The Color Purple Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Year Result Award Category
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress
Whoopi Goldberg
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay
Menno Meyjes
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction
Linda de Scenna
J. Michael Riva
Robert W. Welch III
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography
Allen Daviau
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup
Ken Chase
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture
Quincy Jones
Frank Marshall
Steven Spielberg
Kathleen Kennedy
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score
Caiphus Semenya
Chris Boardman
Quincy Jones
Jeremy Lubbock
Andrae Crouch
Jorge Calandrelli
Jack Hayes
Jerry Hey
Randy Kerber
Rod Temperton
Fred Steiner
Joel Rosenbaum
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song
Lionel Richie
Quincy Jones
Rod Temperton
1985 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress
Oprah Winfrey
Margaret Avery

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Result Award Category
1986 Nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Adaptation
Menno Meyjes

Directors Guild of America

Year Result Award Category
1985 Won Directors Guild of America Best Director
Steven Spielberg

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Year Result Award Category
1985 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Whoopi Goldberg

National Board of Review

Year Result Award Category
1985 Won National Board of Review Best Actress
Whoopi Goldberg
1985 Won National Board of Review Best Picture