Accolades
The film was nominated for four British Academy Film Awards, winning three:
- Best Costume Design
- Best Make Up Artist
- Best Production Design
and losing Best Special Effects to Back to the Future Part II.
In 1990, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen was nominated for four Oscars:
- Best Set Decoration (Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo) (lost to Batman)
- Best Costume Design (lost to Henry V)
- Best Visual Effects (lost to The Abyss)
- Best Makeup (lost to Driving Miss Daisy)
In 1991, the film was further nominated for four Saturn Awards:
- Best Costumes (lost to Total Recall)
- Best Fantasy Film (lost to Ghost)
- Best Make-Up (lost to Dick Tracy)
- Best Special Effects (lost to Back to the Future Part II)
It won the 1990 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon in three categories:
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Production Design
It was nominated in 1990 for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (losing to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade); actress Sarah Polley was nominated for two Young Artist Awards in the categories Best Musical or Fantasy and Best Young Actress.
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