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Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Burt Sugarman Nominated
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Patrick Palmer Nominated
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress Marlee Matlin Won
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress Piper Laurie Nominated
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Mark Medoff Nominated
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actor William Hurt Nominated
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Hesper Anderson Nominated

Berlin International Film Festival

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1987 Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution Won

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1987 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Adaptation Mark Medoff Nominated

Directors Guild of America

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1986 Directors Guild of America Best Director Randa Haines Nominated

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1986 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Marlee Matlin Won
1986 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy William Hurt Nominated
1986 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama Nominated

National Board of Review

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1986 National Board of Review Best Picture Nominated