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Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)

Awards

Platoon

24 wins & 16 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Arnold Kopelson
    1987 Winner Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • Arnold Kopelson
  • Tom Berenger
    1987 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Tom Berenger
  • Willem Dafoe
    1987 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Willem Dafoe
  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Oliver Stone
  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Oliver Stone

American Cinema Editors, USA

  • Claire Simpson
    1987 Winner Eddie
    • Best Edited Feature Film
    • Claire Simpson

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

  • Georges Delerue
    1988 Winner ASCAP Award
    • Top Box Office Films
    • Georges Delerue

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Winner Silver Berlin Bear
    • Best Director
    • Oliver Stone
  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Oliver Stone

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Oliver Stone
    Tied with David Lynch for Blue Velvet (1986).

BAFTA Awards

  • Robert Richardson
    1988 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Robert Richardson
  • Oliver Stone
    1988 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Direction
    • Oliver Stone
  • Claire Simpson
    1988 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Editing
    • Claire Simpson

Casting Society of America, USA

  • 1987 Winner Artios Award
    • Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama
    • Pat Golden
    • Bob Morones

David di Donatello Awards

  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera)
    • Oliver Stone

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Oliver Stone
    • H. Gordon Boos (first assistant director) (plaque)

Golden Globes, USA

  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)
    1987 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Oliver Stone
  • Tom Berenger
    1987 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Tom Berenger
  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Oliver Stone

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Arnold Kopelson
    1987 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Arnold Kopelson
  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Director
    • Oliver Stone
  • Robert Richardson
    1987 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Robert Richardson
  • Willem Dafoe
    1987 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Male Lead
    • Willem Dafoe
  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Oliver Stone

Awards of the Japanese Academy

  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)
    1988 Winner Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Foreign Language Film

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Oliver Stone
    1986 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Oliver Stone
    Stone was nominated twice in the category and won an equal number of votes for both films. Tied with Oliver Stone for Salvador (1986).

National Film Preservation Board, USA

  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)
    2019 Winner National Film Registry
    • National Film Preservation Board

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)
    1987 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Film
  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Oliver Stone
    Shared with: Salvador

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)
    1986 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Film
  • Oliver Stone
    1986 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Oliver Stone

Political Film Society, USA

  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)
    1988 Winner PFS Award
    • Peace

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Oliver Stone
    1987 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Oliver Stone

Jupiter Award

  • Oliver Stone
    1988 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Film
    • Oliver Stone

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)
    1988 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    7th Place

Online Film & Television Association

  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)
    2015 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture

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