Awards
- The screenwriters, Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman received a 1977 Writers Guild of America Award for "Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium." The film also won a 1978 Evening Standard British Film Award for "Best Comedy."
- "Come To Me", written by Henry Mancini (music) and Don Black (lyrics), received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Song" at the 49th Academy Awards.
- The film was nominated for a 1977 Golden Globe Award for "Best Motion Picture", and Peter Sellers was nominated for "Best Motion Picture Actor – Musical/Comedy".
- American Film Institute Lists
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs – Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- "Does your dog bite?" – Nominated
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