On The Waterfront Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Drama or Comedy Score Leonard Bernstein |
| 1954 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actor Rod Steiger Karl Malden Lee J. Cobb |
| 1954 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor Marlon Brando |
| 1954 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Black and White Art Direction Richard Day |
| 1954 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Black and White Cinematography Boris Kaufman |
| 1954 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Director Elia Kazan |
| 1954 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Editing Gene Milford |
| 1954 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture Sam Spiegel |
| 1954 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Story and Screenplay Budd Schulberg |
| 1954 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actress Eva Marie Saint |
American Film Institute
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Won | American Film Institute |
100 Greatest American Movies |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best British Film Elia Kazan |
| 1954 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Foreign Actor Marlon Brando |
Directors Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Won | Directors Guild of America |
Best Director Elia Kazan |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Cinematography - Black and White Boris Kaufman |
| 1954 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director Elia Kazan |
| 1954 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Marlon Brando |
| 1954 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Picture - Drama |
Library of Congress
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Won | Library of Congress |
U.S. National Film Registry |
National Board of Review
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Won | National Board of Review |
Best Picture |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Actor Marlon Brando |
| 1954 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Director Elia Kazan |
| 1954 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Picture |
Venice International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Won | Venice International Film Festival |
Silver Lion Elia Kazan |
