| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Picture |
| ✓ | Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Best Actress: Anne Baxter |
| Best Actress: Bette Davis |
| Best Supporting Actress: Celeste Holm |
| Best Supporting Actress: Thelma Ritter |
| ✓ | Best Supporting Actor: George Sanders |
| ✓ | Best Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Best Cinematography (Black & White): Milton R. Krasner |
| Best Art Direction (Black & White): Lyle R. Wheeler and George W. Davis |
| ✓ | Best Costume Design (Black & White): Edith Head & Charles Le Maire |
| Best Film Editing: Barbara McLean |
| Best Original Score: Alfred Newman |
| ✓ | Best Sound |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Best Actress: Bette Davis |
| Best Supporting Actress: Thelma Ritter |
| Best Supporting Actor: George Sanders |
| ✓ | Best Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
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| Other Awards: |
| Cannes Film Festival: Special Jury Prize; Best Actress (Davis) |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Comedy |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actress (Davis) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture |