Academy Awards, USA
1977
Winner
Best Picture
Irwin Winkler ,
Robert Chartoff ,
Best Director
John G. Avildsen ,
Best Film Editing
Richard Halsey ,
Scott Conrad ,
1977
Nominee
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sylvester Stallone ,
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Talia Shire ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Burgess Meredith ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Burt Young ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Sylvester Stallone ,
Best Sound
Harry W. Tetrick ,
William L. McCaughey ,
Lyle J. Burbridge ,
Bud Alper ,
Best Music, Original Song
Bill Conti (music) ,
Carol Connors (lyrics) ,
Ayn Robbins (lyrics) ,
BAFTA Awards
1978
Nominee
Best Actor
Sylvester Stallone ,
Best Direction
John G. Avildsen ,
Best Editing
Richard Halsey ,
Best Film
Best Screenplay
Sylvester Stallone ,
American Cinema Editors, USA
1977
Winner
Best Edited Feature Film
Richard Halsey ,
Scott Conrad ,
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1988
Winner
Most Performed Feature Film Standards
Carol Connors ,
Ayn Robbins ,
Bill Conti ,
Awards of the Japanese Academy
1978
Winner
Best Foreign Language Film
Blue Ribbon Awards
1978
Winner
Best Foreign Language Film
John G. Avildsen ,
David di Donatello Awards
1977
Winner
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Sylvester Stallone ,
Directors Guild of America, USA
1977
Winner
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
John G. Avildsen ,
Ted Swanson (unit production manager) (plaque) ,
Fred T. Gallo (assistant director) (plaque) ,
Steve Perry (assistant director) (plaque) ,
Golden Globes, USA
1977
Winner
Best Motion Picture - Drama
1977
Nominee
Best Director - Motion Picture
John G. Avildsen ,
Best Actor in Motion Picture - Drama
Sylvester Stallone ,
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Talia Shire ,
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Sylvester Stallone ,
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Bill Conti ,
Grammy Awards
1978
Nominee
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Bill Conti ,
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1976
Winner
Best Film
Best Actor
Sylvester Stallone ,
Kinema Junpo Awards
1978
Winner
Best Foreign Language Film
John G. Avildsen ,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1976
Winner
Best Picture
National Board of Review, USA
1976
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Talia Shire ,
Top Ten Films
National Film Preservation Board, USA
2006
Winner
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1977
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Talia Shire ,
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1977
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Talia Shire ,
Online Film & Television Association
2018
Winner
Motion Picture
Satellite Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Overall Blu-Ray Disc
Valladolid International Film Festival
1977
Nominee
Best Film
John G. Avildsen ,
Writers Guild of America, USA
1977
Nominee
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Sylvester Stallone ,
