Full awards and nominations of The Defiant Ones
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Drama. Thriller
This 1958 variation on Huck Finn's adventures with Jim finds a white convict (Tony Curtis) chained to a black convict (Sidney Poitier) as they both escape their captors. With each man literally stuck with the other, racial conflicts take a back seat to survival. Directed by Stanley Kramer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), the film's obvious consciousness-raising is mitigated by a pair of raw performances from the stars, memorable ... [+]
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31th Academy Awards (1959) - Movies from 1958
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Stanley Kramer)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Tony Curtis)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Sidney Poitier)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Theodore Bikel)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Cara Williams)
- winner Best Original Screenplay (Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Frederic Knudtson)
- winner Best Cinematography, Black & White (Sam Leavitt)
- 16th Golden Globes Awards (1959) - Movies from 1958
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BAFTA 1959: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1958)
- nom. Best Film
- winner Best Foreign Actor (Sidney Poitier)
- nom. Best Foreign Actor (Tony Curtis)
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8th Berlin International Film Festival 1958
- nom. Golden Bear - Best Picture
- winner Silver Bear - Best Actor (Sidney Poitier)
- Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1958
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1958 - http://nyfcc.com
- winner Best Picture
- winner Best Director (Stanley Kramer)
- winner Best Screenplay (Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith)
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1958 Productions