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| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards[1] | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Play | Anne Bancroft | Won |
| Best Direction – Play | Arthur Penn | Won | |
| Best Play | Won | ||
| Best Producer - Play | Fred Coe | Won | |
| Best Scenic Design - Play | George Jenkins | Nominated | |
| Best Stage Technician | John Walters | Won | |
| Theatre World Award | Patty Duke | Won | |
| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards[2] | Best Director | Arthur Penn | Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Anne Bancroft | Won | |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Patty Duke | Won | |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | William Gibson | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Ruth Morley | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards[3] | Best Film from any Source | Nominated | |
| Best Foreign Actress in a Leading Role | Anne Bancroft | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards[4] | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama | Anne Bancroft | Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Patty Duke | Nominated | |
| Best Film – Drama | Nominated | ||
| Guild | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Film Critics Association | Grand Prix | Arthur Penn | Won |
| Directors Guild of America[5] | Outstanding Directing | Arthur Penn | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America | Best Written American Drama | William Gibson | Nominated |
| Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Sebastián Film Festival | Prize San Sebastián: Best Actress[6] | Anne Bancroft | Won |
| OCIC Award | Arthur Penn | Won |
| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role – Limited Series or Special[7] | Patty Duke | Won |
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role – Limited Series or Special[7] | Melissa Gilbert | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Cinematography – Limited Series or Special[8] | Ted Voigtlander | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling[9] | Larry Germain and Donna Barrett Gilbert | Won | |
| Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama[10] | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Film Made for Television[11] | Nominated | |
| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Cinema Editors | Best Editing – Television Special | Gerald Lee Taylor | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America[12] | Outstanding Directing – Special/Television Film/Actuality | Paul Aaron | Nominated |
| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Artist Awards[13] | Best Young Actress (age ten or under) – Television Film | Hallie Kate Eisenberg | Nominated |
| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing, Television Film and Specials – Dialogue & ADR | John Benson, John Green and Sonya Henry | Nominated |
