| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Mark Rydell |
| ✓ | Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn |
| ✓ | Best Actor: Henry Fonda |
| Best Supporting Actress: Jane Fonda |
| ✓ | Best Adapted Screenplay: Ernest Thompson |
| Best Cinematography: Billy Williams |
| Best Film Editing: Robert L. Wolfe |
| Best Original Score: Dave Grusin |
| Best Sound: Richard Portman & David M. Ronne |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Picture |
| Best Director: Mark Rydell |
| Best Actress (Drama): Katharine Hepburn |
| ✓ | Best Actor (Drama): Henry Fonda |
| Best Supporting Actress: Jane Fonda |
| ✓ | Best Screenplay: Ernest Thompson |
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| Other Awards: |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Adapted Screenplay (Drama) |
| National Board of Review: Best Actor (Fonda) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Actress (Hepburn) |