Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Sal Mineo | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress | Natalie Wood | Nominated | |
Best Motion Picture Story | Nicholas Ray | Nominated | |
British Academy Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Foreign Actor | James Dean | Nominated | |
Cahiers du Cinéma | Best Film | Nicholas Ray | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards | Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Natalie Wood | Won |
National Film Preservation Board | National Film Registry | Inducted | |
Online Film & Television Association Awards | Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Won | |
Saturn Awards | Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection | James Dean Ultimate Collector's Collection | Nominated |
American Film Institute recognition
- 1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies #59
- 2005 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes
- "You're tearing me apart!" Nominated
Empire magazine recognition
- Ranked 477th on list of the 500 greatest movies of all time in 2008.[26]