Academy Awards archive
Bad Day at Black Rock Oscar Nominations & Wins
Bad Day at Black Rock has 3 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
No winning records for Bad Day at Black Rock are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.
All 3 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1955 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientSpencer Tracy John J. Macreedy | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1955 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientJohn Sturges | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1955 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientMillard Kaufman | Nomination recorded |
Who else was nominated?
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Best Actor 1955 film year · Ceremony 28
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Best Director 1955 film year · Ceremony 28
- Bad Day at Black Rock This filmNominee
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Adapted Screenplay 1955 film year · Ceremony 28
- Bad Day at Black Rock This filmNominee
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- Love Me or Leave MeNomineeDaniel Fuchs, Isobel Lennart
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