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List of accolades received by Dances With Wolves

Kevin Costner received many awards and nominations for his directing and acting, including the Academy Award for Best Director.
Accolades Award Won Nominated Academy Awards 7 12 American Cinema Editors 1 1 American Society of Cinematographers 1 1 Japan Academy Prize 1 1 British Academy Film Awards 0 9 BMI Awards 1 1 Berlin International Film Festival 1 1 British Society of Cinematographers 0 1 Casting Society of America 1 1 Chicago Film Critics Association 1 4 César Awards 0 1 David di Donatello 0 2 Directors Guild of America Awards 1 1 Environmental Media Awards 1 1 Goldene Kamera 1 1 Golden Globe Awards 3 6 Grammy Awards 1 1 Independent Spirit Awards 1 1 Kinema Junpo Awards 2 2 Los Angeles Film Critics Association 3 3 Mainichi Film Awards 1 1 National Board of Review 3 3 National Film Preservation Board 1 1 Nikkan Sports Film Awards 1 1 Producers Guild of America Awards 1 1 Political Film Society 1 1 USC Scripter Awards 0 1 Bronze Wrangler 1 1 Spur Awards 1 1 Writers Guild of America Awards 1 1 Young Artist Awards 1 1
Total number of awards and nominations
Totals	38	64
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 former 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

American Film Institute

• AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers - #59

Notes

1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients and have runners-up. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally.

References

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9. "15th Japan Academy Prizes" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
10. "Film in 1992". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved November 1, 2015.
11. "John Barry Awards". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
12. "Prizes & Honours 1991". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
13. "BSC Best Cinematography Award". British Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
14. "1991 Artios Awards". Casting Society of America. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
15. "Chicago Film Critics Awards – 1988 to 1997". Chicago Film Critics Association. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
16. "Chicago Crix Laud 'Goodfellas'". Variety. January 20, 1991. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
17. "Palmarès 1992–17ème cérémonie des César" [Palmares 1992: 17th César Ceremony] (in French). Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
18. "1991 David di Donatello". Awards and Winners. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
19. Fox, David J. (March 18, 1991). "Directors Award Makes Costner Oscar Favorite". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
20. "EMA Awards Recipients & Honorees". Environmental Media Association. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
21. "33. Verleihung 1998" [33. Awards 1998] (in German). Hönzu. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
22. "The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1991)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
23. "Past Winners Search: 1991 for Film/TV/Media". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
24. Fox, David J. (March 25, 1991). "Prelude to the Oscars". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
25. "Kevin Costner" (in Russian). Glavkino. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
26. Mathews, Jack (December 17, 1990). "'Goodfellas' Tops L.A. Critics Poll". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
27. "46th Awards" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
28. "Awards for 1990". National Board of Review. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
29. "Complete National Film Registry Listing". National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
30. "歴代受賞者と受賞作品" [Nikkan Sports Film Awards History] (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
31. "PGA Award Winners 1990–2010". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
32. "Previous Award Winners". Political Film Society. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
33. "USC Scripter Award". Cineteka. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
34. "Western Heritage Award Winners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015. Note: 'Year' or 'Category' must be entered manually
35. "Winners". Western Writers of America. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
36. "Previous Nominees & Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
37. "12th Annual Awards". Young Artist Association. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
38. "AFI's 100 YEARS…100 CHEERS". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

External links

• Awards for Dances With Wolves at IMDb

• Lists of accolades by American film