Academy Awards archive
Cry Freedom Oscar Nominations & Wins
Cry Freedom has 3 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
No winning records for Cry Freedom 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 year1987 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientDenzel Washington Steve Biko | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1987 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientGeorge Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1987 | Original Song Credited nominee / recipientMusic and Lyric by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Cry Freedom | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryDirty Dancing(I've Had) The Time Of My Life Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyric by Franke Previte |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Cry Freedom 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.
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Best Supporting Actor 1987 film year · Ceremony 60
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Original Score 1987 film year · Ceremony 60
- Cry Freedom This filmNomineeGeorge Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
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- The Last Emperor★ WinnerRyuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
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Original Song 1987 film year · Ceremony 60
- Cry Freedom This filmNominee
Cry Freedom
Music and Lyric by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa - Dirty Dancing★ Winner
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyric by Franke Previte - Nominee
- Beverly Hills Cop IINominee
Shakedown
Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyric by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger - Nominee
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