Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
★ | Best Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Best Actor: Tom Hanks |
| Best Original Screenplay: Robert Rodat |
★ | Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski |
| Best Art Direction: Thomas E. Sanders; Lisa Dean |
★ | Best Film Editing: Michael Kahn |
| Best Original Score: John Williams |
★ | Best Sound: Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Ron Judkins |
★ | Best Sound Effects Editing: Gary Rydstrom & Richard Hymns |
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Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
★ | Best Picture (Drama) |
★ | Best Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Best Actor (Drama): Tom Hanks |
| Best Screenplay: Robert Rodat |
| Best Original Score: John Williams |
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Other Awards: |
| Producers Guild of America: Best Picture |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Cinematography |
| Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Cinematography |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Sound; Best Visual Effects |
| Satellite Awards: Best Film Editing |