| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Jack Clayton |
| ✓ | Best Actress: Simone Signoret |
| Best Actor: Laurence Harvey |
| Best Supporting Actress: Hermione Baddeley |
| ✓ | Best Adapted Screenplay: Neil Paterson |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best Actress (Drama): Simone Signoret |
| ✓ | Samuel Goldwyn Award |
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| Other Awards: |
| Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress (Signoret) |
| National Board of Review: Best Actress (Signoret) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best British Film; Best Foreign Actress (Signoret) |