Awards and Nominations
The serial was nominated for thirteen British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA Awards), eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Serial.
- BAFTA Award wins
- Best Drama Series/Serial
- Best Actor – Anthony Andrews
- Best Costume Design – Jane Robinson
- Best Scenic Design – Peter Phillips
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- Best Film Editor – Anthony Ham
- Best Film Sound – Phil Smith and John Whitworth
- Best Make Up – Deborah Tinsey and Ruth Quinn
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- BAFTA Award nominations
- Best Actor – Jeremy Irons; John Gielgud
- Best Actress – Claire Bloom; Diana Quick
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- Best Film Cameraman – Ray Goode
- Best Original Television Music – Geoffrey Burgon
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- Emmy Award win
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special – Laurence Olivier
- Emmy Award nominations
- Outstanding Limited Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special – Anthony Andrews; Jeremy Irons
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special – John Gielgud
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special – Claire Bloom
- Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special – Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg
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- Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special – John Mortimer
- Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special – Peter Phillips
- Outstanding Costume Design for a Regular or Limited Series – Jane Robinson
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences – Valerie Pye
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- Golden Globe Award wins
- Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
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- Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Anthony Andrews
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- Golden Globe Award nomination
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Jeremy Irons