Awards
The Grifters was nominated in 1990 for four Academy Awards:
- Best Director (Stephen Frears)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Anjelica Huston)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Annette Bening)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Donald E. Westlake)
The actresses were nominated for a few notable international prizes, including the BAFTA (Bening) and the Golden Globe (Huston): They were both awarded by the American National Society of Film Critics. Westlake's screenplay was nominated by the Writers Guild of America, but lost to Michael Blake's Dances with Wolves.
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