| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Fred Zinnemann |
| ★ | Best Actor: Gary Cooper |
| Best Screenplay: Carl Foreman |
| ★ | Best Film Editing: Elmo Williams & Harry Gerstad |
| ★ | Best Original Score: Dimitri Tiomkin |
| ★ | Best Original Song: "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" |
| Best Film Editing: Susan E. Morse |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture (Drama) |
| ★ | Best Actor (Drama): Gary Cooper |
| ★ | Best Supporting Actress: Katy Jurado |
| Best Screenplay: Carl Foreman |
| ★ | Best Cinematography (Black & White): Floyd Crosby |
| ★ | Best Original Score: Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Most Promising Newcomer (Female): Katy Jurado |
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| Other Awards: |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Drama |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director |