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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1989 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Director Barry Levinson |
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Best Picture Mark Johnson |
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Best Writing, Original Screenplay Ronald Bass (screenplay) Barry Morrow (screenplay/story) |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Ida Random Linda DeScenna |
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Best Cinematography John Seale |
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Best Film Editing Stu Linder |
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Best Music, Original Score Hans Zimmer |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Stu Linder Tied with Gerry Hambling for Mississippi Burning (1988). |
| American Society of Cinematographers, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Nominated | ASC Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases John Seale |
| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Editing Stu Linder |
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Best Screenplay - Original Ronald Bass Barry Morrow |
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| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
Hans Zimmer |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
Barry Levinson |
| Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" |
Barry Levinson |
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| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Barry Levinson |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Barry Levinson |
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| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Barry Levinson Gerald R. Molen (unit production manager) (plaque) David McGiffert (first assistant director) (plaque) Cara Giallanza (second assistant director) (plaque) Cherylanne Martin (second second assistant director) (plaque) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Dustin Hoffman |
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| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Barry Levinson |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Ronald Bass Barry Morrow |
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| Golden Screen, Germany | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Golden Screen with 1 Star | |
| 1989 | Won | Golden Screen | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor Dustin Hoffman |
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Best Director Barry Levinson |
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Best Film |
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Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise Tied with Dean Stockwell for Married to the Mob (1988) and Martin Landau for Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). |
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| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Barry Levinson |
| Mainichi Film Concours | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Barry Levinson |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Nikkan Sports Film Award |
Best Foreign Film |
| People's Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Ronald Bass Barry Morrow |
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