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Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)

Awards

The Color Purple

14 wins & 25 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    1986 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Kathleen Kennedy
    • Frank Marshall
    • Quincy Jones
  • Whoopi Goldberg
    1986 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Margaret Avery in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
    1986 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Margaret Avery
  • Oprah Winfrey at an event for The Great Debaters (2007)
    1986 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Oprah Winfrey
  • Director Menno Meyjes
    1986 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Menno Meyjes

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

  • Quincy Jones at an event for The Karate Kid (2010)
    1987 Winner ASCAP Award
    • Top Box Office Films
    • Quincy Jones
    • Chris Boardman
    • Jorge Calandrelli
    • Andraé Crouch
    • Jack Hayes
    • Joel Rosenbaum
    • Fred Steiner
    • Rod Temperton

BAFTA Awards

  • Director Menno Meyjes
    1987 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • Menno Meyjes

British Society of Cinematographers

  • Allen Daviau
    1986 Nominee Best Cinematography Award
    • Allen Daviau

Casting Society of America, USA

  • Reuben Cannon
    1986 Winner Artios Award
    • Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama
    • Reuben Cannon

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    1986 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Gerald R. Molen (unit production manager) (plaque)
    • Pat Kehoe (first assistant director) (plaque)
    • Richard A. Wells (first assistant director) (plaque)
    • Victoria E. Rhodes (second assistant director) (plaque)

Golden Globes, USA

  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    1986 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    1986 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Whoopi Goldberg
    1986 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Oprah Winfrey at an event for The Great Debaters (2007)
    1986 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Oprah Winfrey
  • Quincy Jones at an event for The Karate Kid (2010)
    1986 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • Quincy Jones

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    1986 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
  • Whoopi Goldberg
    1986 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Whoopi Goldberg

Awards of the Japanese Academy

  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    1987 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Foreign Language Film

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    1985 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Steven Spielberg

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Whoopi Goldberg
    1985 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Oprah Winfrey at an event for The Great Debaters (2007)
    1985 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Oprah Winfrey
  • Whoopi Goldberg
    1985 Nominee New Generation Award
    • Whoopi Goldberg

National Board of Review, USA

  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    1985 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Film
  • Whoopi Goldberg
    1985 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actress
    • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    1985 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Ten Films

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Director Menno Meyjes
    1986 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Menno Meyjes

Blue Ribbon Awards

  • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    1987 Winner Blue Ribbon Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Steven Spielberg

Black Movie Awards

  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    2005 Winner Classic Cinema Hall of Fame

Jupiter Award

  • Whoopi Goldberg
    1987 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Actress
    • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    1987 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Film
    • Steven Spielberg

Online Film & Television Association

  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    1997 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture

Heartland Film

  • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    1985 Winner Truly Moving Picture Award
    • Steven Spielberg (director)

All Def Movie Awards

  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    2016 Nominee All Def Movie Award
    • Most Quoted Movie

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