Legacy
The film received four Academy Award nominations: Best Director for Alfred Hitchcock, Best Screenplay for John Michael Hayes, Best Cinematography, Color for Robert Burks, Best Sound Recording for Loren L. Ryder, Paramount Pictures. John Michael Hayes won a 1955 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture.
In 1997, Rear Window was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Rear Window was restored by the team of Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz for its 1999 limited theatrical re-release and the Collector's Edition DVD release in 2000.
American Film Institute recognition
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies — #42
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills — #14
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains:
- L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries — Nominated Hero
- Lars Thorwald — Nominated Villain
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) — #48
- AFI's 10 Top 10 — #3 Mystery Film
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