West Side Story awards
American Film Institute
- 100 Greatest American Movies (winner)
- 1998
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Best Film - Any Source (nominee)
- Robert Wise
- 1962
- Best Film - Any Source (nominee)
- Jerome Robbins
- 1962
Directors Guild of America
- Best Director (winner)
- Robert Wise
- 1961
- Best Director (winner)
- Jerome Robbins
- 1961
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Picture - Musical (winner)
- 1961
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or (nominee)
- Richard Beymer
- 1961
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion (winner)
- George Chakiris
- 1961
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti (winner)
- Rita Moreno
- 1961
- Best Director (nominee)
- Jerome Robbins
- 1961
- Best Director (nominee)
- Robert Wise
- 1961
National Board of Review
- Best Picture (nominee)
- 1961
New York Film Critics Circle
- Best Picture (winner)
- 1961
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)
- Ernest Lehman
- 1961
- Best Color Art Direction (winner)
- Boris Leven
- 1961
- Best Color Art Direction (winner)
- Victor A. Gangelin
- 1961
- Best Color Cinematography (winner)
- Daniel L. Fapp
- 1961
- Best Color Costume Design (winner)
- Irene Sharaff
- 1961
- Best Director (winner)
- Robert Wise
- 1961
- Best Director (winner)
- Jerome Robbins
- 1961
- Best Editing (winner)
- Thomas G. Stanford
- 1961
- Best Picture (winner)
- Robert Wise
- 1961
- Best Musical Score (winner)
- Johnny Green
- 1961
- Best Musical Score (winner)
- Sid Ramin
- 1961
- Best Musical Score (winner)
- Irwin Kostal
- 1961
- Best Musical Score (winner)
- Saul Chaplin
- 1961
- Best Sound (winner)
- Fred Hynes
- 1961
- Best Sound (winner)
- Gordon Sawyer
- 1961
- Best Supporting Actor (winner)
- George Chakiris
- 1961
- Best Supporting Actress (winner)
- Rita Moreno
- 1961
Library of Congress
- U.S. National Film Registry (winner)
- 1997



