Glory awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Best Cinematography (nominee)
- Freddie Francis
- 1990
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Picture - Drama - Drama (nominee)
- 1989
- Best Director (nominee)
- Edward Zwick
- 1989
- Best Screenplay (nominee)
- Kevin Jarre
- 1989
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion (winner)
- Denzel Washington
- 1989
- Best Original Score (nominee)
- James Horner
- 1989
National Board of Review
- Best Picture (nominee)
- 1989
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Best Art Direction (nominee)
- Norman Garwood
- 1989
- Best Art Direction (nominee)
- Garry Lewis
- 1989
- Best Cinematography (winner)
- Freddie Francis
- 1989
- Best Editing (nominee)
- Steven Rosenblum
- 1989
- Best Sound (winner)
- Donald O. Mitchell
- 1989
- Best Sound (winner)
- Gregg Rudloff
- 1989
- Best Sound (winner)
- Elliot Tyson
- 1989
- Best Sound (winner)
- Russell Williams II
- 1989
- Best Supporting Actor (winner)
- Denzel Washington
- 1989



