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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
Dustin Hoffman

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Meryl Streep

Best Director
Robert Benton

Best Picture
Stanley R. Jaffe

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Robert Benton

Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Justin Henry
At age 8, Justin Henry became the youngest nominee for a competitive award in Academy history.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jane Alexander

Best Cinematography
Néstor Almendros

Best Film Editing
Gerald B. Greenberg

 
Awards of the Japanese Academy
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman

Best Actress
Meryl Streep

Best Direction
Robert Benton

Best Editing
Gerald B. Greenberg

Best Film
Stanley R. Jaffe

Best Screenplay
Robert Benton

 
Blue Ribbon Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film
Robert Benton

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Robert Benton

 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won David Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Dustin Hoffman
Tied with Jack Lemmon for The China Syndrome (1979).
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Stanley R. Jaffe (producer)

Special David
Justin Henry
To the supporting actor of the movie.
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Robert Benton
David Golden (unit production manager) (plaque)
Thomas John Kane (first assistant director) (plaque)
Yudi Bennett (second assistant director) (plaque)

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
Dustin Hoffman

Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role
Meryl Streep

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Robert Benton

Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
Robert Benton

Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role
Justin Henry

Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role
Jane Alexander

New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male
Justin Henry

 
Hochi Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won Hochi Film Award Best Foreign Language Film
Robert Benton

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won KCFCC Award Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman

Best Director
Robert Benton

Best Film
Best Supporting Actress
Meryl Streep

 
Kinema Junpo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film
Robert Benton

Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
Robert Benton

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 Won LAFCA Award Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman

Best Director
Robert Benton

Best Picture
Best Screenplay
Robert Benton

Best Supporting Actress
Meryl Streep
Also for Manhattan (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).
 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 Won NBR Award Best Supporting Actress
Meryl Streep
Also for Manhattan (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).
 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won NSFC Award Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman
Also for Agatha (1979).
Best Director
Robert Benton
Tied with Woody Allen for Manhattan (1979).
Best Supporting Actress
Meryl Streep
Also for Manhattan (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 Won NYFCC Award Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman

Best Film
Best Supporting Actress
Meryl Streep
Also for The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Robert Benton

 
Young Artist Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Young Artist Award Best Young Actor - Major Motion Picture
Justin Henry

 

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