All the awards and nominations of The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

Fred Zinnemann

Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft ...

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Drama

Drama

Audrey Hepburn stars in The Nun's Story as Sister Luke, postulant of a Belgian order of nuns. Though frequently disillusioned in her efforts to spread good will -- at one point she is nearly killed by a mental patient (Colleen Dewhurst) -- Sister Luke perseveres. Sent as a nurse to the Belgian Congo, an assignment she'd been hoping for, Sister Luke is disappointed to learn that she will not be ministering to the natives but to European ... [+]

32th Academy Awards (1960) - Movies from 1959

nom.

Best Picture

nom.

Best Director (Fred Zinnemann)

nom.

Best Leading Actress (Audrey Hepburn)

nom.

Best Adapted Screenplay (Robert Anderson)

nom.

Best Film Editing (Walter Thompson)

nom.

Best Cinematography, Color (Franz Planer)

nom.

Best Score Drama or Comedy (Franz Waxman)

nom.

Best Sound Mixing (George Groves)

17th Golden Globes Awards (1960) - Movies from 1959

nom.

Best Picture - Drama

nom.

Best Director (Fred Zinnemann)

nom.

Best Leading Actress Drama (Audrey Hepburn)

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Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Edith Evans)

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Best Film Promoting International Understanding

BAFTA 1960: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1959)

nom.

Best Film

nom.

Best British Actor (Peter Finch)

nom.

Best British Actress (Peggy Ashcroft)

winner

Best British Actress (Audrey Hepburn)

7th San Sebastian Film Festival (1959)

winner

Best Picture - Golden Shell

winner

Best Actress - Silver Shell (Audrey Hepburn)

Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1959

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Best Drama Screenplay (Robert Anderson)

New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1959 - http://nyfcc.com

winner

Best Director (Fred Zinnemann)

winner

Best Actress (Audrey Hepburn)

NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1959

winner

Best Film

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Top Ten Films

winner

Best Direction (Fred Zinnemann)

winner

Best Supporting Actress (Edith Evans)

David di Donatello Awards 1960

winner

Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniero) (Audrey Hepburn)

Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1959 Productions

nom.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Fred Zinnemann)