List of accolades received by Dances with Wolves
Accolades

List of accolades received by Dances with Wolves

Section Title: Accolades
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Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)

Academy Awards	March 25, 1991	Best Picture	Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner	Won

Best Director	Kevin Costner	Won

Best Actor	Kevin Costner	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor	Graham Greene	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress	Mary McDonnell	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Michael Blake	Won

Best Original Score	John Barry	Won

Best Film Editing	Neil Travis	Won

Best Cinematography	Dean Semler	Won

Best Art Direction	Jeffrey Beecroft and Lisa Dean	Nominated

Best Costume Design	Elsa Zamparelli	Nominated

Best Sound	Russell Williams, Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, and Gregory H. Watkins	Won

American Cinema Editors	January 8, 1991	Best Edited Feature Film	Neil Travis	Won

American Society of Cinematographers	February 15, 2004	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Dean Semler	Won

Japan Academy Prize	March 20, 1992	Outstanding Foreign Language Film	Dances with Wolves	Won

BAFTA Awards	1992	Best Film	Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner	Nominated

Best Direction	Kevin Costner	Nominated

Best Actor in a Leading Role	Kevin Costner	Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay	Michael Blake	Nominated

Best Film Music	John Barry	Nominated

Best Editing	Neil Travis	Nominated

Best Cinematography	Dean Semler	Nominated

Best Makeup and Hair	Francisco X. Pérez	Nominated

Best Sound	Russell Williams, Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, and Gregory H. Watkins	Nominated

BMI Awards	July 23, 1991	Film Music Award	John Barry	Won

Berlin International Film Festival	February 26, 1991	Silver Bear for Outstanding Single Achievement	Kevin Costner	Won

British Society of Cinematographers	December 15, 1990	Best Cinematography	Dean Semler	Nominated

Casting Society of America	January 5, 1991	Best Feature Film Casting – Drama	Elisabeth Leustig	Won

Chicago Film Critics Association	March 7, 1991	Best Film	Dances with Wolves	Nominated

Best Director	Kevin Costner	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Michael Blake	Nominated

Best Cinematography	Dean Semler	Won

César Awards	February 22, 1992	Best Foreign Film	Dances with Wolves	Nominated

David di Donatello	March 10, 1991	Best Foreign Film	Kevin Costner	Nominated

Best Foreign Actor	Kevin Costner	Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards	March 16, 1991	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	Kevin Costner	Won

Environmental Media Awards	January 27, 1991	Feature Film	Dances with Wolves	Won

Goldene Kamera	February 10, 1998	Film–International	Kevin Costner (also for Waterworld and The Postman)	Won

Golden Globe Awards	January 19, 1991	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Dances with Wolves	Won

Best Director	Kevin Costner	Won

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Kevin Costner	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Mary McDonnell	Nominated

Best Screenplay	Michael Blake	Won

Best Original Score	John Barry	Nominated

Grammy Awards	February 25, 1992	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	John Barry	Won

Independent Spirit Awards	March 23, 1991	Special Distinction Award	Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner	Won

Kinema Junpo Awards	March 10, 1992	Best Foreign Language Film	Dances with Wolves	Won

Readers' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film	Dances with Wolves	Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association	January 16, 1991	Best Film	Dances with Wolves	2nd place

Best Director	Kevin Costner	2nd place

New Generation Award	Kevin Costner	2nd place

Mainichi Film Awards	January 3, 1992	Best Foreign Film	Dances with Wolves	Won

National Board of Review	December 16, 1990	Top Ten Films	Dances with Wolves	Won

Best Film	Dances with Wolves	Won

Best Director	Kevin Costner	Won

National Film Preservation Board	December 27, 2007	Selection for the National Film Registry	Dances with Wolves	Won

Nikkan Sports Film Awards	November 8, 1992	Best Foreign Film	Dances with Wolves	Won

Producers Guild of America Awards	March 5, 1991	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner	Won

Political Film Society	March 26, 1991	Peace	Dances with Wolves	Won

USC Scripter Award	February 19, 1991	Scripter Award	Michael Blake	Nominated

Bronze Wrangler	January 11, 1991	Theatrical Motion Picture	Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson, and Rodney A. Grant	Won

Spur Award	April 5, 1991	Best Motion Picture	Michael Blake	Won

Writers Guild of America Awards	March 20, 1991	Best Adapted Screenplay	Michael Blake	Won

Young Artist Awards	January 3, 1991	Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture – Drama	Dances with Wolves	Won

Sentence(s)

At the Golden Globe Awards, Dances with Wolves received six nominations, winning three for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

final_sentence: At the Golden Globe Awards, Dances with Wolves received six nominations, winning three for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.