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Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Ted Ross, and Nipsey Russell in The Wiz (1978)

Awards

The Wiz

2 wins & 11 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Oswald Morris
    1979 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Cinematography
    • Oswald Morris
  • Tony Walton
    1979 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
    • Tony Walton
    • Philip Rosenberg
    • Edward Stewart
    • Robert Drumheller
  • Tony Walton
    1979 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Costume Design
    • Tony Walton
  • Quincy Jones at an event for The Karate Kid (2010)
    1979 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score
    • Quincy Jones

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Ted Ross, and Nipsey Russell in The Wiz (1978)
    1979 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Fantasy Film
  • Diana Ross in Mahogany (1975)
    1979 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actress
    • Diana Ross
  • Michael Jackson
    1979 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Michael Jackson
  • Mabel King
    1979 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Mabel King
  • Albert Whitlock
    1979 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Special Effects
    • Albert Whitlock

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Michael Jackson
    1979 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Michael Jackson

Online Film & Television Association

  • Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Ted Ross, and Nipsey Russell in The Wiz (1978)
    2022 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture

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