Academy Awards, USA
1987
Winner
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Marlee Matlin ,
1987
Nominee
Best Picture
Burt Sugarman ,
Patrick J. Palmer ,
Best Actor in a Leading Role
William Hurt ,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Piper Laurie ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Hesper Anderson ,
Mark Medoff ,
BAFTA Awards
1987
Nominee
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Hesper Anderson ,
Mark Medoff ,
Berlin International Film Festival
1987
Winner
Randa Haines
1987
Nominee
Randa Haines
Directors Guild of America, USA
1987
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Randa Haines ,
Golden Globes, USA
1987
Winner
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Marlee Matlin ,
1987
Nominee
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
William Hurt ,
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
1988
Winner
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film)
Randa Haines ,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1986
Nominee
Best Actress
Marlee Matlin ,
National Board of Review, USA
1986
Winner
Top Ten Films
Writers Guild of America, USA
1987
Nominee
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Hesper Anderson ,
Mark Medoff ,
