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Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann in The Dead (1987)

Awards

The Dead

10 wins & 18 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Tony Huston
    1988 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Tony Huston
  • "Academy Awards: 21st Annual" Elizabeth Taylor and Dorothy Jeakins who presented Ms. Jeakins with Best Costume Design Award for "Joan of Arc"
    1988 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Costume Design
    • Dorothy Jeakins

Bodil Awards

  • John Huston
    1989 Winner Bodil
    • Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
    • John Huston (director)

David di Donatello Awards

  • John Huston
    1988 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • John Huston
  • John Huston
    1988 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)
    • John Huston

Fotogramas de Plata

  • John Huston
    1989 Winner Fotogramas de Plata
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • John Huston

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics

  • John Huston
    1989 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • John Huston
    USA. Tied with Bagdad Cafe (1987).

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • John Huston
    1988 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Director
    • John Huston
  • Fred Murphy
    1988 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Fred Murphy
  • Anjelica Huston
    1988 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Supporting Female
    • Anjelica Huston
  • Tony Huston
    1988 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Tony Huston
  • 1988 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Wieland Schulz-Keil
    • Chris Sievernich

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • John Huston
    1989 Winner ALFS Award
    • Director of the Year
    • John Huston

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann in The Dead (1987)
    1988 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Film
  • John Huston
    1988 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • John Huston
  • Anjelica Huston
    1988 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Anjelica Huston

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann in The Dead (1987)
    1987 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Film
  • John Huston
    1987 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • John Huston
  • Tony Huston
    1987 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Tony Huston
  • Anjelica Huston
    1987 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Anjelica Huston
    Tied with Maggie Smith for The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987).
  • Anjelica Huston
    1987 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Anjelica Huston

Tokyo International Film Festival

  • John Huston
    1987 Winner Special Achievement Award
    • International Competition
    • John Huston
  • John Huston
    1987 Nominee Tokyo Grand Prix
    • John Huston

USC Scripter Award

  • Tony Huston
    1989 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • Tony Huston (screenwriter)
    • James Joyce (author)

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

  • Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann in The Dead (1987)
    1990 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    8th Place

SESC Film Festival, Brazil

  • John Huston
    1990 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
    • John Huston

ASECAN

  • John Huston
    1989 Winner ASECAN Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • John Huston

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • John Huston
    1988 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • John Huston
    Fifth Place

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