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Rain Man
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Academy Awards, USA (8)
American Cinema Editors, USA (1)
American Society of Cinematographers, USA (1)
Berlin International Film Festival (2)
BMI Film & TV Awards (1)
BAFTA Awards (3)
César Awards, France (1)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1)
David di Donatello Awards (5)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Golden Globes, USA (4)
Golden Screen, Germany (2)
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (2)
Awards of the Japanese Academy (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (4)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
People's Choice Awards, USA (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (1)
Amanda Awards, Norway (1)
Kinema Junpo Awards (1)
Mainichi Film Concours (1)
Nikkan Sports Film Awards (1)
Jupiter Award (3)
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Heartland Film (1)
MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) (1)
Yoga Awards (1)
27 wins & 26 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1989 Winner
Oscar
Best Picture
Mark Johnson
1989 Winner
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Dustin Hoffman
1989 Winner
Oscar
Best Director
Barry Levinson
1989 Winner
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Ron Bass
(screenplay)
Barry Morrow
(screenplay/story)
1989 Nominee
Oscar
Best Cinematography
John Seale
3 more
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American Cinema Editors, USA
1989 Winner
Eddie
Best Edited Feature Film
Stu Linder
Tied with
Gerry Hambling
for
Mississippi Burning (1988)
.
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
1989 Nominee
ASC Award
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
John Seale
Berlin International Film Festival
1989 Winner
Golden Berlin Bear
Best Film
Barry Levinson
1989 Winner
Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"
Barry Levinson
BMI Film & TV Awards
1989 Winner
BMI Film Music Award
Hans Zimmer
BAFTA Awards
1990 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman
1990 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Editing
Stu Linder
1990 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay - Original
Ron Bass
Barry Morrow
César Awards, France
1990 Nominee
César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Barry Levinson
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1989 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman
David di Donatello Awards
1989 Winner
David
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Barry Levinson
1989 Winner
David
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Dustin Hoffman
1989 Nominee
David
Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)
Barry Levinson
1989 Nominee
David
Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero)
Mark Johnson
1989 Nominee
David
Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera)
Ron Bass
Barry Morrow
Directors Guild of America, USA
1989 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Barry Levinson
Gerald R. Molen
(unit production manager) (plaque)
David McGiffert
(first assistant director) (plaque)
Cara Giallanza
(second assistant director) (plaque)
Cherylanne Martin
(second second assistant director) (plaque)
Golden Globes, USA
1989 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Motion Picture - Drama
1989 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Barry Levinson
1989 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Dustin Hoffman
1989 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Ron Bass
Barry Morrow
Golden Screen, Germany
1991 Winner
Golden Screen with 1 Star
1989 Winner
Golden Screen
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1989 Nominee
Silver Ribbon
Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista)
Valeria Golino
1989 Nominee
Silver Ribbon
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
Barry Levinson
Awards of the Japanese Academy
1990 Nominee
Award of the Japanese Academy
Best Foreign Language Film
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1988 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Film
1988 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman
1988 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor
Tom Cruise
Tied with
Dean Stockwell
for
Married to the Mob (1988)
and
Martin Landau
for
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
.
1988 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Director
Barry Levinson
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1989 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman
Tied with
Max von Sydow
for
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
in 3rd place.
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1988 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actor
Dustin Hoffman
2nd place
People's Choice Awards, USA
1989 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture
Writers Guild of America, USA
1989 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Ron Bass
Barry Morrow
Amanda Awards, Norway
1989 Nominee
Amanda
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
Barry Levinson
Kinema Junpo Awards
1990 Winner
Readers' Choice Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Barry Levinson
Mainichi Film Concours
1990 Winner
Readers' Choice Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Barry Levinson
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
1989 Winner
Nikkan Sports Film Award
Best Foreign Film
Jupiter Award
1990 Winner
Jupiter Award
Best International Film
Barry Levinson
1990 Nominee
Jupiter Award
Best International Actor
Dustin Hoffman
1990 Nominee
Jupiter Award
Best International Actor
Tom Cruise
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
1989 Nominee
SIYAD Award
Best Foreign Film
2nd Place
Online Film & Television Association
2023 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Motion Picture
Heartland Film
1988 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Barry Levinson
(director)
MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)
1989 Nominee
VMA
Best Video from a Film
The Belle Stars
Shared with:
The Belle Stars: Iko Iko
Yoga Awards
1990 Winner
Yoga Award
Worst Foreign Actor
Dustin Hoffman
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