| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture |
| ★ | Best Director: William Friedkin |
| ★ | Best Actor: Gene Hackman |
| Best Supporting Actor: Roy Scheider |
| ★ | Best Adapted Screenplay: Ernest Tidyman |
| Best Cinematography: Owen Roizman |
| ★ | Best Film Editing: Gerald B. Greenberg |
| Best Sound: Theodore Soderberg & Christopher Newman |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture (Drama) |
| ★ | Best Director: William Friedkin |
| ★ | Best Actor (Drama): Gene Hackman |
| Best Screenplay: Ernest Tidyman |
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| Other Awards: |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Adapted Screenplay (Drama) |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Hackman) |
| National Board of Review: Best Actor (Hackman) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Actor (Hackman; also cited for The Poseidon Adventure); Best Film Editing |