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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Haing S. Ngor

Best Cinematography
Chris Menges

Best Film Editing
Jim Clark

Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sam Waterston

Best Director
Roland Joffé

Best Picture
David Puttnam

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Bruce Robinson

 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Nominated Eddie Best Edited Feature Film
Jim Clark

 
Awards of the Japanese Academy
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Nominated Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Actor
Haing S. Ngor

Best Cinematography
Chris Menges

Best Editing
Jim Clark

Best Film
David Puttnam

Best Production Design/Art Direction
Roy Walker

Best Screenplay - Adapted
Bruce Robinson

Best Sound
Ian Fuller
Clive Winter
Bill Rowe

Most Outstanding Newcomer to Film
Haing S. Ngor

Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actor
Sam Waterston

Best Direction
Roland Joffé

Best Make Up Artist
Tommie Manderson

Best Score
Mike Oldfield

Best Special Visual Effects
Fred Cramer

 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won BSFC Award Best Actor
Haing S. Ngor

Best Cinematography
Chris Menges

Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
Also for Places in the Heart (1984).
 
British Society of Cinematographers
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won Best Cinematography Award
Chris Menges

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Roland Joffé

 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won David Best Producer - Foreign Film (Migliore Produttore Straniero)
David Puttnam

 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Roland Joffé

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Haing S. Ngor

Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
Roland Joffé

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Mike Oldfield

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sam Waterston

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Bruce Robinson

 
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Won Guild Film Award - Silver Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film)
Roland Joffé

 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Won ALFS Award Director of the Year
Roland Joffé

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won LAFCA Award Best Cinematography
Chris Menges

 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won NSFC Award Best Cinematography
Chris Menges
Also for Comfort and Joy (1984).
Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
Also for Places in the Heart (1984).
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won NYFCC Award Best Cinematographer
Chris Menges

 
Political Film Society, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won Special Award 
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Bruce Robinson

 

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