57th Academy Awards (1985) - Movies from 1984
nom.
Best Picture
nom.
Best Director (Roland Joffé)
nom.
Best Leading Actor (Sam Waterston)
winner
Best Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor)
nom.
Best Adapted Screenplay (Bruce Robinson)
winner
Best Film Editing (Jim Clark)
winner
Best Cinematography (Chris Menges)
42th Golden Globes Awards (1985) - Movies from 1984
nom.
Best Picture - Drama
nom.
Best Director (Roland Joffé)
nom.
Best Leading Actor Drama (Sam Waterston)
winner
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Haing S. Ngor)
nom.
Best Screenplay (Bruce Robinson)
nom.
Best Original Score (Mike Oldfield)
BAFTA 1985: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1984)
winner
Best Film
nom.
Best Director (Roland Joffé)
nom.
Best Leading Actor (Sam Waterston)
winner
Best Leading Actor (Dr Haing S Ngor)
winner
Most Outstanding Newcomer to Film (Haing S. Ngor)
winner
Best Adapted Screenplay (Bruce Robinson)
winner
Best Cinematographer (Chris Menges)
winner
Best Editing (Jim Clark)
nom.
Best Music Score (Mike Oldfield)
winner
Best Production Design (Roy Walker)
nom.
Best Make Up & Hair (Tommie Manderson)
winner
Best Sound (Ian Fuller, Clive Winter, Bill Rowe)
nom.
Best Special Visual Effects (Fred Cramer)
11th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (1986) - Films from 1985
nom.
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1984
winner
Best Adapted Screenplay (Bruce Robinson)
New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1984 - http://nyfcc.com
nom.
Best Picture
winner
Best Cinematographer (Chris Menges)
NSFC - National Society of Film Critics Awards 1984
winner
Best Supporting Actor (John Malkovich)
winner
Best Cinematography (Chris Menges)
NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1984
nom.
Top Ten Films
Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 1984
nom.
Best Supporting Actor (John Malkovich)
winner
Best Cinematography (Chris Menges)
David di Donatello Awards 1985
nom.
Best Foreign Film
winner
Best Foreign Producer (David Puttnam)
nom.
Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero) (Roland Joffé)
Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1984 Productions
nom.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Roland Joffé)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1984
winner
Best Film
winner
Best Actor (Haing S. Ngor)
winner
Best Supporting Actor (John Malkovich)
winner
Best Cinematography (Chris Menges)
9th Japan Academy Film Prize
nom.
Best Foreign Language Film