| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture |
| ★ | Best Director: George Roy Hill |
| Best Actor: Robert Redford |
| ★ | Best Original Screenplay: David S. Ward |
| Best Cinematography: Robert Surtees |
| ★ | Best Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; James W. Payne |
| ★ | Best Costume Design: Edith Head |
| ★ | Best Film Editing: William Reynolds |
| ★ | Best Music (Original/Adaptation Song Score): Marvin Hamlisch |
| Best Sound: Ronald Pierce & Robert R. Bertrand |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best Screenplay: David S. Ward |
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| Other Awards: |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| National Board of Review: Best Picture (English Language) |