Academy Awards, USA
1990
Winner
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Denzel Washington ,
Best Cinematography
Freddie Francis ,
Best Sound
Donald O. Mitchell ,
Gregg Rudloff ,
Elliot Tyson ,
Russell Williams II ,
1990
Nominee
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Norman Garwood ,
Garrett Lewis ,
Best Film Editing
Steven Rosenblum ,
BAFTA Awards
1991
Nominee
Best Cinematography
Freddie Francis ,
20/20 Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Original Score
James Horner ,
Best Sound Design
Best Cinematography
Freddie Francis ,
American Cinema Editors, USA
1990
Winner
Best Edited Feature Film
Steven Rosenblum ,
British Society of Cinematographers
1990
Winner
Freddie Francis
Casting Society of America, USA
1990
Nominee
Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama
Mary Colquhoun ,
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1990
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Morgan Freeman ,
Best Supporting Actor
Denzel Washington ,
Golden Globes, USA
1990
Winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington ,
1990
Nominee
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Director - Motion Picture
Edward Zwick ,
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Kevin Jarre ,
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
James Horner ,
Grammy Awards
1991
Winner
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
James Horner (composer) ,
Heartland Film
1989
Winner
Edward Zwick (director)
Image Awards (NAACP)
1992
Winner
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington ,
1990
Winner
Outstanding Motion Picture
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1989
Winner
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
Denzel Washington ,
Best Director
Edward Zwick ,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1989
Nominee
Best Actor
Morgan Freeman ,
National Board of Review, USA
1989
Winner
Top Ten Films
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1990
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Denzel Washington ,
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1989
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Denzel Washington ,
Political Film Society, USA
1991
Nominee
Human Rights
Writers Guild of America, USA
1990
Nominee
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Kevin Jarre ,
