Academy Awards
2 - 1987 Winner Academy Award for Best Original Score Recipient · Herbie Hancock
- 1987 Nominee Academy Award for Best Actor Recipient · Dexter Gordon
César Award
4 - 1987 Winner César Award for Best Music Written for a Film Recipient · Herbie Hancock
- 1987 Winner César Award for Best Sound
- 1987 Nominee César Award for Best Editing
- 1987 Nominee César Award for Best Production Design
David di Donatello
1 - 1987 Winner David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor Recipient · Dexter Gordon
British Academy Film Awards
1 - 1987 Nominee BAFTA Award for Best Original Music Recipient · Herbie Hancock
Golden Globe Awards
4 - 1987 Nominee Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- 1987 Nominee Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
- 1986 Nominee Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Recipient · Dexter Gordon
- 1986 Nominee Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Recipient · Herbie Hancock
NAACP Image Awards
1 - 1987 Nominee NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Recipient · Dexter Gordon
Other awards
1 - — Winner National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
