• Best Screenplay

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1988
    Naomi Foner

  • Best Supporting Actor

    Won
    National Board of Review
    1988
    River Phoenix

  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1988
    Christine Lahti

  • Best Original Screenplay

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1988
    Naomi Foner

  • Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1988
    River Phoenix

  • Best Director

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1988
    Sidney Lumet

  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1988
    River Phoenix

  • Best Actress

    Won
    Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    1987
    Christine Lahti

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