Awards and nominations

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| rowspan="2" | Academy Awards

| Best Actor

| Richard Harris

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| Best Actress

| Rachel Roberts

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| colspan="2" | Best British Film

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| Best Actor

| Richard Harris

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| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

| Rachel Roberts

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| New York Film Critics Circle Awards

| Best Actor

| Richard Harris

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| Valladolid International Film Festival

| Golden Spike

| Lindsay Anderson

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See also

  • BFI Top 100 British films

References

  • This Sporting Life: The Lonely Heart an essay by Neil Sinyard at the Criterion Collection