Academy Awards, USA
1958
Winner
Best Picture
Sam Spiegel ,
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Alec Guinness ,
Best Director
David Lean ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Pierre Boulle ,
Carl Foreman ,
Michael Wilson ,
Best Cinematography
Jack Hildyard ,
Best Film Editing
Peter Taylor ,
Best Music, Scoring
Malcolm Arnold ,
1958
Nominee
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sessue Hayakawa ,
BAFTA Awards
1958
Winner
Best British Actor
Alec Guinness ,
Best British Film
Best British Screenplay
Pierre Boulle ,
Best Film from any Source
British Society of Cinematographers
1958
Winner
Jack Hildyard
David di Donatello Awards
1958
Winner
Best Foreign Production (Migliore Produzione Straniera)
Sam Spiegel ,
Directors Guild of America, USA
1958
Winner
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
David Lean ,
Gus Agosti (assistant director) (plaque) ,
Ted Sturgis (assistant director) (plaque) ,
DVD Exclusive Awards
2001
Nominee
Best DVD Menu Design
Best DVD Original Retrospective Documentary/Featurette
Laurent Bouzereau ,
Faro Island Film Festival
1957
Nominee
Golden Globes, USA
1958
Winner
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Actor - Drama
Alec Guinness ,
Best Director
David Lean ,
1958
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Sessue Hayakawa ,
Golden Screen, Germany
1984
Winner
Grammy Awards
1959
Nominee
Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast
Malcolm Arnold ,
Laurel Awards
1958
Nominee
Top Drama
Top Male Dramatic Performance
Alec Guinness ,
National Board of Review, USA
1957
Winner
Best Film
Best Director
David Lean ,
Best Actor
Alec Guinness ,
Best Supporting Actor
Sessue Hayakawa ,
Top Ten Films
National Film Preservation Board, USA
1997
Winner
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1957
Winner
Best Film
Best Director
David Lean ,
Best Actor
Alec Guinness ,
Online Film & Television Association
2013
Winner
Motion Picture
Sant Jordi Awards
1959
Winner
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
Alec Guinness ,
