To Kill A Mockingbird (film) - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

In 1995, To Kill a Mockingbird was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." It is also Robert Duvall's big-screen debut, as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley. Duvall was cast on the recommendation of screenwriter Horton Foote, who met him at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City where Duvall starred in a 1957 production of Foote's play, The Midnight Caller.

The American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. Additionally, the AFI ranked the movie second on their 100 Years... 100 Cheers list, behind It's a Wonderful Life. The film was ranked number 34 on AFI's list of the 100 greatest movies of all time, but moved up to number 25 on the 10th Anniversary list. In June 2008, the AFI revealed its "Ten top Ten"—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. To Kill a Mockingbird was acknowledged as the best film in the courtroom drama genre.

In 2007, Hamilton was honored by the Harlem community for her part in the movie. She is the last surviving African-American adult who had a speaking part in the movie. When told of the award, she said, "I think it is terrific. I'm very pleased and very surprised."

American Film Institute Lists

• AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies - #34
• AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
  • Atticus Finch - #1 Hero
• AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
  • "Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing." - Nominated
  • "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it. - Nominated
• AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores - #17
• AFI's 100 Years…100 Cheers - #2
• AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) - #25
• AFI's 10 Top 10 - #1 Courtroom Drama