Awards and Nominations - North by Northwest (1959)

Awards Won

• Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1960):
  • Best Motion Picture (Ernest Lehman)

• Motion Picture Exhibitor magazine - Laurel Awards (1960):
  • Top Action Drama

• National Film Preservation Board (1995):
  • added to the National Film Registry

• San Sebastián International Film Festival (1959):
  • won Silver Seashell award (Alfred Hitchcock)

• American Film Institute:
  • ranked #4 in the list of AFI: 100 Most Thrilling Movies Ever
  • ranked #40 in the list of AFI: 100 Greatest American Movies

Nominations

• Academy Awards - Oscars (1960):
  • nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
  • nominated for Best Film Editing (George Tomasini)
  • nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen (Ernest Lehman)

• Directors Guild of America - DGA Award (1960):
  • nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Alfred Hitchcock)

• Writers Guild of America - WGA Award (1960):
  • nominated for Best Written American Drama (Ernest Lehman)

• American Film Institute:
  • nominated for the list of AFI: 100 Years of Film Scores
  • Phillip Vandamm nominated for the list of AFI: 100 Heroes and Villians