Full awards and nominations of Chinatown
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Film noir. Mystery. Drama
It is set during a heat wave in 1930s Los Angeles, whose residents are suffering from a water shortage as a result of an ongoing drought. Private investigator Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) runs a detective agency specializing in matrimonial strife and infidelity. When a client posing as the wife of the L.A. water commissioner hires him to spy on her husband, who is rumored to be having an affair with a younger woman, Jake uncovers a plot ... [+]
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47th Academy Awards (1975) - Movies from 1974
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Roman Polanski)
- nom. Best Leading Actress (Faye Dunaway)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Jack Nicholson)
- winner Best Original Screenplay (Robert Towne)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Sam O'Steen)
- nom. Best Cinematography (John A. Alonzo)
- nom. Best Music (Score) (Jerry Goldsmith)
- nom. Best Production Design (Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell, Ruby R. Levitt)
- nom. Best Costume Design (Anthea Sylbert)
- nom. Best Sound Mixing (Charles Grenzbach, Larry Jost)
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32th Golden Globes Awards (1975) - Movies from 1974
- winner Best Picture - Drama
- winner Best Director (Roman Polanski)
- winner Best Leading Actor Drama (Jack Nicholson)
- nom. Best Leading Actress Drama (Faye Dunaway)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (John Huston)
- winner Best Screenplay (Robert Towne)
- nom. Best Original Score (Jerry Goldsmith)
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BAFTA 1975: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1974)
- nom. Best Film
- winner Best Director (Roman Polanski)
- winner Best Leading Actor (Jack Nicholson)
- nom. Best Leading Actress (Faye Dunaway)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (John Huston)
- winner Best Screenplay (Robert Towne)
- nom. Best Cinematographer (John A. Alonzo)
- nom. Best Editing (Sam O'Steen)
- nom. Best Art Direction (Richard Sylbert)
- nom. Best Costume Design (Anthea Sylbert)
- nom. Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1974
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1974 - http://nyfcc.com
- winner Best Actor (Jack Nicholson)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Robert Towne)
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NSFC - National Society of Film Critics Awards 1974
- winner Best Actor (Jack Nicholson)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1974
- nom. Top Ten Films
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1974 Productions