| Emmy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best TV Movie |
| ✓ | Best Director (TV Movie/Miniseries): Mike Nichols |
| Best Actress (TV Movie/Miniseries): Emma Thompson |
| Best Supporting Actress (TV Movie/Miniseries): Audra McDonald |
| Best Screenplay (TV Movie/Miniseries): Emma Thompson & Mike Nichols |
| ✓ | Best Film Editing (Single-Camera TV Movie/Miniseries): John Bloom |
| Best Casting (TV Movie/Miniseries): Ellen Lewis, Juliet Taylor, and Leo Davis |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best TV Movie/Miniseries |
| Best Actress (TV Movie/Miniseries): Emma Thompson |
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| Other Awards: |
| Berlin Film Festival: Special Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
| National Board of Review: Best Film Made for Cable TV |