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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1990 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role Jessica Tandy Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar, at nearly 81, surpassing the achievement of George Burns. |
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Best Makeup Manlio Rocchetti Lynn Barber Kevin Haney |
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Best Picture Richard D. Zanuck Lili Fini Zanuck |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Alfred Uhry |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Morgan Freeman |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role Dan Aykroyd |
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Bruno Rubeo Crispian Sallis |
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Best Costume Design Elizabeth McBride |
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Best Film Editing Mark Warner |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actress Jessica Tandy |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction Bruce Beresford |
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Best Film Richard D. Zanuck Lili Fini Zanuck Bruce Beresford |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Alfred Uhry |
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| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
Hans Zimmer |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Acting Team Jessica Tandy Morgan Freeman |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
Bruce Beresford |
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| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniero) Jessica Tandy |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical Morgan Freeman |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical Jessica Tandy |
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| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Hans Zimmer For the end titles (original soundtrack). |
| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Image Award |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture Morgan Freeman |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Dubbing, Female (Migliore Doppiaggio Femminile) Micaela Giustiniani For the voice of Jessica Tandy. |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor Morgan Freeman |
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Best Actress Jessica Tandy |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actor Morgan Freeman |
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Best Film - English Language |
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| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Richard D. Zanuck Lili Fini Zanuck |
| Political Film Society, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Nominated | PFS Award |
Human Rights |
| Retirement Research Foundation, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | 2nd place | Wise Owl Award |
Television and Theatrical Film Fiction David Brown (executive) Lili Fini Zanuck Richard D. Zanuck |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Alfred Uhry |
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