Awards
James Coburn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Nick Nolte was nominated for both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best actor. He was awarded the National Society of Film Critics Award, the New York Film Critics Circle Award, the Sant Jordi Award and was awarded Best Actor at the Valladolid International Film Festival.
Affliction was nominated in six categories at the Independent Spirit Awards.
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