Awards and nominations Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. Academy Awards Best Motion Picture George Stevens Best Director Best Supporting Actor Brandon deWilde Jack Palance Best Screenplay A.B. Guthrie Jr. Best Cinematography – Color Loyal Griggs British Academy Film Awards Best Film Best Foreign Actor Van Heflin Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures George Stevens National Board of Review Awards Top Ten Films Best Director George Stevens National Film Preservation Board National Film Registry New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director George Stevens Online Film & Television Association Awards Film Hall of Fame: Productions Writers Guild of America Awards Best Written American Drama A. B. Guthrie Jr.
Awards and nominations Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. Academy Awards Best Motion Picture George Stevens Best Director Best Supporting Actor Brandon deWilde Jack Palance Best Screenplay A.B. Guthrie Jr. Best Cinematography – Color Loyal Griggs British Academy Film Awards Best Film Best Foreign Actor Van Heflin Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures George Stevens National Board of Review Awards Top Ten Films Best Director George Stevens National Film Preservation Board National Film Registry New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director George Stevens Online Film & Television Association Awards Film Hall of Fame Productions Writers Guild of America Awards Best Written American Drama A. B. Guthrie Jr.