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Full awards and nominations of The Mission

The Mission

1986

Roland Joffé

Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn ...

7.6

56,963

Adventure. Drama

Adventure. Drama

A visually stunning epic, THE MISSION recounts the true story of two men--a man of the sword (Robert De Niro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons)--both Jesuit missionaries who defied the colonial forces of mighty Spain and Portugal to save an Indian tribe from slavery in mid-18th-century South America. Mendoza (De Niro) is a slave trader and colonial imperialist who murdered his own brother (Aidan Quinn) and seeks penance for his sins ... [+]

59th Academy Awards (1987) - Movies from 1986

nom.

Best Picture

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Best Director (Roland Joffé)

nom.

Best Film Editing (Jim Clark)

winner

Best Cinematography (Chris Menges)

nom.

Best Music (Score) (Ennio Morricone)

nom.

Best Production Design (Stuart Craig, Jack Stephens)

nom.

Best Costume Design (Enrico Sabbatini)

44th Golden Globes Awards (1987) - Movies from 1986

nom.

Best Picture - Drama

nom.

Best Director (Roland Joffé)

nom.

Best Leading Actor Drama (Jeremy Irons)

winner

Best Screenplay (Robert Bolt)

winner

Best Original Score (Ennio Morricone)

BAFTA 1987: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1986)

nom.

Best Film

nom.

Best Director (Roland Joffé)

winner

Best Supporting Actor (Ray McAnally)

nom.

Best Original Screenplay (Robert Bolt)

nom.

Best Cinematographer (Chris Menges)

winner

Best Editing (Jim Clark)

winner

Best Music Score (Ennio Morricone)

nom.

Best Production Design (Stuart Craig)

nom.

Best Costume Design (Enrico Sabbatini)

nom.

Best Sound (Ian Fuller, Bill Rowe, Clive Winter)

nom.

Best Special Visual Effects (Peter Hutchinson)

12th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (1987) - Films from 1986

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Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Cannes Film Festival 1986

winner

Golden Palm: Best Picture

winner

Technical Prize (Roland Joffé)

New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1986 - http://nyfcc.com

nom.

Best Cinematographer (Chris Menges)

NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1986

nom.

Top Ten Films

Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 1986

winner

Best Cinematography (Chris Menges)

nom.

Best Score (Ennio Morricone)

David di Donatello Awards 1987

nom.

Best Foreign Film

nom.

Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) (Jeremy Irons)

winner

Best Foreign Producer (Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam)