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Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay John Farrow Won
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction Ross Dowd Nominated
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director Michael Anderson Nominated
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay James Poe Won
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Gene Ruggiero Won
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction James Sullivan Nominated
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay S.J. Perelman Won
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Paul Weatherwax Won
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Drama or Comedy Score Victor Young Won
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Michael Todd, Sr. Won
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction Ken Adam Nominated
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Cinematography Lionel Lindon Won

Directors Guild of America

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1956 Directors Guild of America Best Director Michael Anderson Nominated

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1956 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama Won
1956 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Cantinflas Won
1956 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director Michael Anderson Nominated

National Board of Review

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1956 National Board of Review Best Picture Won

New York Film Critics Circle

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1956 New York Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay S.J. Perelman Won
1956 New York Film Critics Circle Best Picture Won