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The Color Purple
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Academy Awards, USA (11)
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
British Society of Cinematographers (1)
Casting Society of America, USA (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Golden Globes, USA (5)
Image Awards (NAACP) (2)
Awards of the Japanese Academy (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (3)
National Board of Review, USA (3)
Writers Guild of America, USA (1)
Blue Ribbon Awards (1)
Black Movie Awards (1)
Jupiter Award (2)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Heartland Film (1)
All Def Movie Awards (1)
14 wins & 25 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1986 Nominee
Oscar
Best Picture
Steven Spielberg
Kathleen Kennedy
Frank Marshall
Quincy Jones
1986 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Whoopi Goldberg
1986 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Margaret Avery
1986 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Oprah Winfrey
1986 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Menno Meyjes
6 more
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ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1987 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
Quincy Jones
Chris Boardman
Jorge Calandrelli
Andraé Crouch
Jack Hayes
Joel Rosenbaum
Fred Steiner
Rod Temperton
BAFTA Awards
1987 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Menno Meyjes
British Society of Cinematographers
1986 Nominee
Best Cinematography Award
Allen Daviau
Casting Society of America, USA
1986 Winner
Artios Award
Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama
Reuben Cannon
Directors Guild of America, USA
1986 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Steven Spielberg
Gerald R. Molen
(unit production manager) (plaque)
Pat Kehoe
(first assistant director) (plaque)
Richard A. Wells
(first assistant director) (plaque)
Victoria E. Rhodes
(second assistant director) (plaque)
Golden Globes, USA
1986 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Motion Picture - Drama
1986 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg
1986 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Whoopi Goldberg
1986 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Oprah Winfrey
1986 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Quincy Jones
Image Awards (NAACP)
1986 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Motion Picture
1986 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture
Whoopi Goldberg
Awards of the Japanese Academy
1987 Nominee
Award of the Japanese Academy
Best Foreign Language Film
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1985 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1985 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Actress
Whoopi Goldberg
1985 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actress
Oprah Winfrey
1985 Nominee
New Generation Award
Whoopi Goldberg
National Board of Review, USA
1985 Winner
NBR Award
Best Film
1985 Winner
NBR Award
Best Actress
Whoopi Goldberg
1985 Winner
NBR Award
Top Ten Films
Writers Guild of America, USA
1986 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Menno Meyjes
Blue Ribbon Awards
1987 Winner
Blue Ribbon Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Steven Spielberg
Black Movie Awards
2005 Winner
Classic Cinema Hall of Fame
Jupiter Award
1987 Nominee
Jupiter Award
Best International Actress
Whoopi Goldberg
1987 Nominee
Jupiter Award
Best International Film
Steven Spielberg
Online Film & Television Association
1997 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Motion Picture
Heartland Film
1985 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Steven Spielberg
(director)
All Def Movie Awards
2016 Nominee
All Def Movie Award
Most Quoted Movie
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