| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Actor: Nicolas Cage |
| Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep |
| ★ | Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: Charlie and Donald Kaufman |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Spike Jonze |
| Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Nicolas Cage |
| ★ | Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep |
| ★ | Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper |
| Best Screenplay: Charlie and Donald Kaufman |
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| Other Awards: |
| Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear (Grand Jury Prize) |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Screenplay |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor (Cooper) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Screenplay |
| National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actor (Cooper); Best Screenplay (Charlie Kaufman; also cited
for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Human Nature) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Satellite Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay |