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Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

Awards

North by Northwest

9 wins & 7 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Ernest Lehman in Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)
    1960 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
    • Ernest Lehman
  • William A. Horning
    1960 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
    • William A. Horning
    • Robert F. Boyle
    • Merrill Pye
    • Henry Grace
    • Frank R. McKelvy
  • 1960 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Film Editing
    • George Tomasini

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
    2013 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best DVD/Blu-Ray Collection
    As part of "Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection". The films Saboteur (1942), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Marnie (1964), Topaz (1969) and Frenzy (1972) were also included in the nomination.
    Shared with: The Birds · Psycho · Vertigo · Rear Window · Torn Curtain · The Man Who Knew Too Much · Rope · Shadow of a Doubt · Family Plot

David di Donatello Awards

  • Cary Grant
    1960 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
    • Cary Grant

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Alfred Hitchcock in Psycho (1960)
    1960 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Alfred Hitchcock

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

  • Ernest Lehman in Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)
    1960 Winner Edgar
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Ernest Lehman

Satellite Awards

  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
    2009 Winner Satellite Award
    • Best Classic DVD
    50th Anniversary Edition

Laurel Awards

  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
    1960 Winner Golden Laurel
    • Top Action Drama

National Board of Review, USA

  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
    1959 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Ten Films

National Film Preservation Board, USA

  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
    1995 Winner National Film Registry

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Alfred Hitchcock in Psycho (1960)
    1959 Winner Silver Seashell
    • Alfred Hitchcock

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Ernest Lehman in Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)
    1960 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Written American Comedy
    • Ernest Lehman

DVD Exclusive Awards

  • Peter Fitzgerald
    2001 Nominee Video Premiere Award
    • Best DVD Original Retrospective Documentary/Featurette
    • Peter Fitzgerald
    For Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000).

Online Film & Television Association

  • Bernard Herrmann
    2023 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Score
    • Bernard Herrmann
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
    2005 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture

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