Academy Awards archive
The Man Who Would Be King Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Man Who Would Be King has 4 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
No winning records for The Man Who Would Be King are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.
All 4 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 year1975 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientArt Direction: Alexander Trauner, Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryBarry Lyndon Art Direction: Ken Adam, Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon |
| Film year1975 | Costume Design Credited nominee / recipientEdith Head | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1975 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientRussell Lloyd | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1975 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientJohn Huston, Gladys Hill | Nomination recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Man Who Would Be King with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Art Direction 1975 film year · Ceremony 48
- Barry Lyndon★ WinnerArt Direction: Ken Adam, Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon
- The HindenburgNomineeArt Direction: Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
- The Man Who Would Be King This filmNomineeArt Direction: Alexander Trauner, Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James
- ShampooNomineeArt Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines
- The Sunshine BoysNomineeArt Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Costume Design 1975 film year · Ceremony 48
- Barry Lyndon★ WinnerUlla-Britt Soderlund, Milena Canonero
- The Four MusketeersNomineeYvonne Blake, Ron Talsky
- Funny LadyNomineeRay Aghayan, Bob Mackie
- The Magic FluteNomineeHenny Noremark, Karin Erskine
- The Man Who Would Be King This filmNominee
Film Editing 1975 film year · Ceremony 48
- Nominee
- ★ Winner
- The Man Who Would Be King This filmNominee
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's NestNomineeRichard Chew, Lynzee Klingman, Sheldon Kahn
- Three Days of the CondorNomineeFredric Steinkamp, Don Guidice
Adapted Screenplay 1975 film year · Ceremony 48
- Nominee
- The Man Who Would Be King This filmNomineeJohn Huston, Gladys Hill
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest★ WinnerLawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
- Scent of a WomanNomineeRuggero Maccari, Dino Risi
- Nominee
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