Primetime Emmy Awards
1989
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or a Special
Lynn Kressel ,
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
Manlio Rocchetti (makeup supervisor) ,
Carla Palmer (makeup artist) ,
Jean Ann Black (makeup artist) ,
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Basil Poledouris (composer) ,
Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special
Van Broughton Ramsey ,
Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special
Simon Wincer (director) ,
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special
Dave McMoyler (supervising sound editor) ,
Joe Melody (co-supervising editor) ,
Mark Steele (sound editor) ,
Richard S. Steele (sound editor) ,
Michael J. Wright (sound editor) ,
Gary Macheel (sound editor) ,
Stephen Grubbs (sound editor) ,
Mark Friedgen (sound editor) ,
Charles R. Beith Jr. (sound editor) ,
Scott A. Tinsley (sound editor) ,
Karla Caldwell (sound editor) ,
George Bell (sound editor) ,
G. Michael Graham (sound editor) ,
Kristi Johns (supervising adr editor) ,
Tom Villano (supervising music editor) ,
Jamie Forester (supervising music editor) ,
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special
Donald F. Johnson (sound mixer) ,
James L. Aicholtz (dialogue mixer) ,
Michael Herbick (music mixer) ,
Kevin O'Connell (sound effects mixer) ,
1989
Nominee
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special
Philip Leto (hairstylist) ,
Manlio Rocchetti (hair supervisor) ,
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special
Cary White (production designer) ,
Michael J. Sullivan (set decorator) ,
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special
Douglas Milsome (director of photography) ,
Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production
Corky Ehlers (editor) ,
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Robert Duvall ,
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Tommy Lee Jones ,
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
Anjelica Huston ,
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
Diane Lane ,
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Danny Glover ,
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
Glenne Headly ,
Outstanding Miniseries
Suzanne De Passe (executive producer) ,
William D. Wittliff (executive producer) ,
Robert A. Halmi (co-executive producer) ,
Dyson Lovell (producer) ,
Michael Weisbarth (supervising producer) ,
Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
William D. Wittliff (teleplay) ,
American Cinema Editors, USA
1990
Nominee
Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series
Corky Ehlers ,
BMI Film & TV Awards
1990
Winner
Basil Poledouris
Casting Society of America, USA
1989
Winner
Best Casting for TV Miniseries
Lynn Kressel ,
Directors Guild of America, USA
1990
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials
Simon Wincer ,
Golden Globes, USA
1990
Winner
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Robert Duvall ,
1990
Nominee
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Anjelica Huston ,
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Tommy Lee Jones ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
1989
Winner
Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Effects & Foley
Stephen Grubbs ,
Online Film & Television Association
2000
Winner
Television Programs
Peabody Awards
1990
Winner
Pangaea (associate producer)
Television Critics Association Awards
1989
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
Program of the Year
TV Land Awards
2007
Nominee
Miniseries You Didn't Miss a Moment Of
Western Heritage Awards
1990
Winner
Television Feature Film
William D. Wittliff (writer/executive producer) ,
Suzanne De Passe (executive producer) ,
Robert Duvall (star) ,
Tommy Lee Jones (star) ,
Anjelica Huston (star) ,
Writers Guild of America, USA
1990
Winner
Adapted Long Form
William D. Wittliff ,
