| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| ✓ | Best Actor: Sidney Poitier |
| Best Supporting Actress: Lilia Skala |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: James Poe |
| Best Cinematography (Black & White): Ernest Haller |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture (Drama) |
| ✓ | Best Actor (Drama): Sidney Poitier |
| Best Supporting Actress: Lilia Skala |
| ✓ | Best Film Promoting International Understanding |
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| Other Awards: |
| Berlin Film Festival: Best Actor (Poitier); Interfilm Award; OCIC Award |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Comedy |