Full awards and nominations of The Sting
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Mystery. Comedy. Drama
When small-time con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) and his partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), unwittingly con a numbers runner courier, they find themselves in danger from mobster Doyle Lonigan (Robert Shaw). When Hooker finds out that Lonigan's after them, he goes to warn Luther, but arrives too late. So Hooker teams up with Henry Gondorf (Paul Newman), a friend of Luther's. A con man himself, Gondorf sets an elaborate plan in motion to get back at Lonigan. [+]
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46th Academy Awards (1974) - Movies from 1973
- winner Best Picture
- winner Best Director (George Roy Hill)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Robert Redford)
- winner Best Original Screenplay (David S. Ward)
- winner Best Film Editing (William Reynolds)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Robert Surtees)
- winner Best Music, Original Song Score (Marvin Hamlisch)
- winner Best Production Design (Henry Bumstead, James W. Payne)
- winner Best Costume Design (Edith Head)
- nom. Best Sound Mixing (Ronald Pierce, Robert R. Bertrand)
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31th Golden Globes Awards (1974) - Movies from 1973
- nom. Best Screenplay (David S. Ward)
- Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1973
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1973
- winner Best Film
- nom. Top Ten Films
- David di Donatello Awards 1974
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1973 Productions