Awards and Nominations
The film won 5 Oscars, another 31 wins and 15 nominations.
- American Film Institute Lists
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) - Nominated
- AFI's 10 Top 10 - #3 Courtroom Drama
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52nd Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Picture | Stanley R. Jaffe | Won |
| Academy Award for Best Director | Robert Benton | Won | |
| Academy Award for Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Won | |
| Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Robert Benton | Won | |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | Justin Henry | Nominated | |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominated | |
| Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| Academy Award for Best Cinematography | Nestor Almendros | Nominated | |
| Academy Award for Best Film Editing | Jerry Greenberg | Nominated | |
| 34th British Academy Film Awards | BAFTA Award for Best Film | Stanley R. Jaffe | Nominated |
| BAFTA Award for Best Direction | Robert Benton | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Dustin Hoffman | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | Meryl Streep | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay | Robert Benton | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Award for Best Editing | Jerry Greenberg | Nominated | |
| César Awards 1981 | César Award for Best Foreign Film | Robert Benton | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film | Robert Benton | Won |
| David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Won | |
| Special David | Justin Henry | Nominated | |
| 37th Golden Globe Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama | Stanley R. Jaffe | Won |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Director | Robert Benton | Won | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama | Dustin Hoffman | Won | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay | Robert Benton | Won | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor | Justin Henry | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominated | |
| Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male | Justin Henry | Nominated | |
| Japan Academy Prize | Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Robert Benton | Won |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Robert Benton | Won |
| Directors Guild of America | Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Robert Benton | Won |
| Hochi Film Award | Best International Picture | Robert Benton | Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1979 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film | Robert Benton | Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | Robert Benton | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1979 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film | Robert Benton | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | Robert Benton | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| National Board of Review Awards 1979 | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | Robert Benton | Won |
| National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards 1979 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film | Robert Benton | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director | Robert Benton | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominated | |
| Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| 1979 New York Film Critics Circle Awards | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film | Robert Benton | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | Robert Benton | Nominated | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominated | |
| Meryl Streep | Won | ||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Robert Benton | Nominated |
| 2nd Youth in Film Awards | Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Justin Henry | Won |
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