| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Mike Nichols |
| ★ | Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor |
| Best Actor: Richard Burton |
| ★ | Best Supporting Actress: Sandy Dennis |
| Best Supporting Actor: George Segal |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: Ernest Lehman |
| ★ | Best Cinematography (Black & White): Haskell Wexler |
| ★ | Best Art Direction (Black & White): Richard Sylbert; George James Hopkins |
| ★ | Best Costume Design (Black & White): Irene Sharaff |
| Best Film Editing: Sam O'Steen |
| Best Original Score: Alex North |
| Best Sound: George Groves |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best Picture (Drama) |
| Best Director: Mike Nichols |
| Best Actress (Drama): Elizabeth Taylor |
| Best Actor (Drama): Richard Burton |
| Best Supporting Actress: Sandy Dennis |
| Best Supporting Actor: George Segal |
| Best Screenplay: Ernest Lehman |
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| Other Awards: |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Drama |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Taylor; tie) |
| National Board of Review: Best Actress (Taylor) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best British Actress (Taylor); Best British Actor (Burton; also cited for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold) |
