Full awards and nominations of The Color Purple
23,601
Drama
An acclaimed drama, spanning a period of forty years, in which Celie, a black girl, is mistreated by two men until suddenly a blues singer enters her life and her real self begins to emerge. The story is based on Alice Walker's Pullitzer Prize-winning novel.
-
58th Academy Awards (1986) - Movies from 1985
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Leading Actress (Whoopi Goldberg)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Oprah Winfrey)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery)
- nom. Best Adapted Screenplay (Menno Meyjes)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Allen Daviau)
- nom. Best Music (Score) (Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, AndraƩ Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber)
- nom. Best Song (Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Lionel Richie ("Miss Celie's Blues"))
- nom. Best Production Design (J. Michael Riva, Bo Welch)
- nom. Best Costume Design (Aggie Guerard Rodgers)
- nom. Best Makeup & Hairstyling (Ken Chase)
- 43th Golden Globes Awards (1986) - Movies from 1985
- BAFTA 1987: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1986)
- Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1985
-
NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1985
- winner Best Film
- nom. Top Ten Films
- winner Best Actress (Whoopi Goldberg)
-
Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 1985
- nom. Best Actress (Whoopi Goldberg)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Oprah Winfrey)
- nom. New Generation (Whoopi Goldberg)
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1985 Productions
- 10th Japan Academy Film Prize