| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: John Schlesinger |
| ✓ | Best Actress: Julie Christie |
| ✓ | Best Original Screenplay: Frederic Raphael |
| ✓ | Best Costume Design (Black & White): Julie Harris |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Director: John Schlesinger |
| Best Actress (Drama): Julie Christie |
| ✓ | Best English-Language Foreign Film |
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| Other Awards: |
| Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'or (Best Picture); Best Actress (Björk) |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actress (Christie) |
| National Board of Review: Best Director; Best Actress (Christie; also cited for Doctor Zhivago) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best British Actress (Christie); Best British Actor (Bogarde); Best British Screenplay; Best British Art Direction (Ray Simm) |