| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Picture |
| Best Director: Laurence Olivier |
| ✓ | Best Actor: Laurence Olivier |
| Best Supporting Actress: Jean Simmons |
| ✓ | Best Art Direction (Black & White): Roger K. Furse; Carmen Dillon |
| ✓ | Best Costume Design (Black & White): Roger K. Furse |
| Best Original Score: William Walton |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Motion Picture Actor: Laurence Olivier |
| ✓ | Best Foreign Film |
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| Other Awards: |
| Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion (Best Picture); Best Actress (Simmons) |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Olivier) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture |