Nashville received numerous awards and nominations from various critical organizations, including major institutions such as the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and British Academy Film Awards, as well as regional critical associations. The film was nominated for a total of 11 Golden Globe nominations, to date the most ever received by one film. It also received four Golden Globe nominations in a single acting category; this was and remains unprecedented for major film award shows.
It won a BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound Track. Altman won for best director from: Cartagena Film Festival; Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards; National Board of Review; National Society of Film Critics Awards; and the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Lily Tomlin was awarded the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Accolades Awards Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards March 29, 1976 Best Picture Robert Altman Best Director Best Supporting Actress Ronee Blakley Lily Tomlin Best Original Song "I'm Easy" (Keith Carradine) American Film Institute June 20, 2007 100 Years...100 Movies Nashville June 22, 2004 100 Years...100 Songs "I'm Easy" (Keith Carradine) Bodil Awards March 25, 1977 Best Non-European Film Nashville British Academy Film Awards 1976 Best Screenplay Joan Tewkesbury Best Actress in a Supporting Role Ronee Blakley Gwen Welles Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Lily Tomlin Best Sound William A. Sawyer, James Webb, Chris McLaughlin, and Richard Portman César Awards April 3, 1976 Best Foreign Film Nashville David di Donatello Awards 1976 Best Foreign Film Nashville Golden Globes January 24, 1976 Best Motion Picture – Drama Nashville Best Director Robert Altman Best Screenplay Joan Tewkesbury Best Supporting Actor Henry Gibson Best Supporting Actress Ronee Blakley Geraldine Chaplin Barbara Harris Lily Tomlin Best Original Song "I'm Easy" (Keith Carradine) Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture (Female) Ronee Blakley Lily Tomlin Grammy Awards February 28, 1976 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Richard Baskin, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Henry Gibson, Ben Raleigh, and Richard Reicheg Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1976 Best Film Nashville Best Supporting Actress Lily Tomlin Best Director Robert Altman Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1976 Best Screenplay Joan Tewkesbury National Board of Review December 23, 1976 Best Film Nashville Best Director Robert Altman Best Supporting Actress Ronee Blakley Top Ten Films Nashville National Society of Film Critics December 29, 1975 Best Film Nashville Best Supporting Actor Henry Gibson Best Supporting Actress Lily Tomlin Best Director Robert Altman New York Film Critics Circle Awards January 25, 1976 Best Film Nashville Best Director Robert Altman Best Supporting Actress Lily Tomlin Best Supporting Actor Henry Gibson
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