Fiddler on the Roof (film)
Awards and honors

Year
Award
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
1972
Academy Awards
Best Picture
Norman Jewison
Nominated
1972
Academy Awards
Best Actor
Topol
Nominated
1972
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Leonard Frey
Nominated
1972
Academy Awards
Best Director
Norman Jewison
Nominated
1972
Academy Awards
Best Art Direction
Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle and Michael Stringer; Set Decoration: Peter Lamont
Nominated
1972
Academy Awards
Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score
John Williams
Won
1972
Academy Awards
Best Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Won
1972
Academy Awards
Best Sound
Gordon K. McCallum and David Hildyard
Won
1972
Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Won
1972
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Topol
Won
1972
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Paul Mann
Nominated
1972
Golden Globe Awards
Best Director
Norman Jewison
Nominated
1972
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Nominated
1972
BAFTA Awards
Best Editing
Antony Gibbs, Robert Lawrence
Nominated
1972
BAFTA Awards
Best Sound Track
Les Wiggins, David Hildyard, Gordon K. McCallum
Nominated
1972
American Cinema Editors
Best Edited Feature Film
Antony Gibbs, Robert Lawrence
Nominated
1972
British Society of Cinematographers
British Society of Cinematographers
Oswald Morris
Won
1972
David di Donatello
Best Foreign Actor
Topol
Won
1972
Motion Picture Sound Editors
Best Sound Editor - Dialogue
Best Sound Editor - Dialogue
Won
1972
Sant Jordi Awards
Best Performance in a Foreign Film
Topol
Won
1972
Writers Guild of America Award
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Joseph Stein
Nominated
2007
Satellite Awards
Best DVD Extras (for the collector's edition)
Best DVD Extras (for the collector's edition)
Nominated

Question: Which categories did John Williams win for his music in "The Fiddler on the Roof" at the Academy Awards?
Answer: The Fiddler on the Roof won three Academy Awards, including Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score for John Williams.