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Sydney Pollack

Awards

Sydney Pollack

29 wins & 43 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
    2009 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • The Reader
    The nominations for Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack were posthumously.
    Shared with: Anthony Minghella · Donna Gigliotti · Redmond Morris
  • George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
    2008 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Michael Clayton
    Shared with: Jennifer Fox · Kerry Orent
  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1986 Winner Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • Out of Africa
  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1986 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Out of Africa
  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1983 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • Tootsie
    Shared with: Dick Richards

American Society of Cinematographers, USA

  • Sydney Pollack
    2006 Winner Board of the Governors Award

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Sydney Pollack
    1986 Winner Berlinale Camera
  • Paul Newman and Sally Field in Absence of Malice (1981)
    1982 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Absence of Malice
  • Paul Newman and Sally Field in Absence of Malice (1981)
    1982 Winner Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"
    • Absence of Malice
  • Paul Newman and Sally Field in Absence of Malice (1981)
    1982 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Absence of Malice

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

  • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
    2000 Nominee Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    • Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance
    • Eyes Wide Shut

Bodil Awards

  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1983 Winner Bodil
    • Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
    • Tootsie

BAFTA Awards

  • Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
    2009 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
    • The Reader
    The nominations for Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack were posthumously.
    Shared with: Anthony Minghella · Donna Gigliotti · Redmond Morris
  • Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)
    2004 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Cold Mountain
    Shared with: William Horberg · Albert Berger · Ron Yerxa
  • Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)
    2004 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Cold Mountain
    Shared with: William Horberg · Albert Berger · Ron Yerxa · Anthony Minghella
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors (1998)
    1999 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Sliding Doors
    Shared with: Philippa Braithwaite · William Horberg · Peter Howitt
  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1984 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Direction
    • Tootsie

CableACE Awards

  • Fallen Angels (1993)
    1994 Nominee CableACE
    • Dramatic Series
    • Fallen Angels
    Shared with: Lindsay Doran · William Horberg · Steve Golin
  • Sissy Spacek and Aidan Quinn in A Private Matter (1992)
    1993 Nominee CableACE
    • Movie or Miniseries
    • A Private Matter
    Shared with: Ronnie D. Clemmer · Bill Pace · Lindsay Doran · David C. Thomas · Joan Micklin Silver · William Nicholson

Cannes Film Festival

  • Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    1972 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Jeremiah Johnson

Cartagena Film Festival

  • Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway in Three Days of the Condor (1975)
    1976 Nominee Golden India Catalina
    • Best Film (Mejor Película)
    • Three Days of the Condor

César Awards, France

  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1987 Nominee César
    • Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
    • Out of Africa
  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1984 Nominee César
    • Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
    • Tootsie

Christopher Awards

  • Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in Iris (2001)
    2002 Winner Christopher Award
    • Film
    • Iris
    Shared with: Richard Eyre · Charles Wood · Robert Fox · Scott Rudin · Anthony Minghella · Guy East · David M. Thompson · Thomas Hedley Jr. · Harvey Weinstein

David di Donatello Awards

  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1986 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Out of Africa
  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1986 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)
    • Out of Africa
    Ex aequo with Emir Kusturica for When Father Was Away on Business (1985).
  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1986 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero)
    • Out of Africa
  • Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway in Three Days of the Condor (1975)
    1976 Winner Golden Plate
    • Three Days of the Condor

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1986 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Out of Africa
  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1983 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Tootsie
  • Jane Fonda, Red Buttons, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, and Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
    1970 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Recount (2008)
    2008 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Made for Television Movie
    • Recount
    Shared with: Paula Weinstein · Len Amato · Jay Roach · Michael Hausman
  • Great Performances (1971)
    2008 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
    • Great Performances
    For episode "James Taylor: One Man Band".
    Shared with: Michael Gorfaine · Don Mischer
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    1966 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama
    • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    For episode "The Game (#3.1)".
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    1964 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama
    • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    For episode "Something About Lee Wiley".
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    1963 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama
    • Ben Casey
    For episode "A Cardinal Act of Mercy".

European Film Awards

  • Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
    2009 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Film
    • The Reader
    Shared with: Stephen Daldry · Donna Gigliotti · Anthony Minghella · Redmond Morris

Ghent International Film Festival

  • Sydney Pollack
    1997 Winner Joseph Plateau Honorary Award

Golden Globes, USA

  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1986 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Out of Africa
  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1983 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Tootsie
  • Jane Fonda, Red Buttons, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, and Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
    1970 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Guild of German Art House Cinemas

  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1987 Winner Guild Film Award - Gold
    • Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film)
    • Out of Africa

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Sydney Pollack
    2003 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Producing

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1986 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Out of Africa
  • Jane Fonda, Red Buttons, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, and Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
    1971 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Locarno Film Festival

  • Sydney Pollack
    2002 Winner Leopard of Honor

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Husbands and Wives (1992)
    1992 2nd Place LAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Husbands and Wives
    • Death Becomes Her
    • The Player

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

  • Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier in The Slender Thread (1965)
    1966 Winner OCIC Award
    • The Slender Thread
  • Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier in The Slender Thread (1965)
    1966 Nominee Best Film
    • International Competition
    • The Slender Thread

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1983 2nd Place NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Tootsie

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1982 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Tootsie

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Sydney Pollack
    2007 Winner Screen Actors Guild Foundation Patron of the Arts Award

PGA Awards

  • Recount (2008)
    2009 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
    • Recount
    Shared with: Paula Weinstein · Len Amato · Jay Roach · Michael Hausman
  • George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
    2008 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • Michael Clayton
    Shared with: Jennifer Fox · Kerry Orent
  • Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)
    2004 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • Cold Mountain
    Shared with: Albert Berger · Ron Yerxa · William Horberg

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Aretha Franklin in Amazing Grace (2018)
    2019 Nominee Audience Award
    • City of Donostia Audience Award
    • Amazing Grace
    Shared with: Alan Elliott

ShoWest Convention, USA

  • Sydney Pollack
    1983 Winner ShoWest Award
    • Producer of the Year

Taormina International Film Festival

  • Jane Fonda, Red Buttons, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, and Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
    1970 Winner Golden Charybdis
    • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier in The Slender Thread (1965)
    1966 Winner Special Mention
    • The Slender Thread

Warsaw International Film Festival

  • Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)
    2006 Nominee Best Documentary
    • Sketches of Frank Gehry

Savannah Film Festival

  • Sydney Pollack
    2002 Winner Outstanding Achievement in Cinema

Western Heritage Awards

  • Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    1972 Winner Bronze Wrangler
    • Theatrical Motion Picture
    • Jeremiah Johnson
    Shared with: Joe Wizan · John Milius · Edward Anhalt · Will Geer · Delle Bolton · Robert Redford

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1984 Winner Readers' Choice Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Tootsie

Joseph Plateau Awards

  • Sydney Pollack
    1997 Winner Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award

DVD Exclusive Awards

  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    2001 Nominee Video Premiere Award
    • Best DVD Audio Commentary
    • Out of Africa
    For the Collector's Edition.

Jupiter Award

  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    1987 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Film
    • Out of Africa
  • Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    1984 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Film
    • Tootsie

Online Film & Television Association

  • Sydney Pollack
    2016 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Creative

Yoga Awards

  • Harrison Ford in Sabrina (1995)
    1997 Winner Yoga Award
    • Worst Remake
    • Sabrina

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