Awards and Honors
Director Leo McCarey received an Academy Award for Best Director for The Awful Truth, though McCarey himself regarded Make Way for Tomorrow, which he also directed in 1937, as the more deserving film.
In addition, the film received a nomination for Best Picture, Irene Dunne was nominated for Best Actress, Ralph Bellamy for Best Supporting Actor, and Viña Delmar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Film Daily named The Awful Truth as one of the 10 Best Films of 1937.
In 1996 The Awful Truth was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, having been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2000, the American Film Institute recognized the film as #68 on its list of 100 Years... 100 Laughs, and in 2002 as #77 on the 100 Years... 100 Passions list.
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