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A Place in the Sun

Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival
1951
Academy Awards
1952 | Winner: Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Academy Awards
1952 | Winner: Best Director
Academy Awards
1952 | Nominee: Best Picture
Academy Awards
1952 | Winner: Best Writing, Screenplay
Academy Awards
1952 | Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Academy Awards
1952 | Winner: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Academy Awards
1952 | Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Academy Awards
1952 | Winner: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Academy Awards
1952 | Winner: Best Film Editing
National Board of Review
1951 | Winner: Top Ten Films
National Board of Review
1951 | Winner: Best Film
Directors Guild of America
1952 | Winner: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Writers Guild of America
1952 | Winner: Best Written American Drama (Screen)
Writers Guild of America
1952 | Nominee: The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene) (Screen)
Golden Globes (USA)
1952 | Nominee: Best Actress - Drama
Golden Globes (USA)
1952 | Nominee: Best Cinematography - Black and White
Golden Globes (USA)
1952 | Winner: Best Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globes (USA)
1952 | Nominee: Best Director
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1951 | 2nd place: Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1951 | 2nd place: Best Director
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1952 | Winner: Best Foreign Director
National Film Preservation Board
1991 | Winner: National Film Registry