| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Picturef |
| ✓ | Best Director: John Schlesinger |
| Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman |
| Best Actor: Jon Voight |
| Best Supporting Actress: Sylvia Miles |
| ✓ | Best Adapted Screenplay: Waldo Salt |
| Best Film Editing: Hugh A. Robertson |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best Picture (Drama) |
| Best Director: John Schlesinger |
| Best Actor (Drama): Dustin Hoffman |
| Best Actor (Drama): Jon Voight |
| Best Supporting Actress: Brenda Vaccaro |
| Best Screenplay: Waldo Salt |
| ✓ | Most Promising Newcomer (Male): Jon Voight |
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| Other Awards: |
| Berlin Film Festival: OCIC Award |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Adapted Screenplay (Drama) |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Voight) |
| National Society of Film Critics: Best Actor (Voight) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Hoffman; also cited for John and Mary);
Best Screenplay; Best Film Editing; Most Promising Newcomer (Voight) |