| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Picture |
| ✓ | Best Director: Tony Richardson |
| Best Actor: Albert Finney |
| Best Supporting Actress: Diane Cilento |
| Best Supporting Actress: Edith Evans |
| Best Supporting Actress: Joyce Redman |
| Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith |
| ✓ | Best Adapted Screenplay: John Osborne |
| Best Art Direction: Ralph W. Brinton & Ted Marshall; Jocelyn Herbert & Josie MacAvin |
| ✓ | Best Score (Substantially Original): John Addison |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) |
| Best Director: Tony Richardson |
| Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Albert Finney |
| Best Supporting Actress: Joan Greenwood |
| Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith |
| ✓ | Most Promising Newcomer (Male): Albert Finney (tie) |
| ✓ | Samuel Goldwyn Award |
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| Other Awards: |
| Venice Film Festival: Best Actor (Finney) |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Finney) |
| National Board of Review: Best Picture (English Language); Best Director |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best British Film; Best British Screenplay |