Kramer Vs. Kramer - Awards and Nominations

Awards and Nominations

The film won 5 Oscars, another 31 wins and 15 nominations.

American Film Institute Lists
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - Nominated
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) - Nominated
  • AFI's 10 Top 10 - #3 Courtroom Drama
Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
52nd Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Picture Stanley R. Jaffe Won
Academy Award for Best Director Robert Benton Won
Academy Award for Best Actor Dustin Hoffman Won
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Robert Benton Won
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Justin Henry Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Jane Alexander Nominated
Meryl Streep Won
Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nestor Almendros Nominated
Academy Award for Best Film Editing Jerry Greenberg Nominated
34th British Academy Film Awards BAFTA Award for Best Film Stanley R. Jaffe Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Direction Robert Benton Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Dustin Hoffman Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Meryl Streep Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay Robert Benton Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Editing Jerry Greenberg Nominated
César Awards 1981 César Award for Best Foreign Film Robert Benton Nominated
David di Donatello Awards David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Robert Benton Won
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor Dustin Hoffman Won
Special David Justin Henry Nominated
37th Golden Globe Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Stanley R. Jaffe Won
Golden Globe Award for Best Director Robert Benton Won
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Dustin Hoffman Won
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Robert Benton Won
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Justin Henry Nominated
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Jane Alexander Nominated
Meryl Streep Won
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male Justin Henry Nominated
Japan Academy Prize Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Robert Benton Won
Blue Ribbon Awards Best Foreign Language Film Robert Benton Won
Directors Guild of America Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Robert Benton Won
Hochi Film Award Best International Picture Robert Benton Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1979 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Robert Benton Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Robert Benton Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Dustin Hoffman Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1979 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Robert Benton Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Robert Benton Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Dustin Hoffman Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep Won
National Board of Review Awards 1979 National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Robert Benton Won
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep Won
National Society of Film Critics Awards 1979 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film Robert Benton Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Robert Benton Won
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Dustin Hoffman Won
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Jane Alexander Nominated
Meryl Streep Won
1979 New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Robert Benton Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Robert Benton Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Dustin Hoffman Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Jane Alexander Nominated
Meryl Streep Won
Writers Guild of America Award Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Robert Benton Nominated
2nd Youth in Film Awards Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Justin Henry Won

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