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