Shane awards
American Film Institute
- 100 Greatest American Movies (winner)
- 1998
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Best British Film (nominee)
- George Stevens
- 1953
Directors Guild of America
- Best Director (nominee)
- George Stevens
- 1953
National Board of Review
- Best Picture (nominee)
- 1953
- Best Director (winner)
- George Stevens
- 1953
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Best Color Cinematography (winner)
- Loyal Griggs
- 1953
- Best Director (nominee)
- George Stevens
- 1953
- Best Screenplay (nominee)
- A.B. Guthrie, Jr.
- 1953
- Best Picture (nominee)
- George Stevens
- 1953
- Best Supporting Actor (nominee)
- Brandon de Wilde
- 1953
- Best Supporting Actor (nominee)
- Jack Palance
- 1953
Library of Congress
- U.S. National Film Registry (winner)
- 1992



