| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| ★ | Best Director: Mike Nichols |
| Best Actress: Anne Bancroft |
| Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman |
| Best Supporting Actress: Katharine Ross |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: Calder Willingham & Buck Henry |
| Best Cinematography: Robert Surtees |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) |
| ★ | Best Director: Mike Nichols |
| ★ | Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Anne Bancroft |
| Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Dustin Hoffman |
| Best Screenplay: Calder Willingham & Buck Henry |
| ★ | Most Promising Newcomer (Female): Katharine Ross |
| ★ | Most Promising Newcomer (Male): Dustin Hoffman |
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| Other Awards: |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Comedy |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Director |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best Director; Best Screenplay;
Best Film Editing (Sam O'Steen); Most Promising Newcomer (Hoffman) |
