Nashville received numerous awards and nominations from various critical organizations, including major institutions such as the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and British Academy Film Awards, as well as regional critical associations. The film was nominated for a total of 11 Golden Globe nominations, to date the most ever received by one film. It also received four Golden Globe nominations in a single acting category; this was and remains unprecedented for major film award shows.
It won a BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound Track. Altman won for best director from: Cartagena Film Festival; Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards; National Board of Review; National Society of Film Critics Awards; and the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Lily Tomlin was awarded the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress.
| Awards | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | March 29, 1976 | Best Picture | Robert Altman | Nominated | [1] |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ronee Blakley | Nominated | |||
| Lily Tomlin | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Song | "I'm Easy" (Keith Carradine) | Won | |||
| American Film Institute | June 20, 2007 | 100 Years...100 Movies | Nashville | No. 59 | |
| June 22, 2004 | 100 Years...100 Songs | "I'm Easy" (Keith Carradine) | No. 81 | ||
| Bodil Awards | March 25, 1977 | Best Non-European Film | Nashville | Won | [2] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 1976 | Best Screenplay | Joan Tewkesbury | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ronee Blakley | Nominated | |||
| Gwen Welles | Nominated | ||||
| Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | Lily Tomlin | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | William A. Sawyer, James Webb, Chris McLaughlin, and Richard Portman | Won | |||
| César Awards | April 3, 1976 | Best Foreign Film | Nashville | Nominated | [3] |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1976 | Best Foreign Film | Nashville | Won | [4] |
| Golden Globes | January 24, 1976 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nashville | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Joan Tewkesbury | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Henry Gibson | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ronee Blakley | Nominated | |||
| Geraldine Chaplin | Nominated | ||||
| Barbara Harris | Nominated | ||||
| Lily Tomlin | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Song | "I'm Easy" (Keith Carradine) | Won | |||
| Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture (Female) | Ronee Blakley | Nominated | |||
| Lily Tomlin | Nominated | ||||
| Grammy Awards | February 28, 1976 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Richard Baskin, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Henry Gibson, Ben Raleigh, and Richard Reicheg | Nominated | [6] |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | 1976 | Best Film | Nashville | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lily Tomlin | Won | |||
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Won | |||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 1976 | Best Screenplay | Joan Tewkesbury | Won | |
| National Board of Review | December 23, 1976 | Best Film | Nashville | Tied [a] | [4] |
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Tied [b] | [4] | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ronee Blakley | Won | |||
| Top Ten Films | Nashville | Won | |||
| National Society of Film Critics | December 29, 1975 | Best Film | Nashville | Won | [4] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Henry Gibson | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lily Tomlin | Won | |||
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Won | [4] | ||
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | January 25, 1976 | Best Film | Nashville | Won | |
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Won | [7] | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lily Tomlin | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Henry Gibson | Nominated | |||