Rydell received a Directors Guild of America Award nomination , while Franco was nominated for his performance at the 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards . In addition , Franco won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film . The film also received multiple awards and nominations at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards . Michael Moriarty won the Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his portrayal of Winton Dean . The art department ( led by Robert Pearson , Marc Dabe and Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer ) , also won an Emmy . Nominations included Outstanding Made for Television Movie , Lead actor ( James Franco ) , Direction ( Mark Rydell ) , Cinematography ( Robbie Greenberg ) , Casting ( Nancy Foy ) , Costume design ( Yvonne Blake and Randy Gardell ) , Film editing ( Antony Gibbs ) , Makeup ( John M. Elliot , Jr. ) and Hairstyling ( Carol A. O'Connell )
8th Screen Actors Guild Awards
8th Screen Actors Guild Awards
James Dean (2001 film)