| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Director: Martin Ritt |
| ★ | Best Actress: Patricia Neal |
| Best Actor: Paul Newman |
| ★ | Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr. |
| ★ | Best Cinematography (Black & White): James Wong Howe |
| Best Art Direction (Black & White): Hal Pereira & Tambi Larsen; Sam Comer & Robert R. Benton |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best Picture (Drama) |
| Best Director: Martin Ritt |
| Best Actor (Drama): Paul Newman |
| Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Neal |
| Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas |
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| Other Awards: |
| Venice Film Festival: OCIC Award |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Drama |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Neal); Best Screenplay |
| National Board of Review: Best Actress (Neal); Best Supporting Actor (Douglas) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Foreign Actress (Neal) |