Ordinary People Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Year Result Award Category
1980 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress
Mary Tyler Moore
1980 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor
Judd Hirsch
1980 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay
Alvin Sargent
1980 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director
Robert Redford
1980 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture
Ronald L. Schwary
1980 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor
Timothy Hutton

Directors Guild of America

Year Result Award Category
1980 Won Directors Guild of America Best Director
Robert Redford

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Year Result Award Category
1980 Nominated Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Donald Sutherland
1980 Nominated Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Judd Hirsch
1980 Nominated Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay
Alvin Sargent
1980 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director
Robert Redford
1980 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Timothy Hutton
1980 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Mary Tyler Moore
1980 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama
1980 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association New Star of the Year - Male
Timothy Hutton

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Year Result Award Category
1980 Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor
Timothy Hutton

National Board of Review

Year Result Award Category
1980 Won National Board of Review Best Director
Robert Redford
1980 Won National Board of Review Best Picture

New York Film Critics Circle

Year Result Award Category
1980 Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Picture