Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Tony Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Play | Anne Bancroft | Won |
Best Direction – Play | Arthur Penn | Won | |
Best Play | Won | ||
Best Scenic Design | George Jenkins | Nominated | |
Best Stage Technician | John Walters | Won | |
Theatre World Award | Patty Duke | Won |
Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Academy Awards | 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 | Best Film from any Source | Nominated | |
Best Foreign Actress in a Leading Role | Anne Bancroft | Won | |
Golden Globe Awards | 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 | 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 | 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 | Patty Duke | Won |
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role – Limited Series or Special | Melissa Gilbert | Nominated | |
Outstanding Cinematography – Limited Series or Special | Ted Voigtlander | Nominated | |
Outstanding Hairstyling | Larry Germain and Donna Barrett Gilbert | Won | |
Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama | Won | ||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Film Made for Television | Nominated |
Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
---|---|---|---|
American Cinema Editors | Best Editing – Television Special | Gerald Lee Taylor | Nominated |
Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing – Special/Television Film/Actuality | Paul Aaron | Nominated |
Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Young Artist Awards | 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 |
Anne Bancroft was an American actress and director. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She is one of 24 thespians to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
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