Academy Awards, USA
1960
Winner
Best Picture
Sam Zimbalist ,
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Charlton Heston ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Hugh Griffith ,
Best Director
William Wyler ,
Best Cinematography, Color
Robert Surtees ,
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
William A. Horning ,
Edward C. Carfagno ,
Hugh Hunt ,
Best Costume Design, Color
Elizabeth Haffenden ,
Best Sound
Franklin Milton (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SSD) ,
Best Film Editing
Ralph E. Winters ,
John D. Dunning ,
Best Effects, Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie (visual) ,
R.A. MacDonald (visual) ,
Milo B. Lory (audible) ,
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Miklós Rózsa ,
1960
Nominee
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Karl Tunberg ,
BAFTA Awards
1960
Winner
Best Film from any Source
William Wyler ,
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2006
Nominee
Best Classic Film DVD Release
Bambi Awards
1961
Nominee
Best Actor - International
Charlton Heston ,
David di Donatello Awards
1961
Winner
Best Foreign Production (Migliore Produzione Straniera)
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Charlton Heston ,
Directors Guild of America, USA
1960
Winner
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
William Wyler ,
Gus Agosti (assistant director) (plaque) ,
Alberto Cardone (assistant director) (plaque) ,
Faro Island Film Festival
1959
Winner
Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Robert Surtees ,
Ralph E. Winters ,
John D. Dunning ,
Franklin Milton ,
Milo B. Lory ,
R.A. MacDonald ,
A. Arnold Gillespie ,
1959
Nominee
Golden Globes, USA
1960
Winner
Andrew Marton
1960
Nominee
Best Actor - Drama
Charlton Heston ,
Grammy Awards
1961
Nominee
Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television
Miklós Rózsa ,
IGN Summer Movie Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Movie Blu-Ray
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2018
Winner
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Miklós Rózsa (music) ,
Nic Raine (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus conductor) ,
James Fitzpatrick (album producer, album art direction) ,
Frank K. DeWald (liner notes) ,
Gareth Bevan (album art direction) ,
Nic Finch (album art direction) ,
2013
Nominee
Best Archival Release of an Existing Score
Miklós Rózsa (music) ,
Lukas Kendall (album producer) ,
Michael Matessino (album producer) ,
Neil S. Bulk (album producer) ,
Jeff Bond (liner notes) ,
Frank K. DeWald (liner notes) ,
Joe Sikoryak (album art direction) ,
Laurel Awards
1960
Winner
Special Award
1960
Nominee
Top Male Dramatic Performance
Charlton Heston ,
Top Male Dramatic Performance
Stephen Boyd ,
Top Male Supporting Performance
Hugh Griffith ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
1960
Winner
Best Sound Editing - Feature Film
National Board of Review, USA
1959
Winner
Andrew Marton
Yakima Canutt ,
National Film Preservation Board, USA
2004
Winner
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1959
Winner
Best Film
1959
Nominee
Best Screenplay
Karl Tunberg ,
Best Director
William Wyler ,
Online Film & Television Association
1999
Winner
Motion Picture
Writers Guild of America, USA
1960
Nominee
Best Written American Drama
Karl Tunberg ,
