Recognition
| Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards (33rd) | Director | Alfred Hitchcock | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Janet Leigh | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography, Black-and White | John L. Russell | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Joseph Hurley, Robert Clatworthy, George Milo | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Alfred Hitchcock | Nominated |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Motion Picture | Joseph Stefano (screenwriter), Robert Bloch (author) | Won |
| International Board of Motion Picture Reviewers | Best Actor | Anthony Perkins | Tied |
| Golden Globe Awards (18th) | Best Supporting Actress | Janet Leigh | Won |
| Writers Guild of America, East | Best Written American Drama | Joseph Stefano | Nominated |
In 1992, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Leigh asserted, "no other murder mystery in the history of the movies has inspired such merchandising." Any number of items emblazoned with Bates Motel, stills, lobby cards, and highly valuable posters are available for purchase. In 1992, it was adapted scene-for-scene into three comic books by the Innovative Corporation.
Psycho has appeared on a number of lists by websites, television channels, and magazines. The shower scene was featured as number four on the list of Bravo Network's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, whilst the finale was ranked number four on Premiere's similar list. Entertainment Weekly's book titled The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time ranked the film as #11.
- American Film Institute Lists
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - #18
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills - #1
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
- Norman Bates - #2 Villain
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- "A boy's best friend is his mother." - #56
- "We all go a little mad sometimes." - Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores - #4
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) - #14
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Famous quotes containing the word recognition:
“In a cabinet of natural history, we become sensible of a certain occult recognition and sympathy in regard to the most unwieldy and eccentric forms of beast, fish, and insect.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Tragedy, as you know, is always a fait accompli, whereas terror always has to do with anticipation, with man’s recognition of his own negative potential—with his sense of what he is capable of.”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)
“Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can’t invent a design. You recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes.”
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