Rocky awards
American Film Institute
- 100 Greatest American Movies (winner)
- 1998
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Best Picture (nominee)
- John G. Avildsen
- 1977
Directors Guild of America
- Best Director (winner)
- John G. Avildsen
- 1976
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee)
- Talia Shire
- 1976
- Best Screenplay (nominee)
- Sylvester Stallone
- 1976
- Best Original Score (nominee)
- Bill Conti
- 1976
- Best Picture - Drama (winner)
- 1976
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee)
- Sylvester Stallone
- 1976
National Board of Review
- Best Picture (nominee)
- 1976
- Best Supporting Actress (winner)
- Talia Shire
- 1976
New York Film Critics Circle
- Best Supporting Actress (winner)
- Talia Shire
- 1976
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Best Actor (nominee)
- Sylvester Stallone
- 1976
- Best Actress (nominee)
- Talia Shire
- 1976
- Best Director (winner)
- John G. Avildsen
- 1976
- Best Editing (winner)
- Richard Halsey
- 1976
- Best Editing (winner)
- Scott Conrad
- 1976
- Best Original Screenplay (nominee)
- Sylvester Stallone
- 1976
- Best Picture (winner)
- Robert Chartoff
- 1976
- Best Song (nominee)
- Bill Conti
- 1976
- Best Song (nominee)
- Carol Connors
- 1976
- Best Song (nominee)
- Ayn Robbins
- 1976
- Best Sound (nominee)
- Wiliam L. McCaughey
- 1976
- Best Sound (nominee)
- Harry W. Tetrick
- 1976
- Best Sound (nominee)
- Bud Alper
- 1976
- Best Sound (nominee)
- Lyle J. Burbridge
- 1976
- Best Supporting Actor (nominee)
- Burgess Meredith
- 1976
- Best Supporting Actor (nominee)
- Burt Young
- 1976
- Best Picture (winner)
- Irwin Winkler
- 1976
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Picture (winner)
- 1976



