gerald B. Greenberg

BAFTA Awards

  • William Friedkin in The Guardian (1990)
    1973 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Direction
    • William Friedkin
  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    1973 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
  • Gerald B. Greenberg
    1973 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film Editing
    • Gerald B. Greenberg
  • 1973 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Sound Track
    • Christopher Newman
    • Theodore Soderberg
  • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
    1973 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Gene Hackman
    Shared with: The Poseidon Adventure

David di Donatello Awards

  • Philip D'Antoni
    1972 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Philip D'Antoni (producer)

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • William Friedkin in The Guardian (1990)
    1972 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • William Friedkin
    • Paul Ganapoler (unit production manager) (plaque)
    • William C. Gerrity (assistant director) (plaque)
    • Terence A. Donnelly (assistant director) (plaque)

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

  • 1972 Winner Edgar
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Ernest Tidyman

Golden Globes, USA

  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    1972 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • William Friedkin in The Guardian (1990)
    1972 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • William Friedkin
  • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
    1972 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Gene Hackman
  • 1972 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Ernest Tidyman

Grammy Awards

  • Don Ellis
    1973 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Instrumental Composition
    • Don Ellis
    For "Theme from The French Connection".

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    1971 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Film
  • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
    1971 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Gene Hackman
    Tied with Walter Matthau for Kotch (1971).

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    1972 Winner Golden Reel Award
    • Best Sound Editing - Feature Film

National Board of Review, USA

  • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
    1971 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actor
    • Gene Hackman
  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    1971 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Ten Films

National Film Preservation Board, USA

  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    2005 Winner National Film Registry

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
    1972 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Gene Hackman
    Tied with Jean-Louis Trintignant for The Conformist (1970) in 3rd place.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
    1971 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Gene Hackman
  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    1971 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Film

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • 1972 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
    • Ernest Tidyman

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • William Friedkin in The Guardian (1990)
    1973 Nominee Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • William Friedkin
    Tenth place

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    1973 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    7th Place

Online Film & Television Association

  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    2014 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture

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