Full awards and nominations of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
7,759
Drama
Turning the underbelly of bourgeois academia into a microcosm of human relationships in all their arduous complexities, Mike Nichols' auspicious debut feature is a harrowing descent into the private lives and painful secrets of two couples thrown together for an evening. Based on the controversial play by Edward Albee, this noir-ish 1966 drama stars former real-life couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, in what many critics ... [+]
-
39th Academy Awards (1967) - Movies from 1966
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Mike Nichols)
- winner Best Leading Actress (Elizabeth Taylor)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Richard Burton)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (George Segal)
- winner Best Supporting Actress (Sandy Dennis)
- nom. Best Adapted Screenplay (Ernest Lehman)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Sam O'Steen)
- winner Best Cinematography, Black & White (Haskell Wexler)
- nom. Best Music (Score) (Alex North)
- winner Best Art Direction, Black & White (Richard Sylbert, George James Hopkins)
- winner Best Costume Design, Black & White (Irene Sharaff)
- nom. Best Sound Mixing (George Groves)
-
24th Golden Globes Awards (1967) - Movies from 1966
- nom. Best Picture - Drama
- nom. Best Director (Mike Nichols)
- nom. Best Leading Actor Drama (Richard Burton)
- nom. Best Leading Actress Drama (Elizabeth Taylor)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (George Segal)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Sandy Dennis)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Ernest Lehman)
-
BAFTA 1967: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1966)
- winner Best Film
- winner Best British Actor (Richard Burton)
- winner Best British Actress (Elizabeth Taylor)
-
Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1966
- winner Best Drama Screenplay (Ernest Lehman)
-
New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1966 - http://nyfcc.com
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Actor (Richard Burton)
- winner Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor)
-
NSFC - National Society of Film Critics 1966
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Actor (Richard Burton)
- nom. Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Sandy Dennis)
-
NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1966
- nom. Top Ten Films
- winner Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor)
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1966 Productions