| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | Saul Zaentz | Won | [32] [33] |
| Best Director | Anthony Minghella | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Juliette Binoche | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | ||
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won | ||
| Best Costume Design | Ann Roth | Won | ||
| Best Film Editing | Walter Murch | Won | ||
| Best Original Dramatic Score | Gabriel Yared | Won | ||
| Best Sound | Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, and Christopher Newman | Won | ||
| American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Feature Film | Walter Murch | Won | |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | John Seale | Won | [34] |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | Excellence in Production Design – Feature Film | Stuart Craig and Aurelio Crugnola | Won | [35] |
| Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | David Rubin | Nominated | [36] |
| ASECAN Awards | Best Foreign Film | Anthony Minghella | Won | |
| Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Foreign Film | Saul Zaentz | Nominated | [37] |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | [38] |
| Best Actress | Juliette Binoche | Won | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won | [39] |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Film | Saul Zaentz and Anthony Minghella | Won | [40] |
| Best Direction | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ralph Fiennes | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Juliette Binoche | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Anthony Minghella | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won | ||
| Best Costume Design | Ann Roth | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Walter Murch | Won | ||
| Best Make Up/Hair | Fabrizio Sforza and Nigel Booth | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Music | Gabriel Yared | Won | ||
| Best Production Design | Stuart Craig | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Mark Berger, Pat Jackson, Walter Murch, Chris Newman, David Parker, and Ivan Sharrock | Nominated | ||
| British Society of Cinematographers | Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | John Seale | Nominated | [41] |
| Cabourg Film Festival | Best Actress | Juliette Binoche | Won | |
| César Awards | Best Foreign Film | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | [42] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [43] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Juliette Binoche | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won | ||
| Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Naveen Andrews | Nominated | [44] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Juliette Binoche | Won[a] | ||
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Christopher Newman, Walter Murch, Mark Berger, and David Parker | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | [45] | |
| Best Director | Anthony Minghella | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| Czech Lion Awards | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Juliette Binoche | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won | ||
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Anthony Minghella | Won | [46] |
| Empire Awards | Best British Director | Won | ||
| European Film Awards | European Film of the Year | Saul Zaentz | Nominated | |
| European Actress of the Year | Juliette Binoche | Won | ||
| European Cinematographer of the Year | John Seale | Won | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Cinematography | Won | [47] | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Won | [48] | |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ralph Fiennes | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Juliette Binoche | Nominated | ||
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Gabriel Yared | Won | ||
| Golden Reel Awards | Motion Picture Feature Films: Music Editing | Robert Randles | Won | |
| Golden Screen Awards | Won | |||
| Goya Awards | Best European Film | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | The English Patient – Gabriel Yared | Won | [49] |
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas Awards | Best Foreign Film | Anthony Minghella | Won | |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominated | ||
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | British Director of the Year | Anthony Minghella | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won[b] | [50] |
| Mainichi Film Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Anthony Minghella | Won | |
| National Board of Review Awards | Top Ten Films | 2nd Place | [51] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Juliette Binoche | Won (Tied) | ||
| Kristin Scott Thomas | ||||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | 3rd Place | [52] | |
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | 3rd Place | ||
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Picture | Saul Zaentz | Won | [53] |
| Best Drama Picture | Won | |||
| Best Director | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama Actor | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Juliette Binoche | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Anthony Minghella | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won | ||
| Best Film Editing | Walter Murch | Nominated | ||
| Best Makeup | Fabrizio Sforza and Nigel Booth | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Design | Stuart Craig and Stephanie McMillan | Nominated | ||
| Best Score | Gabriel Yared | Nominated | ||
| Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Saul Zaentz | Won | [54] |
| Visionary Award – Theatrical Motion Pictures | Won | |||
| Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | [55] | |
| Best Director | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ralph Fiennes | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Anthony Minghella | Won | ||
| Best Art Direction | Stuart Craig | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won | ||
| Best Film Editing | Walter Murch | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score | Gabriel Yared | Won | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Naveen Andrews, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Jürgen Prochnow, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Julian Wadham | Nominated | [56] |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Ralph Fiennes | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Kristin Scott Thomas | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Juliette Binoche | Nominated | ||
| Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay – Adapted | Anthony Minghella | Won | [57] |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Picture | 3rd Place | [58] | |
| Best Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Runner-up | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Juliette Binoche | Runner-up | ||
| Best Screenplay | Anthony Minghella | Won | ||
| Turkish Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film | 16th Place | ||
| USC Scripter Awards | Anthony Minghella (screenwriter); Michael Ondaatje (author) | Won | [59] | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Anthony Minghella | Nominated | [60] |
Lists
| Year | Category | Distinction |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BFI Top 100 British films[8] | #55 |
| 2002 | AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions[9] | #56 |
In 2009, The English Patient was included in The Guardian's 25 best British films of the last 25 years list.[61]
