Full awards and nominations of Elmer Gantry
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Drama
Elmer Gantry is a fast talking, hard drinking traveling salesman who always has a risqué story and a hip flask to entertain cronies and customers alike. He is immediately taken with Sister Sharon Falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfire and damnation revivalism has attracted quite a following. Gantry uses his own quick wit and knowledge of the bible to become an indispensable part of Sister Sharon's roadshow but soon finds that his past ... [+]
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33th Academy Awards (1961) - Movies from 1960
- nom. Best Picture
- winner Best Leading Actor (Burt Lancaster)
- winner Best Supporting Actress (Shirley Jones)
- winner Best Adapted Screenplay (Richard Brooks)
- nom. Best Score Drama or Comedy (Andre Previn)
- 18th Golden Globes Awards (1961) - Movies from 1960
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BAFTA 1961: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1960)
- nom. Best Film
- nom. Best Foreign Actor (Burt Lancaster)
- nom. Best Foreign Actress (Jean Simmons)
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Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1960
- winner Best Drama Screenplay (Richard Brooks)
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1960 - http://nyfcc.com
- nom. Best Picture
- winner Best Actor (Burt Lancaster)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1960
- nom. Top Ten Films
- winner Best Supporting Actress (Shirley Jones)
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1960 Productions