| Academy Award Nominations: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Peter Glenville |
| Best Actor: Richard Burton |
| Best Actor: Peter O'Toole |
| Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud |
| ★ | Best Adapted Screenplay: Edward Anhalt |
| Best Cinematography (Color): Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Best Art Direction (Color): John Bryan |
| Best Costume Design (Color): Margaret Furse |
| Best Film Editing: Anne V. Coates |
| Best Original Score: Laurence Rosenthal |
| Best Sound: John Cox |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| ★ | Best Picture (Drama) |
| Best Director: Peter Glenville |
| Best Actor (Drama): Richard Burton |
| ★ | Best Actor (Drama): Peter O'Toole |
| Best Original Score: Laurence Rosenthal |
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| Other Awards: |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Drama |
| National Board of Review: Best Picture (English Language) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best British Cinematography (Color);
Best British Art Direction (Color); Best British Costume Design (Color) |