Awards and Nominations
The Fabulous Baker Boys was nominated for four Academy Awards.
Michelle Pfeiffer won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, fending off competition from Sally Field, Jessica Lange, Andie MacDowell and Liv Ullmann. She also won numerous critics awards, including the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, but lost both to Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
Dave Grusin's soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the BAFTA Award for Best Original Film Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score - Motion Picture. The film also won the BAFTA Award for Best Sound.
Steve Kloves was presented with the Sutherland Trophy by the British Film Institute, and was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award.
Michael Ballhaus was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and won the LAFCA Award for Best Cinematography and the NSFC Award for Best Cinematography.
Beau Bridges won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor.
William Steinkamp was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
| Awarding Body | Award | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | nomination |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | nomination | |
| Best Film Editing | William Steinkamp | nomination | |
| Best Music, Original Score | Dave Grusin | nomination | |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Michelle Pfeiffer | nomination |
| Best Original Film Score | Dave Grusin | nomination | |
| Best Sound | J. Paul Huntsman Stephan von Hase Chris Jenkins Gary Alexander Doug Hemphill |
winner | |
| British Film Institute | Sutherland Trophy | Steve Kloves | winner |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | winner |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama | Michelle Pfeiffer | winner |
| Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Dave Grusin | nomination | |
| Grammy Awards | Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television | Dave Grusin | winner |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | winner (tied with Andie MacDowell) |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | winner | |
| National Board of Review | Best Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | winner |
| National Society of Film Critics | Best Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Beau Bridges | winner | |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | winner | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | winner |
| Writers Guild of America | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Steve Kloves | nomination |
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