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Dead Man Walking
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Academy Awards, USA (4)
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Leggio d'oro (1)
23 wins & 25 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1996 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn
1996 Winner
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Susan Sarandon
1996 Nominee
Oscar
Best Director
Tim Robbins
1996 Nominee
Oscar
Best Music, Original Song
Bruce Springsteen
For the song "Dead Man Walking".
Australian Film Institute
1996 Nominee
Best Foreign Film Award
Tim Robbins
Jon Kilik
Rudd Simmons
Berlin International Film Festival
1996 Winner
Silver Berlin Bear
Best Actor
Sean Penn
1996 Winner
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Competition
Tim Robbins
1996 Winner
Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas
Tim Robbins
1996 Winner
Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"
Tim Robbins
1996 Nominee
Golden Berlin Bear
Tim Robbins
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1997 Winner
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actress - Drama
Susan Sarandon
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1996 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actor
Sean Penn
David di Donatello Awards
1996 Winner
David
Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)
Susan Sarandon
Golden Globes, USA
1996 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Susan Sarandon
1996 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sean Penn
1996 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Tim Robbins
Heartland International Film Festival
1996 Winner
Studio Crystal Heart Award
Humanitas Prize
1996 Winner
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film Category
Tim Robbins
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Male Lead
Sean Penn
1996 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Supporting Female
Celia Weston
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1995 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Actress
Susan Sarandon
MTV Movie + TV Awards
1996 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Female Performance
Susan Sarandon
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1996 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Actor
Sean Penn
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1996 Winner
Best Director
Tim Robbins
PGA Awards
1996 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Tim Robbins
Jon Kilik
Political Film Society, USA
1997 Winner
PFS Award
Exposé
1997 Nominee
PFS Award
Human Rights
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1996 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn
1996 Winner
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Susan Sarandon
USC Scripter Award
1997 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Tim Robbins
(screenwriter)
Helen Prejean
(author)
Amanda Awards, Norway
1996 Nominee
Amanda
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
Tim Robbins
Sant Jordi Awards
1996 Nominee
Sant Jordi
Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
Susan Sarandon
1996 Nominee
Sant Jordi
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
Sean Penn
MovieGuide Awards
1996 Winner
Epiphany Prize
Most Inspiring Movie
Chlotrudis Awards
1996 Winner
Chlotrudis Award
Best Movie
1996 Winner
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actor
Sean Penn
1996 Winner
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actress
Susan Sarandon
Love is Folly International Film Festival, Bulgaria
1996 Winner
Golden Aphrodite
Tim Robbins
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
1996 Winner
Nikkan Sports Film Award
Best Foreign Film
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
1996 Nominee
SIYAD Award
Best Foreign Film
18th Place
Online Film & Television Association
1997 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Motion Picture
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1995 Nominee
ACCA
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn
1995 Nominee
ACCA
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Susan Sarandon
20/20 Awards
2016 Nominee
Felix
Best Picture
2016 Nominee
Felix
Best Actor
Sean Penn
2016 Winner
Felix
Best Actress
Susan Sarandon
2016 Nominee
Felix
Best Song
"Dead Man Walking."
Leggio d'oro
1995 Winner
Leggio d'oro
Best Female Performance
Rossella Izzo
For the dubbing of Susan Sarandon.
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