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Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Screenplay Sidney Buchman Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor Harry Carey Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score Dimitri Tiomkin Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director Frank Capra Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction Lionel Banks Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound John P. Livadary Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Al Clark Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Gene Havlick Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actor James Stewart Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor Claude Rains Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Story Lewis R. Foster Won

American Film Institute

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

Film Daily

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1939 Film Daily 10 Best Films Won

Library of Congress

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1988 Library of Congress U.S. National Film Registry Won

National Board of Review

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1939 National Board of Review Best Picture Nominated

New York Film Critics Circle

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1939 New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor James Stewart Won

New York Times

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1939 New York Times 10 Best Films Won