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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1979 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Christopher Walken |
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Best Director Michael Cimino |
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Best Film Editing Peter Zinner |
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Best Picture Barry Spikings Michael Deeley Michael Cimino John Peverall |
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Best Sound Richard Portman William L. McCaughey Aaron Rochin C. Darin Knight |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Robert De Niro |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Meryl Streep |
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Best Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Michael Cimino (story) Deric Washburn (screenplay/story) Louis Garfinkle (story) Quinn K. Redeker (story) |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Peter Zinner |
| American Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Marquee |
Best Director Michael Cimino |
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Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep |
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| Nominated | Marquee |
Best Actor Robert De Niro |
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Best Film |
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| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond |
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Best Editing Peter Zinner |
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| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor Robert De Niro |
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Best Actress Meryl Streep |
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Best Direction Michael Cimino |
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Best Film |
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Best Screenplay Deric Washburn |
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Best Sound Track C. Darin Knight James J. Klinger Richard Portman |
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Best Supporting Actor Christopher Walken |
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Michael Cimino |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Michael Cimino Claude Binyon Jr. (unit production manager) (plaque) Charles Okun (assistant director) (plaque) Michael Grillo (assistant director) (plaque) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Michael Cimino |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Robert De Niro |
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Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role Christopher Walken |
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Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role Meryl Streep |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Deric Washburn |
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| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Michael Cimino |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Director Michael Cimino |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Director Michael Cimino |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | National Film Registry | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Film |
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Best Supporting Actor Christopher Walken |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen Deric Washburn Michael Cimino Louis Garfinkle Quinn K. Redeker |
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