Awards and Honors
Ruth Gordon (later of Rosemary's Baby and Harold and Maude fame) and Garson Kanin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay in 1950.
In the decades since the film's release, it has attracted the esteem of many critics. In 1992, Adam's Rib was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
American Film Institute Lists
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs - #22
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions - Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) - Nominated
- AFI's 10 Top 10 - #7 Romantic Comedy (Also Nominated Courtroom Drama)
AFI has also honored the film's stars, naming Katharine Hepburn the greatest American screen legend among females, and Spencer Tracy #9 among males.
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