| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Walter Lang |
| Best Actress: Deborah Kerr |
| ★ | Best Actor: Yul Brynner |
| Best Cinematography (Color): Leon Shamroy |
| ★ | Best Costume Design (Color): Irene Sharaff |
| ★ | Best Score (Musical): Alfred Newman & Ken Darby |
| ★ | Best Sound: Carlton W. Faulkner |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ✓ | Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) |
| ✓ | Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Deborah Kerr |
| Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Yul Brynner |
| Best Film Promoting International Understanding |
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| Other Awards: |
| Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Written American Musical |
| National Board of Review: Best Actor (Brynner; also cited for Anastasia and The Ten Commandments) |