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Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Cinematography Robert Surtees Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Sam Zimbalist Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction William Horning Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing John D. Dunning Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actor Charlton Heston Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Special Effects Robert MacDonald Nominated
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Special Effects Milo Lory Nominated
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Ralph Winters Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor Hugh Griffith Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Drama or Comedy Score Miklos Rozsa Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Special Effects Arnold A. Gillespie Nominated
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Karl Tunberg Nominated
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director William Wyler Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Costume Design Elizabeth Haffenden Nominated
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Franklin E. Milton Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction Hugh Hunt Won
1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction Edward C. Carfagno Won

American Film Institute

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1998 American Film Institute 100 Greatest American Movies Won

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1959 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film - Any Source Andrew Marton Won
1959 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film - Any Source William Wyler Won

Directors Guild of America

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1959 Directors Guild of America Best Director William Wyler Won

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1959 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director William Wyler Won
1959 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Charlton Heston Nominated
1959 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Special Achievement Andrew Marton Won
1959 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama Won
1959 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Stephen Boyd Won

National Board of Review

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1959 National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor Hugh Griffith Won
1959 National Board of Review Special Citation Andrew Marton Won
1959 National Board of Review Best Picture Nominated
1959 National Board of Review Special Citation Yakima Canutt Won

New York Film Critics Circle

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1959 New York Film Critics Circle Best Picture Won
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