+ List of accolades received by Dances With WolvesKevin Costner received many awards and nominations for his directing and acting, including the Academy Award for Best Director. Accolades Award Won NominatedAcademy AwardsAmerican Cinema EditorsAmerican Society of CinematographersJapan Academy PrizeBritish Academy Film AwardsBMI AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalBritish Society of CinematographersCasting Society of AmericaChicago Film Critics AssociationCésar AwardsDavid di DonatelloDirectors Guild of America AwardsEnvironmental Media AwardsGoldene KameraGolden Globe AwardsGrammy AwardsIndependent Spirit AwardsKinema Junpo AwardsLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationMainichi Film AwardsNational Board of ReviewNational Film Preservation BoardNikkan Sports Film AwardsProducers Guild of America AwardsPolitical Film SocietyUSC Scripter AwardsBronze WranglerSpur AwardsWriters Guild of America AwardsYoung Artist AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations Footnotes
Dances With Wolves is an American epic Western war film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, who co-produced the film with Jim Wilson. The screenplay was written by Michael Blake as an adaptation of his 1988 novel of the same name. The film focuses on a Union Army lieutenant (Costner), who travels to a military post on the American frontier, before meeting a group of Lakota Sioux, with whose culture he becomes fascinated. The film features Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, and Rodney A. Grant in supporting roles.
The film received its world premiere at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C., on October 19, 1990. Orion Pictures gave the film a limited release on November 9, 1990 before a wide release on November 23, 1990. The film grossed over $424 million worldwide on an estimated $22 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing Western of all time. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 66 reviews and judged 83% of them to be positive.
Dances With Wolves received awards and nominations in a variety of categories, with praise particularly going to Costner's direction, the lead and supporting acting performances, and the screenplay by Michael Blake as well as the film's cinematography, musical score, and editing. It was nominated for twelve awards at the 63rd Academy Awards, winning seven, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, in addition to a variety of technical awards. At the 48th Golden Globe Awards, Dances With Wolves received six nominations, winning three for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
The film garnered nine nominations for the 45th British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film; However, it did not win in any categories. It was also awarded by other organizations: Costner received a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, while the film received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Best Theatrical Motion Picture from the Producers Guild of America, and Best Adapted Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America.
Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Academy Awards March 25, 1991 Best Picture and Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Film Editing Best Original Score Best Sound , , , and American Cinema Editors January 8, 1991 Best Edited Feature Film American Society of CinematographersFebruary 15, 2004 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Japan Academy PrizeMarch 20, 1992 Outstanding Foreign Language Film Dances With Wolves BAFTA AwardsMarch 22, 1992 Best Film and Best Direction Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Adapted Screenplay Best Film Music Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Makeup and Hair Best Sound , , , and BMI AwardsJuly 23, 1991 Film Music Award Berlin International Film FestivalFebruary 26, 1991 Silver Bear for Outstanding Single Achievement British Society of CinematographersDecember 15, 1990 Best Cinematography Casting Society of AmericaJanuary 5, 1991 Best Feature Film Casting – Drama Chicago Film Critics AssociationMarch 7, 1991 Best Film Dances With Wolves Best Director Best Screenplay Best Cinematography César AwardsFebruary 22, 1992 Best Foreign Film Dances With Wolves David di DonatelloMarch 10, 1991 Best Foreign Film Best Foreign Actor Directors Guild of America AwardsMarch 16, 1991 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Environmental Media AwardsJanuary 27, 1991 Feature Film Dances With Wolves Goldene KameraFebruary 10, 1998 Film–International (also for Waterworld and The Postman) Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 19, 1991 Best Motion Picture – Drama Dances With Wolves Best Director Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Best Screenplay Best Original Score Grammy AwardsFebruary 25, 1992 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Independent Spirit AwardsMarch 23, 1991 Special Distinction Award and Kinema Junpo AwardsMarch 10, 1992 Best Foreign Language Film Dances With Wolves Readers' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film Dances With Wolves Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationJanuary 16, 1991 Best Film Dances With Wolves Best Director New Generation Award Mainichi Film AwardsJanuary 3, 1992 Best Foreign Film Dances With Wolves National Board of ReviewDecember 16, 1990 Top Ten Films Dances With Wolves Best Film Dances With Wolves Best Director National Film Preservation BoardDecember 27, 2007 Selection for the National Film Registry Dances With Wolves Nikkan Sports Film AwardsNovember 8, 1992 Best Foreign Film Dances With Wolves Producers Guild of America Awards March 5, 1991 Best Theatrical Motion Picture and Political Film SocietyMarch 26, 1991 Peace Dances With Wolves USC Scripter AwardFebruary 19, 1991 Scripter Award Bronze WranglerJanuary 11, 1991 Theatrical Motion Picture , , and Note: 'Year' or 'Category' must be entered manually Spur AwardApril 5, 1991 Best Motion Picture Writers Guild of America AwardsMarch 20, 1991 Best Adapted Screenplay Young Artist AwardsJanuary 3, 1991 Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture – Drama Dances With Wolves American Film Institute
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