Chinatown awards
American Film Institute
- 100 Greatest American Movies (winner)
- 1998
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Best Actor (winner)
- Jack Nicholson
- 1974
- Best Director (winner)
- Roman Polanski
- 1974
- Best Picture (nominee)
- Roman Polanski
- 1974
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Robert Towne
- 1974
Directors Guild of America
- Best Director (nominee)
- Roman Polanski
- 1974
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Picture - Drama (winner)
- 1974
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (winner)
- Jack Nicholson
- 1974
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee)
- Faye Dunaway
- 1974
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion (nominee)
- John Huston
- 1974
- Best Director (winner)
- Roman Polanski
- 1974
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Robert Towne
- 1974
- Best Original Score (nominee)
- Jerry Goldsmith
- 1974
National Board of Review
- Best Picture (nominee)
- 1974
National Society of Film Critics
- Best Actor (winner)
- Jack Nicholson
- 1974
New York Film Critics Circle
- Best Actor (winner)
- Jack Nicholson
- 1974
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Best Actor (nominee)
- Jack Nicholson
- 1974
- Best Actress (nominee)
- Faye Dunaway
- 1974
- Best Art Direction (nominee)
- Ruby Levitt
- 1974
- Best Art Direction (nominee)
- W. Stewart Campbell
- 1974
- Best Art Direction (nominee)
- Richard Sylbert
- 1974
- Best Cinematography (nominee)
- John A. Alonzo
- 1974
- Best Costume Design (nominee)
- Anthea Sylbert
- 1974
- Best Director (nominee)
- Roman Polanski
- 1974
- Best Editing (nominee)
- Sam O'Steen
- 1974
- Best Original Screenplay (winner)
- Robert Towne
- 1974
- Best Picture (nominee)
- Robert Evans
- 1974
- Best Original Dramatic Score (nominee)
- Jerry Goldsmith
- 1974
- Best Sound (nominee)
- Lawrence O. Jost
- 1974
- Best Sound (nominee)
- Charles Grenzbach
- 1974
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Robert Towne
- 1974
Library of Congress
- U.S. National Film Registry (winner)
- 1990



