| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| ✓ | Best Actress: Anna Magnani |
| Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Pavan |
| ✓ | Best Cinematography (Black & White): James Wong Howe |
| ✓ | Best Art Direction (Black & White): Hal Pereira & Tambi Larsen; Sam Comer & Arthur Krams |
| Best Costume Design (Black & White): Edith Head |
| Best Film Editing: Warren Low |
| Best Original Score: Alex North |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Actress (Drama): Anna Magnani |
| ✓ | Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Pavan |
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| Other Awards: |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Magnani) |
| National Board of Review: Best Actress (Magnani) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Foreign Actress (Magnani) |